Veronica Douglas was recognized on May 8 with the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award. Veronica is a Sehome parent and has been volunteering in our schools for more than 10 years. She is described as having a smile that brightens any PTA or school event and she makes everyone feel welcome and included. At…
Author Aaron Reynolds and illustrator Dan Santat visited students at Lowell and Wade King elementary schools on April 25. The two collaborated most recently on the children’s book, Dude! Dan Santat is a Caldecott-winning illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend and author Aaron Reynolds has written a number of award nominated books including Nerdy…
Bellingham Public Schools parent, Brad Swanson, was honored on May 3 by the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) with the Community Leadership Award. The award is designed to honor community members for their outstanding contributions toward education through collaboration with their school district. Swanson was recognized for his ongoing commitment of Bellingham Public Schools through…
Students at Bellingham Public Schools have even more opportunity to play competitive team sports with the addition of Unified Basketball this winter. Special Olympics devised the Unified Sports program as a way to bring together athletes with and without intellectual disabilities. Those with disabilities, referred to as “athletes,” play on the same team as their…
Girls wrestling made history this year when Lynette Samano won the state championship for the 120 weight division for girl wrestlers. This is the first year that girls from all three high schools competed under a combined team, Bellingham United, and their first state win. Samano’s victory at state was particularly sweet because she had…
The Family Resource Center is always busy meeting the basic needs of families in Bellingham Public Schools. The need is so great, in fact, the center can get overwhelmed. That’s where the group known as the Friends of the Family Resource Center come in. “We have projects in mind but no time,” said Kathe Koruga, family…
Every year at Parkview Elementary School, the kindergarten classes challenge the school to a food drive. This year the school donated more than 140 bags of food to the Bellingham Food Bank. On Friday, March 23, students from all three kindergarten classes helped carry the bags of food out to the Food Bank truck. Students…
This month is Music in our Schools, and last week many middle and high school band classes were visited by a talented and charismatic percussion trio from Los Angeles. Colburn Beat! is from the Colburn Conservatory of Music and includes Jimmy Chan, Pat Chapman and Greg LaRosa. The trio came to Bellingham through the Play…
High school counselors and career/vocational guidance assistants in Bellingham Public Schools are vital links to the successful futures of our graduates. Every day they support students on the path to college or career. This support comes in many shapes and sizes. Alongside helping with course selection and registration every school year and passing along information…
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