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FSD facilities bond set to pass

Measure garnered almost 62 percent of vote in favor of building new high school, improving district infrastructure By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — As of a Feb. ...

Same bond, lower rate

Ferndale School District facilities bond will appear on February ballot, but rate per thousand is lower due to property assessments By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE ...

Learning to compete with LEGO

Ferndale Family Connections students enter the world of FIRST LEGO League FERNDALE — In only its first full year in the Ferndale School District, Ferndale Family Connections is already ...

FSD welcomes new propane-powered buses

Propane brings fuel discounts, state rebates FERNDALE — They don’t look much different from typical school buses, but the new vehicles recently purchased by the Ferndale School ...

Be the One up and running in Ferndale

FSD has funded program’s first semester; Scott and Anita Locker heading up community backing By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Lynden-based Be The One mentoring ...

Nuts and bolts of proposed projects, cost

High school improvements will cost $107 million This is the third piece in a multi-part series examining the Ferndale Schools’ bond up for vote in the Nov. 6 election. By Ashley Hiruko ...

Windward grad is June 12

  FERNDALE — Windward High School’s graduation ceremony is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, in the WHS gymnasium.   Check the ClassNotes section of next week’s Ferndale ...

FHS Spanish program founder to retire

Teacher Herbert Porter to leave after 38 years By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — When Herbert Porter began his career at the Ferndale High School in 1980, there ...

Be the One plans expansion to Ferndale, Bellingham

Mentoring program started in Lynden in 2012 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Lynden-based mentorship program Be the One is planning to expand into Ferndale and ...

New program targets first-gen college students

WCC awarded $1.3 million in Upward Bound federal grant; focus is on three local school districts By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The path of education after high ...