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Gallery: Last day of school

June 16, 2023 8:45 pm

Students arrive at Squalicum on the last day of school. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Bus driver Joshua Triplett rocks a matching shirt, shorts and bucket hat with rings and leis for the last day of school. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

The KAFE 104.1 team — from left, Dave Walker, Allan Fee and Patrice Valentine — interviews Superintendent Greg Baker on board a school bus outside Birchwood Elementary. The team rode a district school bus around to chat with Bellingham students and staff on its third school district tour of the week. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Principal Nicole Talley greets Emma Alford on the last day of school June 16 at Birchwood Elementary. Talley will work at Wade King Elementary next year as an assistant principal. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Squalicum junior Hannah Milnes sings on the radio with Allan Fee of KAFE 104.1. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Esme Martinez hangs from the monkey bars during morning recess. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Paraeducator April Loveland, left, greets Louis De Vries with bubble blowers at Squalicum High School. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Counselor Anna Harrison, right, greets Lila Yost as she arrives for the last day of school. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News)

Bellingham Public Schools celebrated the last day of the 2022-23 school year June 16 as the KAFE 104.1 team rode a school bus around the city to chat with students and staff.