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Ordway Elementary students from 1st-4th grade started school Sept 3.

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‘Welcome Class of 2037’ on 1st day of BI schools

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Students arrive for the first day of school at Captain Johnston Blakely Elementary in 2013.

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1st look at 2024-25 BISD budget spells ‘hard work’

A preliminary look at the projected 2024-25 school year budget at the July 25 meeting of the Bainbridge…

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New contract announced for BISD facilities employees

The Bainbridge Island School District arrived at a collective bargaining agreement with one of the unions at its…

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2 new directors join BISD

Two new top administrators are joining the Bainbridge Island School District next month, officials announced June 11.

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BI school funding looking a little better

Classes are wrapping up, but the district’s work is far from finished.

Students gather to sing a closing number for the West African musical.

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St. Cecilia students perform West African musical

The 5th and 6th-grade class at St. Cecilia School performed a musical rendition June 4 of “Why the…

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School district plans to sell surplus vehicles

Summer vacation is fast approaching, but the Bainbridge school board agenda is still dense with information and updates.

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A game board with a five-year layout and about a dozen potential projects that the school district may take on. To play, arrange each project piece in one of the total of five columns in the order that they should be started.

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BISD committee designs improved schools

In the background at the Bainbridge Island School District, about 30 people have been working all year to…

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School board member Robert Cromwell speaks out at the meeting.

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BISD to avoid staff layoffs, but budget still tight

The Bainbridge Island School District announced May 9 that it will not make any staffing reductions in the…

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BHS, Eagle Harbor rank among top schools in nation

Both Bainbridge and Eagle Harbor High Schools made it onto the U.S. News’ national Best High School list…

Student James Phillips secures a piece of plywood to the roof of the Hyla students’ tiny home project.

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Hyla students build tiny home for those in need

Not all the construction around Winslow is from road crews. Eight students at Hyla School are elbow-deep into…

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BI tries to level playing field for middle school sports

Bainbridge High School sports are at a disadvantage because there is no feeder program from the middle schools.

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BISD avoided financial ‘iceberg’ but more to come

After a few weeks of calm post-election, the March 28 school board meeting returned to the Bainbridge Island…