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    BISD leadership affirms protections for LGBTQ students
    By Margaret Hetherwick • February 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Despite a maelstrom from D.C., Washington students’ rights will remain intact, local leaders say.

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    At Hyla School on Bainbridge Island, the world is its classroom. Courtesy Hyla School
    Unleash your student’s potential at Hyla
    By Hyla School • August 26, 2024 6:00 am

    At Bainbridge Island school, real-world experiences launch academic success for lifetime impact

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    Schools that cultivate the ability for students to thrive in a changing world teach beyond the textbook and test. Hyla School photo
    Beyond the Textbook: Preparing your student for a...
    By Hyla School • June 24, 2024 6:00 am

    Bainbridge Island school takes students beyond textbooks and tests, foster a real love of learning

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    James Rufo-Hill, a science teacher at Hyla School on Bainbridge Island, teaches a climate change course that includes a project with Eco-Adapt and Washington State Ferries to illustrate the possible rising sea levels. Photo courtesy Hyla School
    Bainbridge Island students share climate change optimism and...
    By Hyla School • May 27, 2024 6:00 am

    Hyla School students design interactive ferry terminal signage with local climate experts

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    Brandyn Boyd, Magnolia Forest Preschool courtesy photos
Two preschool students play in the water during a school day.
    Legacy of outdoor ed on BI brings nature...
    By Margaret Hetherwick • March 29, 2024 1:30 am

    Bainbridge Islanders are known for their love and appreciation of the natural environment. But what inspires that passion, and how…

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    A still shot from one of the videos showing a person with a sign.
    NKSD superintendent lead suspect in political sign thefts
    By Molly Hetherwick Kitsap News Group • February 2, 2024 1:30 am

    Scott Henden hid on the side of the road and waited.

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    Regardless of whether you’re a recent high-school graduate or an adult returning to education after years away, the Washington College Grant can make that college degree or certificate more affordable. Tiffany Diamond Photography
    College is within reach thanks to the Washington...
    By Olympic College • August 14, 2023 6:00 am

    The college degree or certificate you’ve always dreamed of earning is within reach thanks to the Washington College Grant. This…

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    Open Window Online program as an option for gifted 4th and 5th grade students from all over Washington.
    Online learning can work for gifted students
    By Open Window School • November 28, 2022 6:00 am

    Intentionally designed education, collaboration + individualized learning creates model for success

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    Youth Jazz rehearses Sundays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at North Point Church, Poulsbo, from September until just before Memorial Day in May. Learn more at bremertonwestsoundsymphony.org/youth-jazz-ensemble.
    Got soul? Youth Jazz Ensemble welcoming new members
    By Bremerton West Sound Symphony • January 10, 2022 6:00 am

    All instruments, beginners and advanced musicians welcome!

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    Comcast’s Lift Zones complement its Internet Essentials program and is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to help connect low-income families to the Internet in and outside of the home.
    Bridging the Digital Divide in Kitsap County
    By Comcast • June 14, 2021 6:00 am

    Comcast Addresses Internet Connectivity Needed In and Out of the Home

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    Report: Safety measures paramount to reopening schools
    By Mark Krulish • November 14, 2020 1:30 am

    Confirmed COVID-19 cases are being uncovered in higher numbers in Washington and schools in Kitsap County have backed off bringing…

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    Teachers take on challenge of online instruction this year
    Teachers take on challenge of online instruction this...
    By Mark Krulish • September 3, 2020 1:30 am

    Whether it’s their first or 30th year teaching, educators in the Bainbridge Island School District were embarking on the same…

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    BISD Board adopts reopening plan
    BISD Board adopts reopening plan
    By Mark Krulish • August 5, 2020 1:30 am

    The Bainbridge Island School District Board of Directors affirmed at their regular meeting on July 30 its commitment to starting…

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    Study: schools may be able to safely reopen with measures in place
    Study: schools may be able to safely reopen...
    By Mark Krulish • July 16, 2020 1:30 am

    Schools are not islands — that’s the conclusion scientists at the Bellevue-based Institute for Modeling Disease came to in a…

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    Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, laid out the state’s guidelines for grading in the final term of this school year.
    Students cannot fail, says state superintendent in laying...
    By Mark Krulish • April 23, 2020 1:00 pm

    While local school districts will receive plenty of latitude in deciding how to properly evaluate students in the final weeks…

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    Washington Gov. Jay Inslee pauses at the end of a news conference Monday at the Capitol in Olympia. He announced that schools will remain physically closed for the remainder of the school year due to the coronavirus outbreak, and that public and private school students will continue distance learning through June. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    1.2 million students won’t return to classrooms anytime...
    By Jerry Cornfield Herald Writer • April 7, 2020 8:00 am

    The governor has extended a statewide closure through June 19 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    Buddy-up for a good cause!
    Buddy-up for a good cause!
    By State Farm, Scott Cashman • March 2, 2020 6:00 am

    Get a free quote and do some good for the local public school

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    Lynn Heimsoth
    Husband suspected of murdering former Kitsap County educator
    By Tyler Shuey • December 30, 2019 1:30 am

    Former Kitsap County teacher Lynn Heimsoth, 58, was allegedly shot and killed by her husband, Kevin Heimsoth, last week, according…

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    Salmon Tours return to Poulsbo
    Salmon Tours return to Poulsbo
    November 8, 2019 1:30 am

    Salmon tours kick off this Saturday at Poulsbo’s Fish Park from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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    NKHS Astronomy Club invites the public to view astronomical event Nov. 11
    NKHS Astronomy Club invites the public to view...
    By Herald Staff • November 4, 2019 1:30 am

    Transit of Mercury observation set for Nov. 11 at 7:30 a.m.

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