Delta Junction
Delta Junction, AK · Education
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Fairbanks school district sees lower-than-projected enrollment numbers after October count
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is seeing about 589 fewer students attending its schools during the current academic year from last year, according to a report from the district. Researchers collected the enrollment data for the 2025-2026 school year for submission to the State...
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‘Everyone thought that we weren’t gonna make it’: How a school in Fairbanks became state champions in inaugural season
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Almost a year removed from earning the schools first state title in any sport, Student Wrestling Development Program (SWDP) did what many thought would be impossible this football season. Located in Fairbanks, SWDP proved it’s more than just a wrestling school, dominating the Seward Seahawks in...
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AK interior medical education summit meets at UAF
The Alaska Interior Medical Education Summit, better known as AIMES, is an event hosted each year by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where students and community members alike can gather to learn more about opportunities in the world of medicine. This year marked the 14th annual AIMES conference, held in...
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Fairbanks school board rejects Pearl Creek charter school application
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Fairbanks school board rejects Pearl Creek charter school application
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - At its Tuesday meeting, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board unanimously denied an application to establish a charter school at Pearl Creek Elementary — which was closed earlier this year, along with two other district schools — for the 2025-2026 academic year. The...
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ASUAF Oct. 8 and Oct. 15
On October 8, the Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Senate met for their weekly meeting where they presented several pieces of legislation and listened to Alyssa Enriquez present a travel funding request to attend the Professional and Organization Development Conference in San Diego, California. Funding was requested...
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University or Alaska expands drone R&D efforts with Windracers UAS
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is expanding its drone industry development programme with the purchase of two large-payload drones, which will be used to test cargo deliveries and emergency responses. The Windracers ULTRA aircraft for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration (ACUASI) arrived in Fairbanks at the end...
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Fairbanks school board rejects Pearl Creek charter school application
At its Tuesday meeting, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board unanimously denied an application to establish a charter school at Pearl Creek Elementary — which was closed earlier this year, along with two other district schools — for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Soldotna caps off undefeated season, third straight state title with rout of Lathrop
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Stars align in 51-28 victory over Lathrop in D2 state title game
Challenged early in the second half on Friday night, the Soldotna football team responded with three touchdowns on three offensive snaps to pull away for its third straight state title and 15th in school history. Chase Hall furnished two of his three touchdowns in the third-quarter scoring spree that sparked...
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Series Preview: Michigan Tech @ Alaska
After what seemed like an eternity to very excited Huskies fans, Michigan Tech (1-1-0) resume play after an early week off in Fairbanks Alaska (1-3-0) to play the Nanooks. Alaska find themselves at home after playing in the Ice Breaker tournament, taking second place after an upset win against Quinnipiac and loss to Arizona State.
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UAF boosts health of Nanook nation with free flu shots
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New policy has students asking: exemptions or a sick day?
In the midst of some notable new changes of the new 2025-2026 school year, the update to exemptions is prominent. The informational papers that are located in the main hallway and classrooms give a full overview of requirements for exemptions this year. These papers state that to obtain an exemption...
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Gridiron Recaps: Stars Punch Ticket to Title Game; Kardinals Fall Short in Semifinal Battle
Division II Semifinal: Soldotna 35, West Valley 14. The Soldotna Stars are heading back to the Division II state championship after a decisive 35-14 win over the West Valley Wolfpack in Saturday’s semifinal matchup. The game opened with early drama as West Valley intercepted a pass from quarterback Owen...
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University of Alaska Fairbanks’ dorm floors get an upgrade
When the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) decided to renovate 1970s-era Moore Hall-Bartlett Hall complex, the goal was clear: to create spaces in the two dormitories that would meet the needs of students now and into the future. The renovation included a complete overhaul on the seven residential floors in each dorm. In addition to dorm rooms, UAF’s architects took on the challenge of designing gender-neutral bathrooms, complete with separate shower stalls, toilet stalls, and two ADA-compliant stalls per floor. The intent was to have the communal restrooms accommodate every student on every floor.
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Federal cuts to Alaska Native grant hit University of Alaska campuses, but not Kodiak College
Last month on Sept. 10, the U.S. Department of Education announced $350 million in cuts to university grants. One of the grants that was partially cut provides financial support to universities with large Alaska Native student populations, such as the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. That grant is called Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions.
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Students at Fairbanks high school learn civics with mock election
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Don’t Fall for the School Closure Temptation
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first weeks of fall at Arlie Boggs Elementary School in rural Eolie, Kentucky, are usually filled with back-to-school routines. New names line the cubbies, and the hallways gleam with a fresh coat of wax. The sounds of a new school year fill the classrooms.
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Students at Fairbanks high school learn civics with mock election
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Fairbanks’ West Valley High School invited its students to participate in a simulation of this year’s borough elections on Monday, teaching the value of voting and candidate research through the program Kids Voting. The event was hosted at the high school’s library, where students...
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AROUND ALASKA: School Constructions, Temple Groundbreaking, and Playground Rescue!
A brand new charter school is taking shape in Wasilla. Mat-Su Borough shared photos as part of a "construction update" on social media. Progress is being made at the new American Charter Academy on Church Road near Seldon in Wasilla. Officials say cement was just poured into the main foundation.