Maya Popp, music specialist at Silver Beach Elementary School “After college, I decided to go to Los Angeles and do some acting. I just got on a Greyhound bus and went down there with a backpack and a sleeping bag. I did a lot of background work on TV and stand-in work on movies and…
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is an independent and nonprofit organization devoted to advancing the quality of teaching and learning. Five staff members in Bellingham Public Schools earned national board certification in December 2019 following an intensive process of teaching and learning professional development. These teachers bring the total number of NBCT staff in the…
Jessica Ortega-Mendez, Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Bellingham High School “I changed my major three times. I started in public health/pre-nursing. Then, my sophomore year I had a weeklong summer job where I worked with students. There’s a program called CAMP at CWU, the College Assistance Migrant Program, that I was part of as…
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…
BJ Adams, Network Technician “I used to work in the aquatics department at Petco. I really wanted to be a marine biologist. My job as the ‘aquatics guy’ was to not only maintain the aquariums, but to educate and inspire people about caring for a vast array of species of fish and invertebrates both fresh…
In November 2019, Katie Rose was elected to the school board and was sworn in and took the oath of office on Dec. 11, 2019. Below is a short, introductory interview with Director Katie Rose originally published in the Winter 2020 edition of InsideSchools. What inspired you to run for school board? It’s something that…
Leah Dutton, Life Skills Paraeducator at Wade King Elementary School “I moved to Bellingham when I was in the sixth grade. I met my husband, Aaron, in the ninth grade at Sehome. We were both in band and were traveling with the basketball team to state. I had two other friends, but we couldn’t sit together because it…
In Squalicum High School’s Protest Art and Literature class, students have a chance to explore how artists, musicians, poets and writers, through different historical periods, have paved the way for change in our country. After researching movements of the past that have used visuals, songs, poetry and speeches, (the Vietnam War era, for example), the…
At the Nov. 20 school board meeting, Puget Sound Energy (PSE) presented the board with a $563,392 check. The check was in recognition of the district’s energy efficiency achievements. Since 2008, Bellingham Public Schools has participated in the Commercial Strategic Energy Management (CSEM) program to create more energy efficient schools and facilities. “The school district…
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