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Four KPBSD schools receive USDA HealthierUS Schools Challenge (HUSSC) award

Published on September 12, 2012 By Pegge Erkeneff

PRESS RELEASE Bronze Award from the USDA HealthierUS Schools Challenge (HUSSC) is awarded to Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science, Paul Banks Elementary, Seward Elementary, and Soldotna Elementary Soldotna, September 12, 2012—Four Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools received national recognition for supporting the health of children and communities. As part of their efforts in […]

KPBSD and Alaska Shield 2012 simulation

Published on February 10, 2012 By Pegge Erkeneff

KPBSD is participating in the Alaska Shield 2012 simulation exercise. Thank you to staff, Soldotna Middle School, custodians, Student Nutrition Services staff, and locals who will stay at the SMS shelter. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Office of Emergency Management explains: The Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) is participating in Alaska Shield 2012. Alaska Shield is an […]

Dr. Atwater will continue to serve as Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent!

Published on January 31, 2012 By Pegge Erkeneff

Press Release Soldotna, January 31, 2012—Dr. Atwater will continue to serve as Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent! Questions and speculations about a potential superintendent for Anchorage and perhaps the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District began circulating several weeks ago. In December,  2011, Anchorage School District announced KPBSD Superintendent Atwater was one of two finalists […]

Who will you nominate? 2012 BP Teachers of Excellence program

Published on January 5, 2012 By Pegge Erkeneff

Who is your favorite KPBSD teacher?  Please make time to nominate the educator you want to be recognized as a 2012 BP Teacher of Excellence, and possibly the Alaska BP Teacher of the Year!   BP is pleased to be able to recognize teachers throughout the entire state of Alaska for their dedication to teaching and […]

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 […]

Your free chance. Learn construction, plumbing, culinary arts skills

Published on November 28, 2011 By Pegge Erkeneff

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 […]

Sixth grade student shares cycles and sapling story

Published on October 24, 2011 By Pegge Erkeneff

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 […]

News Release: Spring Creek School to close June 30, 2012

Published on October 20, 2011 By Pegge Erkeneff

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 […]

Will you dare to dream, think, and plan for college?

Published on October 17, 2011 By Pegge Erkeneff

2nd Annual Kenai Peninsula College Fair October 25, 2011 “You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost.” — Martha Graham, dancer, choreographer Do you want to find a great college to help you become the best you can be? College and post-secondary education helps you discover and achieve your dreams. […]

Mind A-Mazes: Fantastic Flight

Published on October 10, 2011 By Pegge Erkeneff

Fifty-eight student teams from twenty-two schools designed, built, and flew paper airplanes on Saturday, October 8, 2011, in the annual KPBSD Mind A-Mazes contest sponsored by Quest. A KPBSD problem-solving competition, 3 to 4 students work in a team to solve a long-term problem, prior to the competition. In addition, the day of the competition, a spontaneous problem […]