Two Kenai Peninsula students study STEM in Anchorage

School may be out, but middle schoolers Olivia Reger of Cooper Landing and Blaine Hayes of Soldotna used some of their summer days in June… Continue reading

A group of Soldotna Montessori sixth-graders presented the idea for the Food Pantry to Soldotna City Council in order to make their vision a reality. The food pantry officially opened on Friday, May 12, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Food for thought

On the corner of North Binkley Street and East Park Avenue, students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School are fighting hunger in the community with a… Continue reading

A group of Soldotna Montessori sixth-graders presented the idea for the Food Pantry to Soldotna City Council in order to make their vision a reality. The food pantry officially opened on Friday, May 12, 2017 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Rosemary Bird was honored at the end of the choir pop concert on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Kenai Central High School Auditorium in Kenai, Alaska. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

A Farewell to Mrs. Bird

The Kenai Middle School choir bid a fond farewell to choir teacher Rosemary Bird on Thursday, April 27 in the Kenai Central High School Auditorium… Continue reading

Rosemary Bird was honored at the end of the choir pop concert on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the Kenai Central High School Auditorium in Kenai, Alaska. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Terry Yerly, left, and Brenden Jones, fourth-graders from Tustumena Elementary School, race against the clock during lightning round of the elementary school math meet at Mountain View Elementary on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The meet brought together 120 fourth, fifth and sixth-graders from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Photo: Mathletes

Terry Yerly, left, and Brenden Jones, fourth-graders from Tustumena Elementary School, race against the clock during lightning round of the elementary school math meet at… Continue reading

Terry Yerly, left, and Brenden Jones, fourth-graders from Tustumena Elementary School, race against the clock during lightning round of the elementary school math meet at Mountain View Elementary on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. The meet brought together 120 fourth, fifth and sixth-graders from across the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Connor McKamy, a graduate of the Kenai Peninsula College’s welding program, shows fourth-graders from Mountain View Elementary an example of the work he does. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

Fourth-grade going on Freshman

Here is what fourth-graders know about college. “College helps you get a better job,” “there’s a lot of knowledge there and you can make things”… Continue reading

Connor McKamy, a graduate of the Kenai Peninsula College’s welding program, shows fourth-graders from Mountain View Elementary an example of the work he does. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Tehya Nichols performs on stage in the one-act play “HDYMTWBT,” written by Mike Druce, a former Soldotna High School teacher. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

One act at a time

The drama department at Soldotna High School presented their annual “One-Act Play Festival” this past weekend, which included four different plays at three different showings… Continue reading

Tehya Nichols performs on stage in the one-act play “HDYMTWBT,” written by Mike Druce, a former Soldotna High School teacher. (Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)
Feast your eyes on this

Feast your eyes on this

No reservations are required at the 28th annual Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Visual Feast, which opened with a reception April 6 and will be… Continue reading

Feast your eyes on this
Live streaming: Fifth-graders visit Slikok Creek

Live streaming: Fifth-graders visit Slikok Creek

Fifth-grade students at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary trekked along a trail, across the road, down a hill and over a small stream to Slikok Creek on… Continue reading

Live streaming: Fifth-graders visit Slikok Creek
Sixth grade students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School fashioned the bags they made using donated T-shirts, in an effort to reduce the use of plastic bags. (Photo courtesy Terri Carter)

Zero waste with rags to bags

Students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School are no strangers to community service. For the entire third quarter of each year, students donate at least one… Continue reading

Sixth grade students at Soldotna Montessori Charter School fashioned the bags they made using donated T-shirts, in an effort to reduce the use of plastic bags. (Photo courtesy Terri Carter)

Top 12 selected for Caring for the Kenai competition

Twelve high school students from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District have been selected as finalists in this year’s Caring for the Kenai competition. A… Continue reading

Board of Education presents preliminary budget despite fiscal uncertainties

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education presented a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2018, cautioning that it is a work in progress… Continue reading

Emergency services program serves students and the community

Since KPC’s paramedic program was launched 12 years ago, 115 students have graduated with 2-year, associate of applied science degrees. According to instructors in the… Continue reading

Project SEARCH interns work behind the scenes at hospital

Six Kenai Peninsula Borough School District students and graduates who spent part of this year working at Central Peninsula Hospital — folding linens, stocking and… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

Even though the spring semester got underway last week, anyone who has not yet registered can still do so, with an instructor’s permission, through the… Continue reading

School news for Dec. 19

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College: Around the Peninsula

Kenai Peninsula College’s two campuses (Kenai River Campus in Soldotna and Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer) and two extension sites (Anchorage and Resurrection Bay) will… Continue reading

School News for Dec. 12

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

KPC has received the gift of a lifetime of artwork by renowned Alaskan artist James Evenson. The collection of 20 original stone lithograph prints, an… Continue reading

The Sm'algyax Language Learners group sings a Christmas carol in Sm'algyax, the language of the Tsimshian people, on the one-year anniversary celebration of the group's beginning. Standing is Nancy Barnes, one of the group's organizers.

Sm’algyax group celebrates year

A year ago this time, the students in the Sm’algyax Language Learners group in Juneau were reviewing vocabulary in the language of the Tsimshian people.… Continue reading

The Sm'algyax Language Learners group sings a Christmas carol in Sm'algyax, the language of the Tsimshian people, on the one-year anniversary celebration of the group's beginning. Standing is Nancy Barnes, one of the group's organizers.

Kenai Peninsula College: Around campus

KPC is offering a six hour, non-credit, non-shooting course that offers basic fundamentals, skills and rules for safe handling of firearms. Jason Gahm, NRA certified… Continue reading