In January, Cordata Elementary School students in Linda Giles’ fifth grade class wrote a letter to either President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris explaining the issues they hoped would be a focus of the new administration. On Thursday, June 10 they received a response from President Biden. “Something many of our letters focused…
Bellingham High School Logan Foy “Bellingham Public Schools is a place that allows students to fully take control of their educational and extracurricular experiences. I was lucky enough to be a part of many student-driven efforts to make BPS an even better place. These included advocating for police reform in schools, reforming homecoming royalty to…
Julie Hunter, library media specialist at Wade King Elementary “We lived in Caracas, Venezuela until I was five. My dad was a civil engineer in the Army. In the early 60s there was a lot of unrest in Central and South America, so I wasn’t allowed to speak English outside our home. So, I didn’t…
Mandeep Kaur, paraeducator at Cordata Elementary School “I was 12 when I arrived in the U.S. and I barely knew my ABC’s. I was born and raised in India, but I went to school in Merced County, California. My dad was already here and there were plenty of reasons to come here; my parents wanted…
What would you do if there were no restrictions? This was the question posed by teacher on special assignment Jennifer Lawrence when she reached out to fellow educators looking for colleagues to lead an extended learning experience for students. High school biology teacher Erin Buke, middle school Special Education teacher Eva Warner Chazo and first…
Humans of BPS is an ongoing series that tells the stories of the people who bring The Bellingham Promise to life. Kandace McGowan, Drama and English Teacher, Sehome High School “I’m from San Jose, California and a first generation college student in my family. I went to Santa Clara University and studied theater and psychology.…
Jennifer Gaer, Volunteer Coordinator “I grew up in upstate New York in a small town, which I couldn’t wait to leave. When I turned 18, I did and I’ve never lived back there since I left for college. I was a first generation college student and I had two older sisters who mentored me and…
Local nonprofit Lydia Place recently honored BPS Homeless Liaisons Emily Humphrey-Krigbaum and Roxana Parise during their 2020 Housing Hero Awards on December 3. The online event recognizes local businesses and individuals who have “gone above and beyond this year (2020)”. Ashley Thomasson, Housing Program Director, presented the awards to Humphrey-Krigbaum and Parise, and the ceremony…
Kids Need Books came to life in 2016 after a conversation with Alderwood Elementary School kids. Joe Nolting, a community volunteer and a few other volunteers asked the kids if they were looking forward to the summer. Some kids expressed that they weren’t and one of the reasons why was that they wouldn’t have access…
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