National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students for Class of 2017; National Hispanic Scholar Named

Students and Families in ActionBy Margaret Gude December 2, 2016 Leave a comment

Bellingham Public Schools has two semifinalists and 12 commended students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Competition. To qualify for the competition, students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during the 2015-16 school year. Sehome High School student Jennifer U. Frye and Squalicum High student Thu Ton are semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. For…

FuturesNW Honors Squalicum High and School Board Director Bashaw

Educators in ActionBy Margaret Gude December 2, 2016 Leave a comment

Squalicum High School was chosen by FuturesNW as the Education Champion Partner School for 2016 and was honored at an event on Nov. 3. The education partner award is given to a school that demonstrates a strong commitment to helping all students achieve college goals through its partnerships with other agencies. FuturesNW created this award…

Volunteer helps school build puppet theatre; librarian promotes literacy through puppetry

Community in Action, Students and Families in ActionBy Ralph Schwartz December 1, 2016 Leave a comment

In spring of 2016, library media specialist Denisa Anderson and her students at Roosevelt Elementary School were so inspired by the book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (about puppeteer Tony Sarg who created the balloons for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade) they started researching the history of puppetry and puppet stages.Their research led them to community…

Birchwood staff, Eliza Court families come together at barbecue

Educators in ActionBy Ralph Schwartz November 30, 2016 1 Comment

If you would have stopped by Eliza Court, a mobile home park by Bellis Fair, on a certain evening in late September, you would have found a typical end-of-summer scene. Autumn had already officially begun, but the sun was shining and children in shorts and T-shirts were out kicking a soccer ball around or riding bikes, stopping just…

Alderwood after-school bike club supported by Team Timmy

Community in ActionBy Margaret Gude November 30, 2016 2 Comments

Fifth grade teacher AJ Lear started the Mountain Bike Club available to Alderwood area students in the spring of 2015 as a way to get his students to learn bike safety skills and to take advantage of the local woodland trails in Bellingham. One of the obstacles of the club was that the majority of the…

Bellingham Public Schools Recognized as Inspirational Partner by Bellingham Energy Prize

Educators in ActionBy Lisa Hust November 23, 2016 Leave a comment

On Nov. 4, Bellingham Public Schools was honored by Bellingham Energy Prize as the Inspirational Partner of the Year. The city of Bellingham is one of 50 semi-finalists in a competition to win the Georgetown University Energy Prize. The community that reduces their energy use the most will win $5 million. Bellingham is currently fourth place nation-wide. The competition will…

Bellingham High School student receives her diploma, 72 years later

Students and Families in ActionBy Ralph Schwartz November 18, 2016 2 Comments

Betty Brighton didn’t really stand out as a student in the 1940s at Bellingham High School. Her grades were OK, and her favorite subject was recess, she recently joked. Brighton, now Betty Tawes, is a truly exceptional BHS student in 2016. She put on the school’s red cap and gown on Saturday, Nov. 5, and received…

Sunnyland garden grows thanks to PTA, community volunteers

Community in ActionBy Ralph Schwartz October 26, 2016 1 Comment

Students at Sunnyland Elementary School are learning firsthand how food gets from the garden to their table, thanks to a massive volunteer effort this summer from the school’s Parent Teacher Association and community partners. Cornwall Church provided 115 volunteers on Saturday, Sept. 17, to work with the PTA to restore the school’s traditional garden on the…

Squalicum High School string quartet joins ‘Beatles’ onstage

Students and Families in ActionBy Margaret Gude October 7, 2016 Leave a comment

The members of the Squalicum High School string quartet shared the Mount Baker Theatre stage on Oct. 12 with another quartet many will recognize by their first names: “John,” “Paul,” “George” and “Ringo.” Squalicum seniors Erik Huynh and Lydia Hovind, junior Alyzabeth Bass and sophomore Sarah Maeda joined professional actors from the Beatles tribute band Abbey Road…

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