Awards & Recognition

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National Principals Month

October 11, 2018 brownmaAwards & Recognition, Community, District, Schools, Superintendent2

Learn more about how we’re celebrating National Principals Month.Read More

International School Students Receive Congressional Award Gold Medal

October 9, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition2

Congratulations to International School’s Emily Mather and Christina Joo who each received the Congressional Award Gold Medal in Washington, D.C. in June. Read More

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BSD Recognized for School Bus Inspection Results

October 5, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition, District3

The Bellevue School District was recognized by the Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal for exceptional results on the annual inspection of school buses conducted by Washington State Patrol. Read More

Medina 5th grade student poses with Chicago band members.

Medina Student Singing Contest

October 4, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition19

Congratulations to Medina fifth grader Johan Novak on winning the Washington State National Anthem Singing Contest! Read More

Three BSD students pose for a photo outside in the sunshine. The three female students participated in the Math Prize for Girls.

BSD Students Represent Washington at Math Prize For Girls Competition

September 28, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition0

Congratulations to the following BSD students on representing Washington state at the 10th annual Math Prize for Girls in Cambridge, Massachusetts this month! Read More

Highland’s Video STEM Club Wins Competition

September 27, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition0

Congratulations to Highland’s Video STEM Club for winning Washington Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board’s video competition over the summer! Read More

Bellevue Recognized as 2019 Best School District in State

August 31, 2018 wilnercAwards & Recognition6

Niche, the largest website for researching K-12 schools, released its 2019 Best Schools rankings, and Bellevue was recognized as the top school district in Washington State. Read More

Newport Student Wins National Equestrian Title

August 28, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition6

Congratulations to Newport High School junior Natalie Simons who is the Arabian Horse Association’s National Champion In-Hand with her mare Sparkling Cyder! Read More

BHS Student Qualifies for U.S. Amateur Championship

August 10, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition3

Congratulations to Bellevue High’s Ian Siebers who qualified for the 2018 U.S. Amateur Championship to be held Aug. 13-19 at Pebble Beach Golf Links! Read More

International School Grad Recognized with Choral Award

August 8, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition0

Congratulations to International School’s Tara Deshpande who was honored this spring with the Bellevue Kiwanis Choral Award and scholarship! Read More

Interlake Students Place at FBLA National Leadership Conference

August 2, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition15

Congratulations to the Interlake High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students for their success at the FBLA National Leadership Conference Jun 27-July 1st in Baltimore, MD! Several of the students placed in the top ten in their category internationally, with two students placing in the top 4 overall! Read More

A cartoon of two astronaut-like characters seen through a portal with the word "Datanauts" over the top of the image.

Interlake Senior Selected for NASA’s Fall Datanauts Class

July 20, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition0

Congratulations to Interlake Senior Drew Thompson on her selection by NASA to participate in this fall’s Datanauts cohort! Read More

Highland AVID Students Recognized at Awards Breakfast

June 27, 2018 Katherine SmithAwards & Recognition0

Congratulations to students in AVID at Highland Middle School who were recognized in a variety of areas at the annual awards breakfast this spring! Read More

BSD and Community Partners Awarded Grant to Expand BOOM and SHOUT

June 21, 2018 wilnercAwards & Recognition0

Together in partnership Bellevue School District, Bellevue Schools Foundation and Eastside Pathways were awarded a grant for $634,500 to be funded over three years by King County’s Best Starts for Kids: trauma-informed and restorative practices in the school environment. Read More

Newport Photography Class Succeeds at State

June 18, 2018 wilnercAwards & Recognition1

Congratulations to the Newport photography class students who took second place overall out of 66 schools and over 4,000 entries in the Washington State Photo Contest. Read More