Awards & Recognition – Bellevue School District

Teacher Receives WITEA Program of the Year Award

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

BSD All-State and All-Northwest Musicians

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Congratulations to the talented BSD musicians who will represent their schools at the All-State and All-Northwest music events Feb. 16-17 in Portland, Oregon.Read More

Four BSD Students Selected to Global Action Team

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Congratulations to International freshman Catalina Blanco and Interlake freshman Katherine Bentley and Interlake seniors Eshika Saxena and Kira Wiesinger, who were selected to Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s Global Action team. Read More