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Wednesday event aims to teach Blaine students, families about local food and healthy habits

BLAINE - Students and their families will learn about the importance of farm-fresh food at school and at home during a "Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds" event Wednesday, Oct. 24.

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900 fifth-graders to visit WWU Oct. 23 for Compass 2 Campus

About 900 fifth graders from Skagit and Whatcom counties will be visiting Western Washington University on Tuesday, Oct. 23, to see firsthand what a university campus is like. The tour kicks off the fourth year of Compass 2 Campus, a proactive effort that sends trained WWU student mentors into...
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Mother-2-Mother aims to find mentors for teen moms in Whatcom County

Teen moms in Whatcom County will be matched with mentors who are themselves mothers under a new program from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Washington.
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Proposal for special-order gun business near Lynden school raises concern

LYNDEN - A couple living near Lynden High School has applied to start a special-order gun-building business in the home, and at least one neighbor is concerned about safety.
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New Bellingham arts preschool to offer demo day

BELLINGHAM - A new arts preschool and after-school program is introducing itself to the community with a demonstration day Saturday, Sept. 15.
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First day brings life to schools in Bellingham, county

Classrooms in Bellingham and beyond were filled with the cacophony of chatting students, unzipping backpacks and newly shoed feet as several districts in the county had their first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 4.
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Nooksack, Lynden, Bellingham schools leading the way in improving test scores

Nooksack Valley School District made big gains on state tests this year, beating state averages in just about every subject and surpassing its scores from the previous year.
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Math, science scores up for Whatcom County schools

There were more ups than downs for Whatcom County schools and schools throughout the state on the latest round of standardized tests, especially in the traditionally more challenging categories of math and science.
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Test results to be released for Whatcom County students; state changes school assessment

Yearly test results for Washington state students are set to be released Wednesday, Aug. 29, but the way the state uses those results will be different.
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Ferndale's Mountain View set to start its last year; Meridian starts construction

FERNDALE - Big changes are on the way at Ferndale School District, with the biggest being the closure of Mountain View Elementary at the end of the 2012-13 school year.