News Releases

• Parkview Elementary Turns 50
  Parkview Elementary School students, families, community members, alumni and current/retired staff are invited to its 50th anniversary celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 9 at the school, located at 3033 Coolidge Drive.
  
• Input Needed on World Language
  The Board-appointed K-12 World Language Task Force has been working to plan how to implement and fund world language for students throughout the Bellingham School District.
  
• Community Volunteers Needed for Culminating Project Panels on May 19 or 20
  Community members are needed for a one-time volunteer effort on May 19 or 20 at Bellingham, Sehome and Squalicum High Schools to help judge graduating seniors' culminating project presentations. Each school provides training for volunteers on the day of the presentations, so prior experience is not necessary.
  
• Update on Full-Day Kindergarten
  The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) released its eligibility list for state funding for full-day kindergarten last week, and none of the schools in the Bellingham School District qualify for the 2008-09 school year. However, the district's All-Day Kindergarten Task Force is working to determine how to otherwise fund and phase in full-day kindergarten beginning in pilot schools in 2009.
  
• District Students, Teacher Receive State Honors
  The following Bellingham School District students and teacher recently received state honors:
  
• Nominations for Annual Awards Now Being Accepted
  Do you know a staff member or volunteer in any of the Bellingham Public Schools or central services (including maintenance and transportation) who you would like to nominate for Certificated Staff Member of the Year, Classified Staff Member of the Year or Community Partner/School Volunteer of the Year?
  
• District Staff and Student Newsmakers
  The following Bellingham School District students and staff have recently received national and state honors:
  
• Free SAT, ACT Prep Materials Available for District Students
  Free test preparation materials for the ACT and SAT exams are available to any Bellingham School District student or parent/guardian because of a non-district program sponsored by eKnowledge Corporation, the National Football League and the U.S. Department of Defense.
  
• Bellingham Voters Approve Both School Levies
  Voters in the Bellingham School District approved both the general operations replacement levy by 67 percent and the technology levy by 69 percent, according to official results for the March 11 election.
  
• Registration for Bellingham School District Kindergarten Begins March 3
  Kindergarten registration begins March 3 and the Bellingham School District is encouraging families to visit elementary schools in their neighborhood to learn more about the kindergarten program.