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In the News: November 2025 recap

In the News: November 2025 recap

In The News collects recent media coverage highlighting the people, programs and moments in Bellingham Public Schools.

In the News is not intended to be a comprehensive list of media mentions during a given time frame.

Thank you to our local media and non-local media for coverage of Bellingham Public Schools. Please note, some articles may have subscription paywalls.

 

 

Cassin Bates explains parts of the vehicle to Foundry10 Philanthropy Outreach Support Janie O'Brien, left, in October at Bellingham High School. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Cassin Bates explains parts of the vehicle to Foundry10 Philanthropy Outreach Support Janie O'Brien, left, in October at Bellingham High School. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Bellingham students build an electric vehicle in first-of-its-kind class

Students will learn electrical engineering, automotive skills as they build car

By: Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News
November 3, 2025

 

 

Lynden School District Superintendent David VanderYacht explains the need for new gym bleachers, that would meet ADA codes, during a tour of the high school on Oct. 11 in Lynden. VanderYacht is leading tours each Saturday showing what the bond request would do to the school. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Lynden School District Superintendent David VanderYacht explains the need for new gym bleachers, that would meet ADA codes, during a tour of the high school on Oct. 11 in Lynden. VanderYacht is leading tours each Saturday showing what the bond request would do to the school. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Update: Bellingham school levies will pass, Lynden bond to fail for third time

Bellingham Public Schools considers changing high school schedule to save money

By: Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News
November 26, 2025

 

 

The rotunda of the Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham. Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald

The rotunda of the Whatcom County Courthouse in Bellingham. Robert Mittendorf The Bellingham Herald

 

Election 2025: Here’s who is leading, trailing in early Whatcom County returns

Bellingham Public Schools considers changing high school schedule to save money

By: Robert Mittendorf/The Bellingham Herald
November 7, 2025

 

 

Alice Molitor, one of the group of sophomores who organized the walkout, calls on her fellow students to stay engaged in conversations about state funding of K-12 schools. Students organized the event in the wake of conversations by district staff to change the high school schedule due to budget challenges. (Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News)

Alice Molitor, one of the group of sophomores who organized the walkout, calls on her fellow students to stay engaged in conversations about state funding of K-12 schools. Students organized the event in the wake of conversations by district staff to change the high school schedule due to budget challenges. (Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Sehome students stage walkout amid state education funding crisis

Election results bring mixed bag for local school funding requests

By: Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News
November 4, 2025

 

 

Community members pack into the small Sedro-Woolley School District board room in February. They were there just days after Superintendent Miriam Mickelson departed the district under unclear circumstances. (Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News)

Community members pack into the small Sedro-Woolley School District board room in February. They were there just days after Superintendent Miriam Mickelson departed the district under unclear circumstances. (Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Update: School board voters seem interested in change; several incumbents ousted

Incumbents in Meridian, Lynden, Sedro-Woolley, Mount Vernon and Concrete poised to lose seats

By: Charlotte Alden/Cascadia Daily News
November 4, 2025

 

 

Bellingham Public Schools offers hearing testing to students in its Mobile Audiology Clinic, a van that travels between all 24 schools in the district. The van was parked outside of Squalicum High School on October 28, 2025, in Bellingham, Wash. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald

Bellingham Public Schools offers hearing testing to students in its Mobile Audiology Clinic, a van that travels between all 24 schools in the district. The van was parked outside of Squalicum High School on October 28, 2025, in Bellingham, Wash. Rachel Showalter The Bellingham Herald

 

‘Profound’: Mobile audiology van gives Bellingham students access to education

Bellingham Public Schools students who experience hearing differences are now more likely to be identified and supported earlier thanks to a new resource — a mobile audiology clinic van

By: Rachel Showalter/The Bellingham Herald

 

 

Bellingham City Council considering installing speed cameras at school zones

Bellingham City Council members will be asked to consider a proposal for speed cameras in school zones

By: Robert Mittendorf/The Bellingham Herald
November 4, 2025

 

 

Brecken Stockmar sits in Baker Creek Ceramic Studio Nov. 17 in Bellingham. The 24-year-old potter owns the studio where he teaches and creates his own art. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Brecken Stockmar sits in Baker Creek Ceramic Studio Nov. 17 in Bellingham. The 24-year-old potter owns the studio where he teaches and creates his own art. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Brecken Stockmar: Potter, teacher and business owner

CDN's weekly community profile highlights Squalicum graduate

By: Santiago Ochoa/Cascadia Daily News
November 20, 2025

 

 

Prep Athletics & Activities Coverage

 

 

Sehome's Harley Kaiser competes during a Sept. 20 match. Kaiser was named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome's Harley Kaiser competes during a Sept. 20 match. Kaiser was named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)

 

2025 All-Northwest Conference boys tennis teams announced

Sehome's Harley Kaiser named Player of the Year

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 30, 2025

 

 

Athletes on Sehome’s Unified Soccer team go in for a hug in the middle of their match. The team played against multiple other unified teams in Bellingham at halftime of the WWU women's soccer game on Oct. 16. // Courtesy of Craig Collier and from WWU athletics

Athletes on Sehome’s Unified Soccer team go in for a hug in the middle of their match. The team played against multiple other unified teams in Bellingham at halftime of the WWU women's soccer game on Oct. 16. // Courtesy of Craig Collier and from WWU athletics

 

Unified in sports, unified in life

Sehome Unified Sports program promotes building community in games and practices that go beyond sports

By: Katherine Konicke-Dunlop/The Western Front
November 22, 2025

 

 

Sehome’s Sawyer Woods pushes off the tackle by Squalicum’s Ansen Asbjornsen in October. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome’s Sawyer Woods pushes off the tackle by Squalicum’s Ansen Asbjornsen in October. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Updated: Prep football roundup: Six local teams advance to state quarterfinals

Week 11: Detailed game recaps for Whatcom and Skagit football teams

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 16, 2025

 

 

Sehome poses with the fourth-place trophy at the 2A state volleyball tournament in Yakima, the program’s best finish since placing fourth in 2014. (Eric Trent/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome poses with the fourth-place trophy at the 2A state volleyball tournament in Yakima, the program’s best finish since placing fourth in 2014. (Eric Trent/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Volleyball state: Lynden captures first-ever title, Meridian takes second place

Sehome places fourth, highest placing since 2014

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 15, 2025

 

 

Blaine’s Hailey Ferrell watches for Sehome’s Elsa Ethelbah as they compete in the 500-yard freestyle Nov. 8 during the 1A/2A District 1 championships at Fidalgo Pool. Ferrell won her second straight 500-yard freestyle state title. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Blaine’s Hailey Ferrell watches for Sehome’s Elsa Ethelbah as they compete in the 500-yard freestyle Nov. 8 during the 1A/2A District 1 championships at Fidalgo Pool. Ferrell won her second straight 500-yard freestyle state title. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

State swim recap: Blaine’s Hailey Ferrell wins 500-yard freestyle title

Sehome and Anacortes tied for eighth place in the team standings with 100 points

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 15, 2025

 

 

Sehome senior Lilyauna Jude is congratulated by teammates after scoring a point against Fife. (Eric Trent/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome senior Lilyauna Jude is congratulated by teammates after scoring a point against Fife. (Eric Trent/Cascadia Daily News)

Volleyball state: Meridian, Lynden, Sehome onto semifinals, Lynden Christian still alive

Sehome and Lynden face off in the semifinals Saturday morning

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 14, 2025

 

 

Sehome's Theo Quiggle dives for a reception during a September 2023 game against Blaine. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome's Theo Quiggle dives for a reception during a September 2023 game against Blaine. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Prep football roundup: Sehome breaks records, Ferndale overcomes odds in elimination games

Week 10: Detailed game recaps for Whatcom and Skagit football teams

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 9, 2025

 

 

Sehome's Taylor Tellefson celebrates a come-from-behind win in the 200-yard medley relay. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome's Taylor Tellefson celebrates a come-from-behind win in the 200-yard medley relay. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Anacortes girls win district swim and dive championship

Bellingham finished second and Sehome placed thirds

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 8, 2025

 

 

Sehome’s Sloane Clines, right, looks over at teammates Kirsten Ludeman, left, and Lil Desler Oct. 22 as they cross the finish line together at the Northwest Conference Cross Country Championships at Civic Stadium. The trio helped Sehome girls win the team title. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome’s Sloane Clines, right, looks over at teammates Kirsten Ludeman, left, and Lil Desler Oct. 22 as they cross the finish line together at the Northwest Conference Cross Country Championships at Civic Stadium. The trio helped Sehome girls win the team title. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Sehome girls clinch 5th straight state XC title, Meridian girls nab first-ever

Lynden's Sloan Dickson and Anacortes' Dylan Rowell win individual titles

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 8, 2025

 

 

Sehome’s Keira Reeves, left, hugs teammate Vivian Moss after scoring a goal during an Oct. 14 game. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

Sehome’s Keira Reeves, left, hugs teammate Vivian Moss after scoring a goal during an Oct. 14 game. (Andy Bronson/Cascadia Daily News)

 

Sehome, Lynden Christian win district girls soccer titles

The Mariners and Lyncs both defended their district titles from last season

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 5, 2025

 

 

Sehome XC on podium

Photo by John Decker

 

Running Together: Sehome WA Girls Cross Country Chasing 15th State Title

Sehome Girls Level Up From Small-School Washington Power To NXR Northwest Contender

By: Mary Albl/DyeStat
November 3, 2025

 

 

The Sehome Mariners celebrate after defeating Archbishop Murphy 3-1 in the 2A District semifinals on Nov. 3 at Meridian High. (Photo courtesy of Josh Terry)

The Sehome Mariners celebrate after defeating Archbishop Murphy 3-1 in the 2A District semifinals on Nov. 3 at Meridian High. (Photo courtesy of Josh Terry)

 

Sehome, Lynden advance to 2A District Championship game

The Mariners and Lions will face each other Wednesday at Meridian High

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 3, 2025

 

 

District cross country recap: Meridian girls, boys sweep 1A titles

Meridian and Sehome sweeps district titles

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 1, 2025

 

 

District soccer semifinals: Pioneers, Lyncs, Mariners advance to title games

Meridian, Blaine and Squalicum lost and are in loser-out matches

By: Nick Zeller-Singh/Cascadia Daily News
November 1, 2025

 

 

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