“Every day I speak to students at Soldotna High School about respect, treating people right, kindness, and dreams. I tell them that the choice is theirs: they can choose to make a difference in their lives as well as the lives of others. Actions speak louder than words, and this year they broke the sound […]
Mountain View Elementary Celebrates School-Wide Commitment to Responding to Conflict in A Positive Manner Nobody likes to get their feelings hurt! While most of us mask the hurt pretty well, it negatively effects affects us in a variety of ways. Most certainly it affects students who may have a hard time learning if they remain […]
“iPads for Orcas” Celebration Rolls Out New Learning Opportunities for Port Graham School Wednesday, September 21, 2016, rolled out iPads for Orcas, a festive celebration in Port Graham School. Students, staff, community, and guests gathered in anticipation for every student to be presented with their very own iPad for use in school. Before presenting the […]
Alexey Ivanov Voznesenka School While some twelfth graders across the country were suffering the burnout and underachievement symptomatic of the spring-time ailment commonly known as senioritis, Alexey Ivanov from Voznesenka School has made the year of his graduation his best one yet. Not only has his GPA improved dramatically while taking a rigorous program that […]
Aidan Philpot Susan B. English School Class of 2016 salutatorian, Aidan attended school at SBE from K-12th grade and exemplified what all students should strive to be. He worked hard in school, out of school and on the basketball court. Aidan will be attending Clarke University, Dubuque, Iowa, where he received an academic and basketball […]
Soldotna High School Kayla Haeg Soldotna High School’s valedictorian Kayla Haeg holds deep pride in her choice to take full advantage of the many opportunities and courses offered at Soldotna High School. She often found that the knowledge she gained in diverse courses extended across multiple academic disciplines and well beyond the classroom. “After spending […]
River City Academy Haley Trefon Haley is an outstanding, exceptional student in the Class of 2016. She began her high school career at Skyview High School, then Soldotna High School, and transferred to RCA her senior year, where Haley fit in beautifully and worked very hard to complete her standards. She earned the Alaska Performance […]
Kelsey Meganack Port Graham School Port Graham School is very fortunate to have Head Start in the building. The patter of little feet and giggles fill the hall throughout the day. In her senior year, Kelsey volunteered in the classroom and enjoyed helping students. She would often report about out how positive her experiences were […]
Krista Sinclair, Ninilchik School Class of 2016 valedictorian, Krista has been active in both volleyball and basketball all four years as well as being recognized on the all-academic teams each year. She graduates with a 4.0 GPA and 21 college credits through Kenai Peninsula College utilizing the KPB Jump Start program. Krista earned the UA Scholar […]
Nikolaevsk School Nikolaevsk graduated nine seniors in the Class of 2016. While the staff and community are excited to see what the future holds for our nine seniors, we are inexplicably proud to see them graduate and enter into this next phase of their lives—especially because we have known most of them for their entire […]