I visited one of our local elementary schools during lunch time today. I’d forgotten how much interaction, conversation, and social buzz happens during meal time! In addition, we can be proud of the KPBSD Student Nutrition Services team–do you know that KPBSD serves more than 3,000 school lunches everyday? And 1,000 breakfasts? The nutritious lunch meal smelled delicious. Maple grazed […]
Teens: do you want to learn construction, plumbing, or culinary arts skills? How about employability skills, Dental Assistant, Emergency Trauma Technician, or Personal Care Attendant skills? Local business owners: are you aware students receive this type of skill training? Would you consider hiring a student for part-time or summer work who has completed one of these […]
West Homer Elementary heads to Anchorage in January to compete In a three-component robotics, research, and teamwork competition sponsored by First Lego League, a West Homer fifth and sixth grade team won their first tournament this year against seven other teams in Kenai on November 19 to advance to the Anchorage competition in January! Competing […]
Kids and adults raced Redoubt Elementary halls today…for a good cause! Principal John Pothast competed against Superintendent Steve Atwater to see who could race the hallways, pushing grocery carts, fill them with cans of food donated by students, and get back to starting position, first. Dr. Atwater won the blue ribbon for time, wearing his speedy […]
November 15, 2011 A feast was held today! Kenai Alternative High School served their 21st annual Thanksgiving Day Meal to 166 parents, students, and invited guests–many who were community members active with the high school throughout the year. Greeters at the door welcomed everyone with hellos and smiles. What a contrast to the frigid, wind-to-the-bone noon […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District appreciates the dedicated professionals who serve as principals and assistant principals at our forty-four schools. Thirty-nine principals and nine assistant principals serve in the KPBSD. Governor Parnell proclaims School Principal Recognition Day November 18, 2011 “The principal is the principal teacher, the first among many—part of a team of professionals. His or her […]
October 27, 2011 I’ve been thinking about Red Ribbon Week and how young people learn to make healthy choices in their lives, and in their peer relationships. (Red Ribbon Week is the last week in the month of October.) While visiting a mini-art show at Soldotna Middle School, this digital image project grabbed my attention. Kudos to eight grade […]
Cycles Theme Leads Charter School Into Forest Help —By Briea Gregory, 6th grade student Center for Alaska Coastal Studies staff member Patrick Chandler came to Fireweed Academy, a local charter school, to talk about how a forest is a cycle. (The school has quarterly themes, and this quarter’s theme is cycles.) Chandler showed the kids […]
Soldotna, October 20, 2011— The Youthful Offender Program (YOP), currently located in Seward, Alaska, will move from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District to the Anchorage School District June 30, 2012. Spring Creek School is part of the Youthful Offender Program (YOP) located in Spring Creek Correctional Center—a maximum security state operated correctional facility in […]
Monday morning: I flew to a small school in Port Graham, Alaska, which is south and east of Homer. I’ve had the opportunity to tag along on several trips to our diverse schools where I’m learning about the KPBSD school district, taking photos, meeting students and educators. Arriving at the school, two framed paintings hinged with a mirror caught […]