A focus on activist Billy Frank, Jr. timed with community display of his statue
In the month of March, elementary schools in Bellingham Public Schools have focused on the life and work of Billy Frank, Jr. through schoolwide assemblies, consistent lessons in classrooms and informative hallway displays.
The focus on Frank鈥檚 legacy this school year is timed with a three-dimensional scaled model of a statue of him (known in artistic terms as a maquette) on display at various community locations including at the March 12 through April 11. See the maquette for free on April 4!
A trio of theatre stories: Working: A Musical at Options, the annual Washington State Thespian Festival, and Sehome鈥檚 24-Hour Theatre Festival
High school theatre productions and festivals have been in full swing this past month. A unique collaboration between Bellingham TheatreWorks and Options High School is in its second weekend, while more than 60 theatre students headed to Seattle for the annual state festival. And Sehome celebrated 10 years of its unique 24-Hour Play Festival.
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BPS student, staff among performers in Peter and the Wolf educational concert
Students from several Bellingham elementary schools learned the relationship between music and story while attending a live performance of 鈥淧eter and the Wolf鈥聽by the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at the Mount Baker Theatre in February
The concert was part of the BSO youth engagement educational concert series. The presentation was geared toward elementary students and offered the chance for many students to witness their first-ever live orchestral concert.
Moved by LA wildfires, Fairhaven student heads up Red Cross fundraiser
Fairhaven Middle School (FMS) sixth grader Harrison Burgess stopped by the local chapter of the American Red Cross recently to present a donation of more than $200 raised by students, staff and families from Fairhaven. Harrison brainstormed and organized the fundraiser as a tangible way to lend support to victims of the Los Angeles wildfires in January.
School board directors answer questions on budget planning, February 2025
School board directors Jenn Mason and Scott Ritchey took time to share insights into budget planning in Bellingham Public Schools and upcoming funding challenges. Two of the questions they answer include:
What are some steps that our school board has taken related to the financial challenges facing our school district?聽
What do you wish people across our community better understood about budget planning?聽
