On Leap Day 2016, Bellingham, Wash. is currently seventh in the nation out of 50 community semi-finalists for reduction of energy in the Georgetown University Energy Prize competition. Bellingham could be the winner of a $5 million prize if we continue to reduce energy usage and beat out other communities in the running. Bellingham Public Schools is one…
Residents from the Willows Retirement Community came to Squalicum High School in Feb. 2016 to experience classes, school lunch and sharing time with students. This was a continuation of a Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) community service project which was created in 2015 to encourage FBLA members to contribute to the improvement of home, business and…
Students at Lowell Elementary School learned how to paint still life through a project where they drew different foods that represent their class. Led by the head of the art enrichment program, Amy Gould, the kids learned the formal art skills needed to create their pieces. Gould said her goal was to teach students to paint what they saw, not what they…
Students from Western Washington University’s Woodring College of Education got hands-on with their learning by working with sixth-grade classes at Whatcom Middle School as pre-service teachers. The Western students planned and taught eight lessons based on the structural theme of Carol Dweck’s book “Mindset.” The pre-service teachers spent their free class time in Whatcom’s library engaging with passing students and…
A second family resource center opened at Shuksan Middle School in December. This resource center connects families with community resources for food, clothing, health insurance, housing and more. The center also has a section in the building with donations of clothing, household items and school supplies. Staff at the center speak both English and Spanish but…
For the past three years, the Whatcom County Health Department and the Whatcom Prevention Coalition have partnered with Bellingham Public Schools in order to provide youth suicide prevention workshops throughout the county. The workshop, MAD–HOPE, (Making a Difference—Helping Other People Everywhere) Youth Suicide Prevention Project, was developed by a group of more than 60 people. The MAD–HOPE workshop is…
Fifth graders at Wade King Elementary School performed songs and dance for the school’s annual assembly celebrating Chinese New Year on February 8. The assembly taught the students the history of Chinese New Year while they sang traditional Chinese songs and marched two dragons though the audience. Check out the video of highlights from the assembly on the…
Every January, high school musicians from Island, Skagit and Whatcom counties attend the San Juan Music Educators Solo and Ensemble contest, hosted at Bellingham High School. Solo/Ensemble is the regional competition for high school musicians and singers to compete at the State level. The following students and ensembles in Bellingham Public Schools won first place in…
The IAFF 106 Bellingham/Whatcom County Firefighters Association partnered with Cordata Elementary as a site for Operation Warm, a program that purchases winter coats for students. Firefighters delivered coats to Cordata students on Dec. 14. Each student was assisted by a firefighter and had the opportunity to pick out their own coat. The firefighters then helped students…
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