BSD Celebrates the Year of the Tiger
The start of February marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year, a significant celebration among many East and Southeast Asian cultures. BSD students and schools marked this tradition with food, games and community. Read More
Mascot Change Evokes Mixed Emotions for Sammamish Staff, Students and Alumni
Sammamish High School administration embraced the April 26, 2021 state law, HB 1356, “prohibiting the inappropriate use of Native American names, symbols, or images as school mascots” and moved quickly to include the students and community in the deciding on a new mascot. Student leaders along with the student body overcame mixed emotions about the change, and the student body voted for the “Red Hawks” to start this school year after 62 years as the “Totems.” Read More
Bellevue High School Football Team Wins 3A State Championship
Congratulations to the Bellevue High School football team and coaching staff for an exciting win in the 3A state championship on Saturday, December 4. Read More
Sammamish High School EnAct Club Partners with Community in Tree-Planting Project
The Sammamish High School EnAct club recently completed a multi-year project with community partners and over 100 volunteers to plant 300 trees on campus to increase canopy coverage. Read More
Innovating a Remote Library Experience for Students
Elizabeth Roberts wears her pink “I just want you to read a book” t-shirt with pride. This Teacher-Librarian and K-5 Information Literacy Curriculum Developer is passionate about getting books into the hands of kids who need them during the ongoing pandemic.Read More
Tyee Students Get Hands-on Cybersecurity Experience and Coaching
Tyee Middle School students are getting hands-on cybersecurity experience and coaching thanks to former students and current Interlake Cybersecurity team members. About 40 Tyee students have been coming together as part of teacher James Burke’s STEM Club to learn about cybersecurity – from cryptography to coding, web exploitation and more.Read More
Recess Gets a Boost from Donors
In the spring of 2019, six Cherry Crest students decided to “make recess better” and launched a plan to raise funds for the school. Selling donuts door to door, the students donated nearly $500 to the elementary school. After surveying their classmates, the consensus improvement was to add Gaga Ball pits for students to use during recess.Read More
Inspiring Students Through Computer Science
Well before setting foot in a classroom as a computer science teacher, Chad Magendanz had huge impacts on the lives of teachers and students across Washington State. Currently, he teaches computer science at Odle Middle School and Sammamish High School with conditional certification as part of CWU’s Alternative Pathways to Teaching Program.Read More
Inclusivity Promotes Innovative Thinking
Sherwood Forest had an enriching experience at Inspiration Park for their first ever all-grades PACIFIC field trip! They visited this playground in particular because it was recently remodeled to include accessible playground structures. There were over forty students who attended from the PACIFIC program and from the school’s robotics team.Read More
BSD On the Forefront of Emergency Preparedness
In December 2018 David Tomihiro, an English teacher at Bellevue High School, attended the Bellevue School District’s Safety Academy training. At that time, he did not know that six months later he would be utilizing those skills in a real-life emergency.Read More