Whether you’re a parent looking for ways to help at your child’s school, or a community member wanting to help Bellingham schools in general, volunteering is easier this year with the district’s new online registration form. The new system is a time saver for both volunteers and school staff. Volunteers need only fill out the form once…
Student participation in athletics has surged this fall after schools waived the “pay-to-play” sports fee at middle and high schools. The fee was seen as a barrier to participation for many students. Bellingham School District statistics show that students who qualify for free and reduced lunch are underrepresented in school sports. Shuksan, the middle school with…
In June 2016, Shuksan Middle School students competed at the Western Washington University Student Robot Competition, part of the Northwest Robotics Festival, and for the second year in a row, won the sumobot contest. Participants were 8th graders Niklas Brand, Anthony Brim and Ian King, 7th graders Lucas Carr, Roslyn McKay and Carlos Rios and…
In early May, more than 25 students, family and staff volunteers from the Wade King Elementary School community showed up at the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) site for a work party to help pot bareroot plants and to help organize the onsite native plant nursery. The schoolwide action project reflected a current unit of inquiry for Wade King third…
Every spring, fourth and fifth graders in Bellingham Public Schools choose to compete in a citywide Sasquatch Superbowl. Students form teams and prepare for the competition by reading a selection of books coordinated by the school’s library media specialists. The students prepare for the competition by meeting, discussing the books and taking practice tests related…
The Bellingham branch of Washington State American Association of University Women (AAUW) is pleased to announce that four middle school students from Bellingham Public Schools will be attending a weeklong Tech Trek camp July 10 to 16 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash. The camp is designed for girls going into eighth grade and is uniquely designed to give hands-on…
Hundreds of people came to Shuksan Middle School on May 22 for the second annual Latino Education Summit. The summit was sponsored by the Family Engagement Department for Bellingham Public Schools. The free event included a complimentary Mexican meal, entertainment and a guest speaker. The entire event was hosted in Spanish with English translation offered. The event…
Three students at Alderwood Elementary School won a grant from the Whatcom Volunteer Center to coordinate and host a beach cleanup at Squalicum and Locust Beaches. More than 30 people showed up to help at the event on May 7 and more than 200 pounds of garbage was collected. Whatcom Volunteer Center project manager, Mika Zeta,…
Wellness and nutrition have taken on a renewed focus in Bellingham Public Schools. In fall 2015, a Food Services Advisory Group worked with our community to build a progressive vision for the future of our food services program. (See scrolling photo.) This vision will lead us through a multi-year transition toward a scratch cooking model…
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