Education
Schools briefs for the week of Oct. 14, 2018
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Local highschooler’s nonprofit looks to expand
The Nikiski Children’s Fund, a nonprofit set up by Nikiski High School student Carlee Rizzo, is looking to…
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Kenai Peninsula College Around Campus for the week of Sept. 24, 2018
KPC’s Kachemak Bay Campus Semester by the Bay program participates in federal beluga count
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Soldotna Community Schools Program begins this month
The opportunity to learn how to sew fur, master the fundamentals of coffee, swing dance and cha-cha, excel…
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Rainbow dash: Kids and families turn out for Kaliedoscope School’s Color Run
Runners and walkers got splashed with a bit of color during the Saturday, Sept. 15 Kaleidoscope School of…
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School district sees rise in homeless students
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has seen a 42-percent increase in their Students in Transition program from…
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Kenai Peninsula College Around Campus for the week of September 17, 2018
Alaska needs more teachers!
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School board fields questions, accusations about health care plan
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information about how the school district’s health care committee…
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Local nonprofit expanding chess program to central peninsula
A local nonprofit that’s teaching children to play chess is expanding its reach to the central peninsula.
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School board discusses future capital projects, potential school in Nanwalek
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District leadership is exploring the most important infrastructure projects in local schools as…
Education
New things to come for the 2018-2019 school year
As August begins, wild berries start to ripen, the fishing season slows and children, parents, educators and others…
Arts & Entertainment
Kenai music teacher earns national recognition
When Deborah Sounart came to Alaska, she had a roundtrip ticket and a plan to leave one year…
Education
School board discusses support for sales tax increase, no formal backing
At their Monday meeting, school board members expressed support for an initiative to bring a sales tax increase…
Arts & Entertainment
Out of class, but not off duty: Local teachers come together to make music
For the members of the band Recess Duty, teaching music all day just wasn’t enough.
Education
‘Just say no,’ no more
D.A.R.E. — the ubiquitous anti-drug campaign of the 1980s and 1990s — has come a long way since…
Education
Salmon in the Classroom gets gutsy
The “Salmon Professor” visited Connections Home School on Thursday, showing a group of students the ins and outs…
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Caring for my Backyard
Each year students across the Kenai Peninsula are tasked with finding a way to care for the place…
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Students learn about salmon through annual life cycle program
Sometimes it’s nice to go back to where it all begins. At least that’s what several lower Kenai…