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First time: Maritime Awareness Day

Published on September 11, 2015 By Pegge Erkeneff

Thunder, lightening, and rain didn’t stop Seward High Students from painting, welding and working on heavy equipment at the Vigor Shipyard, September 10, 2015. The interactive tour started at AVTEC when students from Seward High, AVTEC’s Welding, Diesel Mechanics and Constructions classes met with employers, department officials from DOT, and the Deputy Commissioner of the Department […]

Job shadow: a big, heavy project

Published on April 1, 2015 By Pegge Erkeneff

Seward High School students Marcus Sharamek and Kris Hettick spent Friday March 20, 2015, with Troy Hager and his heavy equipment class. The job shadow day was arranged through the Kenai Peninsula School District and John Clare. It allowed Kris and Marcus to see what AVTEC is like and to get a taste of the […]

Opportunity knocks: high school students to attend Job and Career Fair in Kenai

Published on March 17, 2014 By Pegge Erkeneff

Media Release KPBSD juniors and seniors to attend career and job fair Soldotna, March 17, 2014—The annual Peninsula Job and Career Fair, billed as the biggest recruitment event on the Kenai Peninsula, will be Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Peninsula Job Center in Kenai, Alaska. KPBSD and the Department […]

Knot tying for KPBSD students

Published on December 14, 2011 By Pegge Erkeneff

On December 6, 2011, KPBSD students who took a Nautical Science class through AVTEC (via Distance Delivery),  were able to go to AVTEC in Seward, Alaska, and prove their mastery in knot tying and receive a Knot Letter.  This letter and certification can help these students obtain employment in the Nautical Science pathways.  For more information you […]