ALASKA INTERAGENCY INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TYPE 2 TEAM Rob Allen, INCIDENT COMMANDER FIRE INFORMATION PHONE: (907) 351-2206 EMAIL: funnyriverfire@gmail.com 5-21-14 Funny River Road Fire Update – PDF May 21, 2014 FUNNY RIVER FIRE UPDATE Funny River Fire Grows to 20,000 acres The Funny River Fire is sending significant smoke into Soldotna and Kasilof today and as far […]
NEWS RELEASE Nikiski schools update II Soldotna, May 9, 2014, 5:00 PM—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) can confirm that the person who is the subject of an investigation of inappropriate contact between a teacher and a student is the same suicidal person Alaska State Troopers (AST) were searching for yesterday. KPBSD can also […]
Kiowa Richardson, River City Academy (RCS) senior, appointed to the United States Air Force Academy River City Academy is proud to announce the appointment of RCA’s Class of 2014 Valedictorian, Kiowa M. Richardson, to the United States Air Force Academy. Kiowa has been selected from an elite applicant list of over 9,700 candidates to become […]
Karla Barkman, KPBSD District Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist, was chosen to receive the 2014 Linda K. Barrett Service Award. This award is given annually by the Alaska Association of School Librarians to a fellow librarian who is member of AkASL, has demonstrated service to the school library profession, and has provided significant services to […]
Jason Bickling, Seward Middle School administer, is named Alaska 2014 Region III Principal of the Year! His response: “Honestly, it’s very humbling to be recognized when I know there are a lot of administrators out there doing great things in their schools and making a difference for kids.” “I am pleased to learn that Mr. […]
Dear Dr. Atwater, My name is John Baker. I am just recovering from two days of music making at Kenai Central High School with over 300 students from your school district. From the moment Alan Fields picked me up at the airport to the time Renee Henderson dropped me off for my trip home, I […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 Media Release KPBSD 2014-2015 budget revision Soldotna, April 11, 2014—Due to the changing fiscal climate at state and local levels, district administration is recommending that funding for the Skyview Middle School pool in Soldotna, Alaska, be reinstated into the 2014-2015 (FY15) budget. KPBSD district administration has […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Kenai Peninsula College Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 or Gary J. Turner, KPC Director, 907.262.0315 KPBSD and KPC Joint Media Release Soldotna, April 7, 2014—JumpStart opens to juniors, and includes bus transportation from high schools to KPC. Kenai Peninsula College (KPC) and Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) officials jointly […]
“The intensive needs (IN) team at Homer High School is outstanding and goes to incredible lengths to make sure that our students have meaningful inclusion,” said Clayton Holland, director of pupil services. “Along with the other wonderful staff at Homer High School, they have created a school culture that accepts, includes, and is accountable for […]
Freshmen students at Soldotna High School (SoHi) discovered a new resource to find inspiration: themselves. Soldotna English teacher Matt Walton recently designed a website specifically to showcase freshmen students who achieve success in academics, sports, or extra-curricular activities, overcome a personal challenge, or perform a good deed. Walton says, “I wanted to design an inspirational […]