“This way to the Electrician Program!” called out the signholder as a large group of high school students followed behind and headed over to Building B on the Bellingham Technical College campus. The electrician program was one tour choice of nearly 30 offered to high school students visiting campus for the BTC Tour Day 2015.…
Michelle Small of the Bellingham Giving Circle received the Molina Community Champions Award from the Molina Healthcare Foundation for her work on behalf of Bellingham Public Schools’ homeless unaccompanied youth. Molina received 112 nominations for programs throughout the state of Washington and Michelle was one of seven to receive this award. The Community Champions Award is…
On Oct. 21, author of “The Crossover,” and winner of the 2015 Newbery Award, Kwame Alexander, visited Bellingham High School to discuss his book. His book, which is written entirely in verse poetry, portrays the life of two African-American twin brothers who share a love for basketball. Inspired by his writings, many students created their own…
Lone senior diver from Bellingham High School, Sunni Sternhagen, prepares to pass the torch to her younger fellow divers and teammates Chloe Roth and Emma Kenoyer. Sunni has been a part of the dive team all four years of high school. Her coach, Jeff Anderson believes that Sunni has climbed the ranks since her start and is…
This school year, Alderwood Elementary is hosting a new program made possible by generous funding from the Whatcom Community Foundation. The Bellingham Food Bank will use the Alderwood Elementary gym as a pick-up site one day a week. The program began on Oct. 15. Use of the food bank is open to any family needing assistance. Alderwood…
Great progress is being made on the new Happy Valley Elementary School that is being built on the eastern section of the school’s property. Students, staff and principal Karen Tolliver recently signed a large beam that will be built into the new school. Tiger Construction, the Everson-based contractor that was awarded the Happy Valley bid, worked with Principal Tolliver…
Bellingham Public Schools has three semifinalists and 26 commended students in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Competition. To qualify for the competition, students took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) during the 2014-15 school year. Sehome High School students Nicholas Bourlier, Katherine Cunningham and Max May are semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship…
Izaya Taylor, a senior at Bellingham High School, auditioned for the All-National Honor Ensemble this year and was accepted in the “Mixed Choir” division. He will travel to Nashville, Tenn. at the end of October. Izaya auditioned for and was accepted into the Washington All-State Choir his sophomore year. Last year, Taylor auditioned for…
Eight middle school students from Bellingham Public Schools received scholarships from the Bellingham Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) to attend the Tech Trek summer camp at Pacific Lutheran University in July 2015. Students attending were Fairhaven Middle School’s Linnea DeVange and Elena Wolgamot; Kulshan Middle School’s Susannah Bloom; Shuksan Middle School’s Makenna Fowler and Amanda Smith; and Whatcom Middle…
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