Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Lorilee Whitcomb, junior and Destiny Owens, junior, paint a portion of the "Sound of Music" set during their stagecraft class on Wednesday April 22, 2015 at Nikiski Middle-High School in Nikiski, Alaska. The show opens on Friday April 24 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students at $10 general admission.

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Students and hosts stand for a photo during a luncheon at the end of SoHi’s first Job Shadow Day, Wednesday at Soldotna Prep School. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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