District News – Bellevue School District

Interlake Students Compete in Cybersecurity Competition

May 21, 2019 brownmaDistrict, District News, Interlake5

A team from Interlake competed in this year’s picoCTF, the largest high school cybersecurity competition held internationally and hosted by Carnegie Mellon University. They placed 3rd nationally and 7th internationally out of 14,000 teams worldwide.Read More

students working together and looking up at their teacher

OSPI Visits Highland’s Dual Language Program

May 20, 2019 brownmaDistrict, District News, Dual Language Program, Highland6

Highland hosted educators from OSPI to share about their two-way dual language program. They celebrated how the dual language program increased engagement in school because of the students’ ability to access content in Spanish. The program has also presented an opportunity to increase rigor for students.Read More

School Board Highlights: May 7, 2019

May 16, 2019 Chris SumptionBoard, District, District News1

Highlights include: Board actions relating to two resolutions for the Sammamish High School Project, contract approval for photovoltaic (solar panel) additions to three schools, and more.Read More

Five Bellevue Teams Qualify for Rocketry Nationals

May 16, 2019 brownmaAwards & Recognition, District News1

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

Measles in King County: What Families Need to Know

May 15, 2019 Chris SumptionDistrict, District News, Health5

King County has updated their Measles case and exposure location listings. We currently do not have any cases of measles reported in the Bellevue School District. We are urging families to monitor their children for signs of measles.Read More

students learning a new coding program called Code Jumper

Kindergartners Coding at Woodridge

May 14, 2019 brownmaCurriculum, District, District News, Woodridge2

Kindergartners at Woodridge have been learning computer science and coding over the last few weeks. The students have participated in computer science stations to learn concepts like algorithms, sequencing, loops, and debugging. A team from Microsoft visited the school to see what the students are learning.Read More

Students Inspired by Local News Presenter

May 13, 2019 brownmaDistrict News, Sherwood Forest8

Students at Sherwood Forest were inspired to be creators of their future world after meeting local news presenter, Jaime Mendez. He was invited to share his personal journey and experiences with a 5th grade Dual Language class in Spanish. It was a great opportunity for the students to meet a local Latino leader who they watch in the news.Read More

School Nurse Day

May 8, 2019 brownmaDistrict News, Health1

Every day school nurses in Bellevue School District take care of our students. Here are some amazing facts you might not know about this dedicated group of staff.Read More

a teacher and her student working on a laptop

Teacher Appreciation Week

May 7, 2019 brownmaChinook, District, District News, Phantom Lake, Puesta del Sol, Sherwood Forest0

It’s teacher appreciation week! With 1,400 certificated employees supporting over 20,000 students, we have a lot of Exceptional Staff to be thankful for! Thank you to all of you for providing High Quality Instruction and focusing on Student Well-Being to help affirm and inspire each and every student to learn and thrive as creators of their future world.Read More

Vaping: Risks, Addiction and Talking with Your Student

May 7, 2019 Chris SumptionCommunity, District, District News1

BSD families, students and staff – you are invited to engage in discussions regarding vaping with other families, students, school and district personnel.Read More