As the pandemic school closure unfolded, Bellingham Public Schools identified four primary goals that focused staff and prioritized needs. While the first stated goal was to promote safety and minimize the spread of the virus, the second goal was just as basic: to provide food to the young people of our community. (The third and…
People experiencing homelessness in our community are at greater risk of getting sick with COVID-19 and the Lighthouse Mission’s Drop-in Center on Holly Street is not big enough to ensure the safety of those staying and working there. To address those challenges, more than 150 people are accessing emergency shelter each day at Bellingham High…
It’s National Volunteer Week, and we are celebrating the more than 3,500 volunteers who serve across our schools each year. Whether chaperoning a field trip or providing weekly classroom support, volunteers bring their hearts into our schools. Take it from Sue Webber, a volunteer at Alderwood Elementary School. We interviewed Sue this winter for our…
Sustainable Connections‘ newest initiative in their Toward Zero Waste campaign is the Squatch Waste Food Recovery Initiative and began in 2017. In November 2019, Bellingham Public Schools joined this campaign for food recovery, helping to keep food out of the waste stream. After two years of planning and making the right connections, leftover school food…
At a December 2019 event, the Options High School administrative team, the district prevention specialist in Bellingham Public Schools, and volunteer/benefactor Elie Samuel were honored by the Whatcom Family and Community Network (WFCN). Every year, the WFCN recognizes individuals, businesses and organizations with the Ken Gass Community Building Awards for “increasing community caring, empowerment and…
Written in collaboration with Leora Watson, Western Washington University Allied Arts of Whatcom County partners with Bellingham Public Schools to bring the experience of art to children in elementary schools throughout Bellingham. The Allied Arts Education Project (AAEP) was started in 2002 with a mission to expand quality arts learning opportunities for students in Whatcom…
The following story was shared by Parkview Elementary School assistant principal Michelle Hess. Hess was also interviewed by KGMI in November. Thank you to our community partner Whatcom Farm to School for creating this wonderful opportunity for our students. Bake for Good by Michelle Hess As part of Bellingham Public Schools Good Food Promise, our…
Through a community partnership with Junior Achievement of Washington, Options High School students toured Birch Equipment and Alcoa to learn more about these companies and the employee experience. The connection with Options High School was made by Ashley DeLatour from FuturesNW when she introduced Options staff Joe Wooding to Roxanne McCloud with Junior Achievement of…
Through a partnership with Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) fourth graders across the district and county are learning about salmon, their habitat and what they can do to be better stewards of the environment. “The fourth graders that we teach through our Students for Salmon program are representative of the next generation of environmental stewards,”…
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