Congratulations to Newport’s boys golf team, coached by Frank Nimmo and Cooper Hatton, for being recognized in the KingCo conference with the honor of the Team Sportsmanship Award. Read More
Creators of Their Future World
Inspiration has the power to propel potential and transform the way students perceive their own capabilities. Each and every day, in our classrooms, practice rooms, and on our playfields, we seek to create a learning environment where students thrive as creators of their future world. May these stories of accolades and accomplishments inspire you. Together we Affirm, Inspire, Thrive. Together we are Bellevue.
Marching Bands Win Awards at Issaquah Salmon Days Parade
Congratulations to the Newport, Interlake and Tillicum marching bands for their recognition at the annual Issaquah Salmon Days Parade Oct. 7. Read More
Cherry Crest Recognized for Excellence by Puget Sound Business Journal
Puget Sound Business Journal named Cherry Crest Elementary 2nd in a list of the 50 Best Elementary Schools in King County for excelling at meeting the needs of its diverse student population.
Phantom Lake Elementary Teacher Named Art Educator of the Year
Congratulations to Jessica Holloway, Phantom Lake Elementary teacher for being named the Washington Art Education Association (WAEA) 2017 Art Educator of the Year. Read More
Interlake Students Selected to Represent State at Science Convention
Congratulations to Interlake’s Sagarika Samavedi and Eshika Saxena for being selected to represent Washington state at the American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS) convention in Austin, Texas. The convention will be held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in February. Read More
Newport Student Photographer Places 2nd at International Photography Contest
Congratulations to Newport senior William Zhou, who won second place for his editorial piece, Voiceless Children, depicting decades of war and internal conflict in Cambodia at the International Photography Awards 2017 contest. The photo series tells stories of young Cambodian children deprived of expression and were taken in the province Siem Reap, Cambodia.
International School Students Named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program
Congratulations to eight International School students who have been named commended students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Hanna Bi, Julia Go, Thomas Hugh, Rachel Koo, Christopher Nathman, Elisabeth Paik, Anusha Sriram, and Alexandra Williams will receive a letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, presented by Principal Tara Gray. Read More
Bellevue and Newport Bands Win First Place Awards at Autumn Leaf Festival
Congratulations to the Bellevue High and Newport marching bands for winning first place awards at the Autumn Leaf Festival Parade in Leavenworth on Sept. 23.
Newport Student Published in College Engineering Newsletter for Nanotechnology
Congratulations to Newport High School sophomore Shrey Aeron for being published in the September 2017 edition of the NANOWIRE newsletter, produced by RAIN (Remote Access Instruments for Nanotechnology) and affiliated with Penn State’s College of Engineering.
Last year Aeron was a student in Newport’s Nano Technology CTE class taught by Melissa Baker. In his article, Aeron described his experience in Baker’s class, including controlling a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) remotely to inspect strands of hair to solve a ‘whodunnit’ case.
To learn more about RAIN, visit http://www.nano4me.org/remoteaccess.
Two BSD Grads Earn Outstanding Graduate Honors at Western Washington University
Congratulations to BSD graduates Bridget Littlefield (Newport) and Emily Stochel (Sammamish) for being named 2017 Outstanding Graduates at Western Washington University. Read More
BSD Teacher Helps Set National Standards for Accomplished Teaching
Newport High School teacher Helene Tate recently joined 271 of the most accomplished teachers from across the country in Chicago, IL to help set the National Board Certification performance standards across 25 certificate areas. Tate collaborated with other National Board Certified Teachers in groups according to their National Board certificate area/specialty to help set the performance standards for accomplished teaching.
About the experience, Tate said, “Working with teachers from across the nation to set these Standards for National Boards was not only enjoyable, but one of the most valuable professional development experiences I have had.”
National Board Certification is the teaching profession’s mark of accomplished practice. The more than 112,000 teachers who have achieved Board certification demonstrate their ability to teach to profession’s highest standards.
For more information, visit the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
BSD Students Named Semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program
Congratulations to the Bellevue students who were named semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Nationally, about 16,000 students were named semifinalists this year.
Newport Student Wins North American Junior Girls U20 Chess Championship
Congratulations to Newport High School freshman Naomi Bashkansky for winning the North American Junior Girls U20 Chess Championship, held Aug. 31 – Sept.5 in Dallas, TX. Read More
BSD Student wins USA Climbing Speed Youth National Championship
Congratulations to Tillicum eighth grader Coco Mar, who
competed in the USA Climbing Sport and Speed Youth National Championship July 13-16 in Kennesaw, GA. Mar placed first in the Speed Climbing category for her age group and her Vertical World Climbing team was awarded two podium team titles. Seventy-five youth climbing teams from across the country competed at the event.
Learn more by visiting USA Climbing’s website.
BSD Staff Member Earns Teaching Certificate in One Year Through Partnership
Congratulations to Bellevue School District staff member Heather Yancey for completing the Alternative Routes to Teacher Certification program at City University, which she learned about because of a partnership between City University and BSD. Read More