Awards & Recognition

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Celebrating 602 Years of Service

June 12, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District, District News9

Twenty-eight retirees were honored for their achievements at the annual retirement celebration. They have served in a wide variety of areas to ensure that our students thrive and become creators of their future world.Read More

Youth Link Leadership Award Winners

May 28, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News5

Congratulations to all the Bellevue School District students who were awarded for their community leadership! To celebrate Bellevue Youth Link’s 29th year of providing nationally recognized programs and services for Bellevue teens, Youth Link requested nominations of children and teens for their positive influence in the community.Read More

Five Bellevue Teams Qualify for Rocketry Nationals

May 16, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News2

Five rocketry teams from the Bellevue School District have qualified for the national finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge. Two teams from Odle Middle School, two from Bellevue High School, and one from Newport High School will participate in the finals this Saturday, May 18 in Washington, D.C.Read More

Bellevue PTSA Council and Local PTSAs Recognized for Excellence

April 29, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District, District News2

Congratulations to our Bellevue School District PTAs who won a total of 24 awards at the Washington State PTA Convention this weekend. We are thankful for all the work you do to support our schools!Read More

Students Awarded for Community Service

April 23, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District, District News, Interlake, Odle0

Congratulations to Bellevue School District students Mehr Grewal and Eshika Saxena for being recognized in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards! Mehr was honored as a Washington State Honoree for her work in promoting good health and acts of service. Eshika was recognized as a Distinguished Finalist for starting a nonprofit that encourages girls to pursue STEM fields and the sickle cell app she developed. Read More

Bellevue School District Honored as Inclusion Champion of the Year

April 3, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District, District News10

AtWork! has honored Bellevue School District as their 2019 Inclusion Champion of the Year. BSD has partnered with AtWork! for almost a decade to empower people with disabilities to be productive, integrated and contributing members of their communities.Read More

Newport Students Build Networks for Schools in Antigua

March 25, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News7

Newport’s Cisco Networking and Cybersecurity Academy program has impacted national policy changes in Antigua! In collaboration with Rotary International, students from Newport went to Antigua to design and build networks for schools in need.Read More

Teacher Receives WITEA Program of the Year Award

March 14, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News16

Congratulations to James Burke, a teacher at Tyee Middle School, who was selected as this year’s recipient for the WITEA Program of the Year award for the state of Washington. Read More

Teacher Honored with Art Teacher of the Year Award

March 11, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News21

Congratulations to Lisa Crubaugh, an art teacher at Bennett Elementary, who received the National Art Education Association Elementary Art Teacher of the Year award! This award, determined through a peer review of nominations, recognizes the exemplary contributions, service, and achievements of one outstanding NAEA member annually at the National level within their division.Read More

Odle Middle School Student Performs at Carnegie Hall

March 7, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News45

Congratulations to Odle Middle School student, Yasemin Ela Goktepe, who performed at Carnegie Hall!Read More

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Students Featured in 20 Under 20 Art Exhibit

March 5, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District, District News4

Congratulations to the six Bellevue School District students who were selected to be in the Bellevue Arts Museum 20 Under 20 exhibit. The exhibit is designed to feature youth ages 13 – 19 as emerging artists and is juried by the Teen Arts Council in collaboration with Bellevue Arts Museum curators.Read More

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Interlake Student named a Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar

February 11, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News18

Congratulations to Eshika Saxena, a senior at Interlake High School, for being named a 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholar and a top 40 finalist! Saxena’s project, HemaCam, aimed to create a blood disease screening process for rapid and automated disease identification.Read More

Newport Cisco Academy Earns Palo Alto Cybersecurity Academy Designation

December 27, 2018 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News, Newport3

Newport has become the only high school in the Northwest that is a Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy. The curriculum will be integrated into the school’s already established Advanced Cisco Cybersecurity course.Read More

Sammamish Named a Washington State Finalist in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest

December 20, 2018 wilnercAwards & Recognition, District News0

Congratulations to Sammamish’s Principles of Engineering class, led by Teacher Kim Herzog, which was selected as one of five state finalists in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest – a nationwide competition that challenges students in grades 6-12 to apply STEM skills to find creative solutions to real-world issues impacting their local communities. These students exemplify our new vision: to affirm and inspire each and every student to learn and thrive as creators of their future world. Read More

National Board Certification Earned by BSD Educators

December 18, 2018 wilnercAwards & Recognition, District News1

Congratulations to the 31 Bellevue teachers who recently achieved National Board certification and the 43 Bellevue teachers who achieved National Board renewal this year! Bellevue School District employs more than 400 National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). According to the National Board, Bellevue currently ranks 19th out of all public school districts nationwide in terms of the number of NBCTs who have earned the distinction.