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.
Shuksan Middle School and the Whatcom Literacy Council (WLC) are working together this spring to offer a variety of free parent education opportunities including basic English language and computer literacy classes. Katie Brown, an English Language Learners (ELL) Specialist at Shuksan, said the school’s 21st Century Grant offered Shuksan additional opportunities to think about how it…
Bellingham’s newest fire boat has a new name. The “Salish Star” was named by Benjamin Wasserman, a fourth grade student at Sunnyland Elementary School in Bellingham. Seeking community involvement in the naming process, the Bellingham Fire Department partnered with the Bellingham Public Schools to launch a naming contest throughout the schools and tap into the students’…
Bellingham High School’s Technical Entertainment Crew (TEC) visited Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida over spring break 2015. Twelve TEC students traveled ranging from freshmen to seniors along with three chaperones. Students watched and analyzed the shows in production at Universal Studios studying different technology utilized. The students also toured Full Sail, a technical university focused on…
In spring 2015, the whimsical characters of Dr. Seuss took to the stage at Happy Valley Elementary School. More than 75 cast members in Cast A and B, plus Happy Valley chorus singers in grades 3 to 5, were supported by a full tech crew and a host of staff and parent volunteers. The production was truly…
A modern twist on A Midsummer Night’s Dream plays at Sehome High School April 23 to 26. The setting is a modern American high school, students are using iPhones to plan meetings and to ask Siri questions about the moon forecast for a certain evening. Similar to the classic version, Hermia and her fiancé Lysander take to…
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