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On May 2 third graders from Columbia Elementary School went to Squalicum Beach for a cleanup to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day. The students were joined by RE Sources Sustainable Schools education coordinators and volunteers from North Cascades Audubon Society. As a part of an IB inquiry unit about bird migration and conservation, Columbia third…
The Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF) is an impactful organization, supporting a healthy community in Whatcom County. Their community vision states “everyone who lives here thrives” and when it comes to the funding support they give to all corners of the county, it couldn’t be more accurate. In recent years, the WCF supported the completion of…
Bellingham Public Schools volunteers Ray Dellecker and Tim Farris were honored April 25 with the Community Leadership Award at a regional gathering of the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA). The award is designed to honor community members for their outstanding contributions toward education through collaboration with their school district. Dellecker and Farris are active…
The newly rebuilt Sehome High School opened in late January with not only new classroom spaces, but with a bright and airy cafeteria and new practices in sustainability. For the first time in the recent history of Bellingham Public Schools, students are using real utensils, plates and bowls, replacing the single use plastic, disposable milk…
Students in Jon Fleck’s service learning class at Bellingham High School are turning their lessons into action by volunteering at a number of places throughout the community including Days for Girls, Habitat for Humanity and the Lighthouse Mission. Fleck said watching the interactions between the high school students and the clients at the Lighthouse Mission…
After months of watching the new building take shape, students walked through the doors of the new Sehome High School on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The construction of the new school was approved by voters in a facilities bond in 2013. The project broke ground in March 2017 and was opened to students at the…
For the past three years, volunteer coordinator Jennifer Gaer has been growing the volunteer program in Bellingham Public Schools. She’s organized and streamlined the process for volunteers to register and find opportunities. She’s also built relationships and connections with many of the more than 5,000 volunteers. She noticed that many of her volunteers were retired…
The First Responder Lunch Program invites police officers and firefighters to dine with students in our school lunchrooms. The program demonstrates our deep appreciation for our first responders and builds bridges to different corners of our community by fostering positive relationships between our students and public safety entities. The school visits also help responders be…
Sehome High School athletics is the 2017-18 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Scholastic Cup champion for 2A classification. Sehome was awarded 1,435 points, nearly 300 points more than Selah High School, who came in second. Bellingham High School also achieved an exceptional score, coming in third out of 62 high schools with 1,105 points. The…
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