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“She was talking about Bellingham and her time here the last week of her life,” said her son Duke Zieglmeier. He had traveled to Bellingham from South Dakota with his sister Elizabeth Zieglmeier. They were visiting the BPS Central Kitchen to honor their mother’s request that her estate support Bellingham families struggling to pay for…
The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) has selected Columbia Elementary School counselor Alisson Bonner as the Physical Activity Leader (PAL) of the Year for 2020 in Washington state. According to the SHAPE announcement, “the PAL award recognizes an individual who exemplifies leadership within the PAL Learning System, embodies the Let’s Move! Active Schools spirit, and…
Jessica Ortega-Mendez, Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Bellingham High School “I changed my major three times. I started in public health/pre-nursing. Then, my sophomore year I had a weeklong summer job where I worked with students. There’s a program called CAMP at CWU, the College Assistance Migrant Program, that I was part of as…
The following story was shared by Parkview Elementary School assistant principal Michelle Hess. Hess was also interviewed by KGMI in November. Thank you to our community partner Whatcom Farm to School for creating this wonderful opportunity for our students. Bake for Good by Michelle Hess As part of Bellingham Public Schools Good Food Promise, our…
Leah Dutton, Life Skills Paraeducator at Wade King Elementary School “I moved to Bellingham when I was in the sixth grade. I met my husband, Aaron, in the ninth grade at Sehome. We were both in band and were traveling with the basketball team to state. I had two other friends, but we couldn’t sit together because it…
Volleyball, robotics and bowling are just some of the Unified Activities for middle and high school students this year. Unified Activities began with soccer in 2010 and have since grown to include six or more offerings each year. Additional activities are popping up organically: This summer a pair of golfers from Bellingham Public Schools entered…
Chris Cochran – Counselor at Options High School “I love being outdoors and spending time with my family. My wife, Carrie, and I live in Birch Bay with our kids. We have three kids still at home, and three who are in college or living on their own. I also play a lot of music.…
On the morning of Oct. 2, 2019, it’s as if the founding members of the Bellingham Farm-to-School team in 2009 had awoken from a dream, one that included scratch-made meals, sourced from local farms, fisheries and vendors, and served to students across Bellingham Public Schools; only on this morning, the dream was a reality. While…
High school students from all over Whatcom County have the opportunity to learn more about careers in law enforcement and volunteer in the community through the Bellingham Police Explorers program. The group is led by Bellingham police officer Melissa Kranzler who is also the district resource officer for Bellingham Public Schools. The group meets eight…
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