The Facilities Planning Task Force is currently meeting to address facilities need in our district which includes considering a recommendation for a new space for Community Transitions (CT). Community Transitions is a Special Education program within Bellingham Public Schools that serves students through the age of 21. CT provides a full continuum of services intended…
Four teams in Bellingham Public Schools earned recognition as Academic State Champions in fall 2021. Sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the Gesa Credit Union, the scholastics awards program recognizes high school teams with the highest grade point averages (GPA). Fall sports include cross country, football, boys and girls soccer, slowpitch softball,…
The Whatcom Literacy Council (WLC) recognized Isabel Meaker, executive director of family engagement, with the “Friend of Literacy” award on Friday, Nov. 5 during their annual Breakfast with Nancy Pearl event. This award represents someone who has helped their organization in a significant way. Meaker works with the literacy council supporting the diverse needs of…
This fall at Kulshan Middle School, students in Spanish language classes worked on a Día de Muertos project at the school. Translated as Day of the Dead, the day falls on All Soul’s Day Nov. 2 in the Catholic tradition. Día de Muertos is celebrated every year in Mexico with offerings to loved ones who…
Substantial changes have taken place over the last 10 years related to how Bellingham Public Schools (BPS) supports the whole child. This includes restorative justice practices to minimize out-of-school suspensions and expulsions, and adopting and teaching social emotional learning (SEL) curriculum focused on teaching students social skills while building community. BPS also provides annual trainings…
On a recent drizzly morning at Geneva Elementary School, AmeriCorps garden educators Tessa Bolon and Tristen Pohlman led Geneva fifth grade students through hands on soil and plant activities. While one group of students was testing the soil temperature in different areas of the school garden (including the worm compost bin!) and talking about seed…
The artwork chosen for September in the current Family Handbook and Calendar comes from Columbia Elementary School and highlights the collaborative work of teacher Ashley Welch with her 2020-21 fourth graders. The artwork is one section of a school mural found on the first floor of the school. (Photo 2) View more sections of the…
Thanks to the voter-approved technology capital levy in 2020, a number of new district vehicles have been rolling across our Bellingham streets, adding efficiencies and sustainability to our fleet of cars, vans and trucks. But it is thanks to a group of Options and Bellingham High School students that these vehicles have received the branding…
Bellingham Public Schools hosted the first annual Back-to-School Family Block Party and Resource Fair on Saturday, Aug. 21 at Bellingham High School. A committed group of community partners, volunteers and staff came together to support the hundreds of families in attendance, welcoming them to the new school year. Dr. Kristi Dominguez, assistant superintendent in the…
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