Celebrating Bellevue School District: A Year In Review 2023

With the recent conclusion of another calendar year at BSD, it’s a good time to reflect on where we’ve been and what we’ve accomplished as a district. We can only begin to capture all the stories that unfolded throughout 2023. Informed by the priorities from the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan, the categories below offer a recap of the ways students, staff, families and community members worked together to create an educational environment where everyone learns and thrives, moving us toward our next chapter.

Affirm and Inspire

• Winter Celebrations of BSD Community
• BSD Celebrates the Lunar New Year
• BSD Students Take Part in the BOOM Experience
• Bellevue School District Among the First in Washington State to Institute Sustainability Policy
• Arabic Language Program Off to an Amazing Start
• BSD to Offer Two New Language Programs
• 2024-2029 Strategic Plan Design Begins
• Dr. Aramaki Wishes Everyone a Wonderful Winter Break

Learn and Thrive

• BSD High Schools Renew Accreditation
• Fueling up for Summer School Fun
• Bellevue Digital Discovery Approved as Multi-District Online School
• Superintendent’s Blog: The Best Schools in the Nation
• BSD High Schools Receive Top Rankings
• District Partnership with Care Solace Provides Mental Health and Substance Use Resources for Families
• Superintendent’s Blog: Bellevue High School Centennial Celebration

Creators of Their Future World

• Creators of Their Future World Digest Articles
• Inspiration Beyond the Gridiron
• Sammamish Football Celebrates Sportsmanship
• Interlake Seniors Perform Good Deeds on National Random Acts of Kindness Day
• Two Bellevue School District Robotics Teams Head to FIRST WORLDS Championships
• Ruthie Lartey from Newport High wins the Amazon Future Engineer $40,000 Scholarship
• Music to Our Ears! BSD Recognizes Music in Our Schools
• Celebrating Sustainability Beyond Earth Day
• Angela Zhang, 8^th Grader at Bellevue Digital Discovery, Hailed as Golf’s Newest Prodigy
• Rebecca Wu from International School is the 2023 Doodle for Google National Winner
• Bellevue YouthLink Honors BSD Students
• Learning Through Interests: Big Picture Student Shares Internship Experience with BSD Safety and Security
• 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program Winners
• Bellevue High School Wins State Football Championship

Exceptional Staff

• Supporting Safe Learning Environments Through Preparedness and Awareness
• Bellevue School District Announces Dr. Kelly Aramaki as Incoming Superintendent
• Counselors Help Students Dream Big
• Achieving the Gold Standard: 65 BSD Educators Renew or Recertify National Board Certification
• BSD Celebrates School Librarians
• School Communicators Share Your Stories
• Superintendent’s Blog: Celebrating Teachers and Nurses
• BSD Celebrates Our Exceptional Educators
• BSD Staff Celebrates the Start of the New School Year at Crossroads Park
• BSD Celebrates National Custodian Day

Family and Community Engagement

• Black History Beyond February Series
• Bellevue School District to Launch New Websites in 2024
• Planning for the Future: Addressing Declining Enrollment Through Elementary Consolidations
• Puesta del Sol Celebrates New Home with Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
• Newport High Participates in Distracted Driving Drill
• Middle School Consolidation Study
• Lake Hills Welcomes Senator Wellman
• Second Bellevue Family Hub Opens at Stevenson Elementary
• BSD Board Named 2023 Board of Distinction by the Washington State School Directors’ Association
• BSD Celebrates a Season of Giving and Gratitude
• Bellevue School District Celebrates Bellevue Schools Foundation Arts, Enrichment and Innovation Grants

Thank You, Bellevue

Thank you to our entire learning community, who made these stories possible and created positive outcomes and opportunities for our students. We look to 2024 as an opportunity to continue to grow and to further affirm that our strength is in our unity as one Bellevue.