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…
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…
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…
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…
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