Spring break is here! If your family or student travels outside the state, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District recommends travelers get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of returning to Alaska, and practice social distancing until you receive the results. Free testing is also available at the airport upon arrival. Have fun – and […]

News Release Community Budget Forums: planning for the 2021-2022 school year Update 3-15-21: The session scheduled for Seward has changed to Thursday, March 25, 2021. The initial date announced was March 18, 2021. Soldotna, March 5, 2021—Public involvement and input for the school district budget counts. District administration will meet with site councils and everyone […]

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” In 2020-2021, Battle of the Books (BOB) provided that place for roughly 250 KPBSD dedicated readers navigating life as students during a pandemic.  Battle of the Books participants normally meet with their coaches during lunch and after school asking each other […]

End of the Quarter – good work everyone!No school for students, except a few schools have variance calendars, so these schools are in session on Friday:*variance: Kachemak-Selo, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk, Port Graham, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools are in session  Tweet This Post

Spring Break in KPBSD is March 8-12, 2021* *variance: Kachemak-Selo, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools are in session and have a different spring break “March is one of my most favorite times of the year here on the Peninsula! Longer days with the sun gaining in warmth make for some special opportunities to get […]

Board of Education Meeting March 1, 2021The following school board meetings and work sessions will be held in the Renée C. Henderson, Auditorium, Kenai Central High School, 9583 Kenai Spur Highway, Kenai, AK unless otherwise noted. PLEASE NOTE: The meetings are open to the public. The public is invited to attend and to listen and […]

Upstream Academy Goes Remote In a “normal” February, KPBSD Upstream would be in full swing, with the Upstream Medical Tech Academy starting soon, and plans in the works for Upstream Marine and Upstream Drone. Safe school operations during COVID-19 put Upstream in person academies on hold. However, even though students are not staying at the […]

ALERT: Soldotna Area Update 4:10 PM: Sterling Highway is now open. Buses are beginning afternoon bus route runs, and schools will have estimated times for students who are still onsite and need transportation. Afternoon travel and bus transportation in Soldotna area will experience a delay today, Wednesday, February 24, 2021, due to an accident and […]

Seward Middle School are the State of Alaska Battle of the Books champions, and won the 2021 competition today! Congratulations to Coach Shelley Walker and her amazing team—three of the four team members have been competing in state competitions together since 4th grade! Together we celebrate all the teams, and especially the Silver Salmon champion […]

Congratulations to the Kenai team for an amazing job and teamwork in challenging battles! Abigail Moffett, Elizabeth Moffett, Jayna Boonstra, Emily Moss, Adeline Smith 2020-2021 Battle of the Books List! AK Battle of the Books website Tweet This Post