Local students gain recognition
Homer High students win AP awards Five of the 10 students who earned a 2010 Advanced Placement Scholar Awards were Homer High School Students, a release from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District announced Tuesday morning. Jason Baird, son of Steve and Marie Baird, won a AP Scholar with Distinction Award for earning an average [...]
DDF: Not just for thespians and overachievers
For many students, starting something new can be both exciting, and frightening. But when that something new is Drama, Debate and Forensics, the outlet through which students can work through those feelings of anxiety, nervousness and fear is automatically built in.
Student enrollment numbers run the gamut
Shifts in school populations caught the attention of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Steve Atwater last week when the first numbers came in from Homer.
At McNeil Canyon Elementary School, 16 fewer students enrolled than anticipated. West Homer is down by 22 students, and Paul Banks Elementary class rolls record 32 fewer than expected.
Subduing the long winter break boredom
If the first weekend of Christmas break has already seen your youngsters bouncing off the walls from candy cane-induced sugar overload, it’s certainly not too early to consider how to keep those school-starved offspring entertained throughout the remainder of their time off.
More Thanksgiving recipes
Four of Brandon Young’s first-grade student recipes were inadvertently left out of last week’s Homer Tribune. We have included their recipes for Thanksgiving use next year. Natalie’s Turkey Ingredients: Turkey Directions: First you put it in the oven then take it out of the oven. Then stuff it. Roger’s Chocolate Pie Ingredients: Dough, Crust, Egg, [...]
‘Someday soon you’ll speak English just fine’
Students at Kachemak Bay Campus studying English as a second language are finding much more than just basic instruction from volunteer teachers Jane Regan and Kyra Wagner; they’re finding a welcoming home.
Volunteer tutor Jane Regan and GED examiner Kyra Wagner were each recently recognized by the Alaska Adult Education Association for their teaching efforts. Regan brought home the “Rising Star” award, while Wagner picked up recognition as Volunteer of the Year.
KBC Director Carol Swartz announced the awards Friday, outlining the two tutors’ special talents in working with each of their students.
Learning to live fantastic without plastics
As beaches around Kachemak Bay began to empty of trash – thanks to CoastWalk 2009 clean-up efforts – the walls at the Center for Alaska Coastal Studies began filling up with art.
So far, McNeil Elementary School has gathered the most beach trash – about 1,800 pounds worth – and they have the artwork on exhibit to prove it.
Local musher teaches Huskies about sled dogs
Local musher Jillian Rogers of Spitfire Kennels visited Ms. Kysar’s 8th Grade Reading class at Homer Middle School last week. The class has been studying about animal adaptations; in particular, adaptations of domesticated dogs. After researching different dog groups and specific breeds, Kysar invited Rogers to come share her competitive mushing experiences with the class.
School Briefs – Sept. 30
Chapman School • Mon. Oct. 5 Presentation at School Board Meeting, 7 p.m., at Homer Fireweed Academy • Thurs. Oct. 1 Picture day • Sat. Oct 10 Mind-A-Mazes in Soldotna Homer Connections Program • Tues. Oct. 6 Picture day at Paul Banks Elementary, 9 a.m. Homer High School • Thurs. Oct. 1 Picture day [...]
School Briefs – Sept. 23
Chapman School • Wednesday: Soccer at Chapman, 3:15 p.m. • Friday: Picture Day, starting at 9 a.m. Fireweed Academy • Friday: Field trip to Wynn Nature Center Homer Connections Program Ongoing: Connections is currently enrolling new and returning students for the 2009/10 school year. A birth certificate is required for kindergarten and students new to [...]
