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Greetings at the Door: How our elementary schools create a positive environment for learning
3/20/23
At the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, Positive Greetings at the Door is an intentional practice used in every classroom at the elementary level. The strategy is part of the Whole Child approach to learning, which focuses on creating an environment where students feel connected and sense of belonging in their classroom. -
SBLSD Athletic Accomplishments: Winter 2022-23
3/16/23
Check out all the accomplishments of our sports teams and staff during the 2022-23 Winter Season! Congratulations to all the players who took on both their professional and personal goals this year. -
Choosing SBLSD: Paraeducators
3/14/23
Our paraeducators play a huge role in our promise to know, value and support every student at SBLSD.
During Education Support Professionals Week (March 13-17, 2023), we want to take the opportunity to share some of their stories and thank them for the work they do to know, value and support every child. -
For BLHS senior Lily Hoopes, robotics is a passion and family affair
2/13/23: Lily Hoopes, now a senior at Bonney Lake High School, first joined Panther Robotics as a freshman, and has been a member ever since. Now, it's more than just a passion for her - four of her family members also help out at the club.
As we celebrate CTE month this month, listen to Lily's story and learn more about Panther Robotics. -
School counselors make a difference
2/9/23
See how our schools celebrated their counselors during 2023 National School Counseling Week, and learn some of the work they do to know, value and support all students. -
Elhi Hill students highlight safety, activities at Youth Forum
1/26/23
Students at the Elhi Hill High School Program made their voices heard this week at a youth forum facilitated by the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District and the Communities for Families Coalition. Their top concerns: mental health resources, public safety, and availability of teen activities and hang out spots. -
BLHS students explore future possibilities at Career Day
11/22/22
On Nov. 21 for Career Day, BLHS students had the opportunity to learn from more than 40 community members about their career experience and ask questions! Their words of wisdom help inspire students to pursue their own goals after graduation and beyond. Thank you to all the community members who participated and partnered with us! -
Students, staff join in Community Big Give delivering groceries to families in need
11/22/22
Once again, volunteers showed up to help our community in the Community Big Give on Saturday! The annual event is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving to distribute groceries to families in need within Sumner-Bonney Lake, Dieringer & White River School District communities who have signed up for a meal. This year, about 1,250 meals were delivered! -
Native American Education Program students learn to make Navajo fry bread
11/10/22
In this month’s lesson, students in the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District Native American Education Program at Sumner Middle School learned that today, Navajo fry bread is a popular food among Native American tribes, but it is also connected to a painful past in Native American history. Watch them learn how to make it. -
Center for Strong Families on a mission to help with financial stability
11/3/22
The Center for Strong Families offers employment coaching, financial coaching and screenings for income support through various benefits programs.
"When there is less stress at home, there's less stress for kids at school,” said SBLSD Superintendent Dr. Laurie Dent. “What we've done in this district is we've made a promise to every kid that you will be known, valued and supported, ready to graduate. And the Center for Strong Families helps us fulfill that promise.”
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Recognizing Juneteenth 2022
June 19, 2022 - The nineteenth day of June, recognized as Juneteenth, is a day of remembrance for the day enslaved African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom, more than two years after the emancipation proclamation was issued. Juneteenth has been designated as a federal holiday and in 2023 will become a Washington state holiday.
This year, classrooms across the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District recognized Juneteenth on either Friday, June 17, or Monday, June 20. -
Натхненна своєю українською та афро-американською культурою, Глорія Кузьменко-Латімер із Самнер Вищої Школи буде вивчати глобальні справи в Єльському Університету.
Глорія навчалася вдома до сьомого класу, коли вона вступила в середню школу Самнера. Вона наполовину українка, наполовину афроамериканка, і з дитинства зрозуміла, як мова може формувати людей і культуру. У ранні роки вона часто породжувала до України, щоб побачитися з родиною.
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Inspired by her Ukrainian, African-American culture, Sumner High’s Gloria Kuzmenko-Latimer to study global affairs at Yale
June 17, 2022 - Next fall, Sumner High School 2022 graduate Gloria Kuzmenko-Latimer will study global affairs at Yale University.
Gloria hopes to be able to return to Ukraine and to one day work and live abroad. She wants to find ways to help people, similar to her mother, who is a paraeducator with the District and works often with Ukrainian and Russian students. -
Juggling Club draws students to new skills at Emerald Hills Elementary
Walk into the gym at Emerald Hills Elementary on a Tuesday or Thursday morning, and the scene might look like a circus.
Literally.
It’s called Juggling Club, and it’s a hit. Click the headline to read more. -
Sumner HS, Sumner MS students use Gratitude Lockers to spread positivity
Sumner High School and Sumner Middle School both installed Gratitude Lockers this year. The purpose of the lockers? To get students to share what they’re grateful for on index cards and slip them inside.
It’s a simple concept, but one that SHS sophomore Ilee Lewis hopes will spread positivity after a couple of difficult years through the COVID-19 pandemic. -
New aerospace class at Sumner HS prepares students for high-demand jobs
Core Plus Aerospace is a two-year high school advanced manufacturing curriculum that prepares students for high-demand jobs through hands-on learning.
Students gain real-world skills that open doors to good-paying manufacturing jobs and give them an advantage when applying for apprenticeships, post-high school certificates, and college degrees. -
'Let's Talk About It." Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental health wellness is an essential part of the overall health and well-being of both our students and staff. Mental health challenges affect all of us and the way we think, feel and act.
Click here to learn more about stories from the people in our district as well as the event we're hosting in partnership with Coordinated Care and Kids' Mental Health Pierce County. -
'We are prepared for the real thing.' Partnership, planning pays off in lahar drill
The April 29 regional lahar drill was a success, if you ask Maple Lawn Elementary Principal Elli McDaniel.
“I learned that we are absolutely prepared for the real thing,” she said. “It's all in the preparation and educating our students on what to do and why it's important. They were kind, they were respectful and they followed our Husky Way expectations, which is all about safety. And they did a fantastic job.”
Learn more about the partnership and planning that went into preparing our staff and students for a lahar emergency. -
Bonney Lake Elementary students celebrate successes with first-ever Growth Parade
Bonney Lake Elementary students celebrated their successes at their first-ever Growth Parade.
Each student was given the opportunity to pick one idea and share it on a poster and decorate that poster, knowing they would share it with families and the community.
“We haven't had our students in our classrooms every day until this year and the growth has been so evident and so exciting,” said BLE Principal LeeAnn Alfano. -
DEE sets off record domino chain with 5,000 boxes of donated cereal for local food bank
Donald Eismann Elementary spent weeks collecting cereal boxes for a project that was organized this year by third graders as part of the school’s leadership program, where each grade level organizes a service project to better the local community.
The domino chain is an unofficial world record for an assorted cereal domino in an elementary school, but it’s also more than that: It's benefiting local families through the Bonney Lake Food Bank. -
Music in Our Schools Month: March 2022
March might be Music in Our Schools Month, but schools across the Sumner-Bonney Lake School District celebrate music all year long.
From elementary to high school, hundreds of students are involved in music programs with some of our award-winning teachers.
The District’s high and middle schools offer jazz band, symphonic band, percussion, beginning guitar, marching band, musical theater and choir courses. -
‘Topping Off’ Ceremony celebrates milestone in Sumner High School expansion project
You may notice a red, white and blue steel beam sitting at the top of the construction site of the new Sumner High School building.
The project reached a milestone in construction this week by placing the last steel beam on the project. The beam was signed by students and staff. -
Lakeridge MS students participate in first-ever Unity Week
Students at Lakeridge Middle School participated in a first-ever Unity Week event to strengthen kindness, empathy and respect at school.
