In October 2014, the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) awarded Shuksan Middle School a $1.3 million grant to develop and implement a 21st Century Community Learning Center over the next five years. Sean Flikke was hired as the director of the community learning center at Shuksan to provide before- and after-school…
The Bellingham Public Schools Foundation, music educators from Bellingham Public Schools, parents, alumni, and friends in the music community held a musical instrument drive and fundraiser for the Ray Downey Band Fund Saturday, June 6 at Boundary Bay in downtown Bellingham. The family-friendly event included local bands such as Black Beast Revival, The Naughty Blokes and…
TEDxShuksanMiddleSchool was a huge success on May 30. The theme of the event was, “youth who are changing the world.” The event included 22 speakers and performers ranging in ages from elementary to high school. The audience was limited to 100 people, but each speaker and performer was recorded and will be posted on the…
The United Nations has proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL2015). SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics with headquarters in Bellingham, is a not-for-profit, educational organization that supports scientists and engineers globally working with light and is a founding sponsor of this global initiative. The International Year of Light…
A group of nine Squalicum High School students, part of the Squalicum Health Alliance, competed at the 2015 Spring Youth Forum against more than 350 students from across the state representing 40 of the top projects designed to discourage smoking and drug use among high school students. The Squalicum Health Alliance won the Grand Prize. The scoring criteria…
More than 300 people came to Shuksan Middle School on May 17 for the Latino Education Summit. The summit was sponsored by the Family Engagement Department for Bellingham Public Schools. The event included a complimentary Mexican meal, followed by a guest speaker, a presentation from district staff and performances from community groups. The entire event…
The Bellingham United Debate Club includes students from Bellingham, Sehome and Squalicum high schools. This year, the students walked away from many tournaments with trophies in hand. One of their top accomplishments includes two teams working together to earn fourth place in policy debate at the state debate tournament at the University of Puget Sound.…
Four Bellingham Public Schools’ high school students were quizzed by Ken Jennings and Scotty VanDryver in the 2015 Trivia Bee, hosted by the Whatcom Literacy Council. Bellingham High seniors Dante Kopolowitz-Fleming, Mia Hodges, Jonah Short-Miller, and Sehome High junior Henry Han participated as one team, representing Bellingham Public Schools. The trivia bee and silent auction is…
Fairhaven Middle School’s theatre production of Happy Days, performed April 1-2, was sponsored by EduArts Enrichment, a division of Bellingham Arts Academy for Youth. Students rehearsed for six weeks to make the production possible. The show was directed by Ian Bivins and Chris Cariker, and produced by BAAY’s coordinator for EduArts Enrichment, Juliette Machado.
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