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 [...]
‘Sprouting’ change for impoverished students
When Sprout Nicaragua co-founder Lauren Scharf decided to hold another fundraising dinner in Homer this year, she was cautious about expecting as large a turnout as last year.
She was pleasantly surprised.
Principal Gee takes the helm at Homer High
The first week in a new school can give anyone the jitters and a stomach full of butterflies.
Now, imagine being the new principal at Homer High School and getting a call from the governor.
Around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon, Principal Allan Gee got a quick phone call that Gov. Sean Parnell was on his way to visit the high school.
Kids get ready to learn on first day of school
School briefs
Youth get creative about climate change
The reality of climate change hit home for a duo of Homer High students at a special youth science camp this summer, especially when hearing first-hand accounts from their northern peers.
“Current CO2 levels are really high compared to the past. I always knew CO2 levels go up and down in cycles, but I didn’t know how real this really is until I found out that the current readings are literally off the charts compared with nearly all previous ones. It made me really understand how serious climate change is,” explained Homer high school student Justice Sky upon his return from the Alaska Youth for Environmental Action’s environmental training program “Getting Creative About Climate Change” held in Anchorage’s Arctic Valley ski area, July 20-24.
