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…
An important tenet of The Bellingham Promise is to prepare our students for success in the global community. Through study abroad programs arranged by our schools or other organizations, students explore global thinking through travel. Students from our high schools share their thoughts on travel abroad below. Campbell Lund: In January 2016, Campbell Lund, a ninth grader at…
A team of international athletes brought together by the Bellingham Sister Cities Association (BSCA) visited Alderwood Elementary on May 27, two days before the team competed in the 2016 Ski to Sea race. Athletes making up the Sister Cities Ambassadors 2016 Ski to Sea team come from: Finland, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Chile, Australia and the…
Students at Bellingham, Sehome and Squalicum high schools are working hard creating ceramic bowls for the annual Empty Bowls event sponsored by the Whatcom Artists of Clay and Kiln (WACK). This event raises money for the Bellingham Food Bank and Maple Alley Inn. Sehome art teacher, Lonnie Shang, and his students have participated in the Empty Bowls…
District musicians and singers headed to the Washington State Music Educators (WMEA) solo and ensemble competition in late April at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash. Squalicum High School senior Tristan Wine won first place in the Bass Vocal category; Bellingham High School senior Lucy Evans won second place in the Mezzo Soprano category; and BHS senior Izaya Taylor won…
Fifteen English Language Learner (ELL) families recently earned a computer literacy certificate and refurbished computers through a unique program that partners the Whatcom Literacy Council, Bellingham Public Schools and computer refurbishing classes and companies. Since the inception of this program, nearly 50 families have received certificates and computers. Coordinated by Isabel Meaker through the Family Engagement department,…
Governor Jay Inslee visited Bellingham on Monday, April 25 to award $20,000 to Wild Whatcom from the No Child Left Inside grant program of the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. Wild Whatcom, a local outdoor education non-profit organization, will partner with Bellingham Public Schools to provide outdoor learning opportunities to more than 200 second graders in the district’s…
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