News Releases

• Apply for District Title I Improvement Committee by Nov. 4
  The Bellingham School District’s Title I Program is creating a District Title I Improvement Ad Hoc Committee to make recommendations for improving reading and math achievement for students who are not yet at standard.
  
• Students, Staff Earn National and State Honors
  Students and faculty from Squalicum and Sehome high schools recently received national and state honors, along with local recognition. Whatcom Middle School principal, a school psychologist for Roosevelt Elementary School, and Sehome High School also received state recognition, and Columbia Elementary launched a school store, thanks to a grant.
  
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  Whatcom Middle School Seismic Update
  October 2009
  
• Resource Conservation Management Program Helps Save District Resources
  The program focuses on reducing energy costs by attempting to limit the district’s energy consumption to minimize operating costs and promote environmental stewardship.
  
• School Board Approves Plan to Reopen Lowell Elementary School in Fall 2010
  The Bellingham School District Board of Directors unanimously adopted a Management Action Plan at the Oct. 8 meeting to reopen Lowell Elementary School in fall 2010 and balance student enrollment and staffing at nearby Larrabee and Happy Valley elementary schools.
  
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  Flu Vaccinations: A Message from the Whatcom County Health Department
  Please click here for seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccine information.
  
• District Announces Semifinalists and Commended Students in 2010 National Merit Scholarship Competition
  The Bellingham School District has six Semifinalists and 13 Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Competition.
  
• Bellingham Teacher Jamie Yoos Named Washington Teacher of the Year by State Superintendent
  Jamie Yoos, a chemistry teacher at Bellingham High School, was named 2010 Washington Teacher of the Year at a press conference this afternoon.
  
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  Enrollment and Facilities Update, September 2009 (261.90 KB)
  Please click here for an update about Bellingham School District enrollment and facilities projects, including the development of a plan to reopen Lowell Elementary School.
  
  Please click here for an update about Bellingham School District enrollment and facilities projects, including the development of a plan to reopen Lowell Elementary School.
• Great Schools Distinction Awarded to Bellingham High and Columbia Elementary
  Bellingham High School and Columbia Elementary School are among only 104 schools in the state being honored as "Great Schools" 2009 award winners.