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UAS Dual Enrollment offers registered high school and homeschool students college credit
Juneau Afternoon – Recorded live on Thursday, April 2, 2026. The Univeristy of Alaska Southeast Dual Enrollment Progam offers high school students an opportunity to get a jump start on their college career. UAS welcomes registration of high school and homeschool students who are prepared for college-level work. Jessica Dean from UAS, and Nate Dutton from Juneau Schools detail the program options, and how to get registered.
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Auke Lake RALLY to offer summer child care in Juneau
A privately-run child care program is set to offer all-day care for school-aged children in several Juneau schools this summer. Auke Lake Preschool runs Auke Lake RALLY as an after-school child care program at Auke Bay Elementary School, Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary and Harborview Elementary School. Once the school year ends, Auke Lake RALLY will continue to operate as a summer program from May 26 to August 21.
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Juneau high schoolers travel to Hawaii to help rebuild homes destroyed by Lahaina wildfires
Ten Juneau high school students gained real-world home-building experience — and some much-needed Vitamin D — earlier this month during a school district trip to Maui, Hawaii. Students spent several days rebuilding homes destroyed by the wildfires that devastated the town of Lahaina in 2023. The Juneau School...
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UA Giving Day kicks off at UAS on March 24
Juneau, Ketchikan, and Sitka, Alaska – The University of Alaska Southeast will launch UA Giving Day at noon Tuesday, March 24. The annual 49-hour campaign unites communities and donors across Alaska to support student success, reduce financial barriers to learning, and expand access to real-world experiences, including field research, internships and community-based projects. Several matches and challenges will amplify the impact of every gift. This year’s highlights include the Jan Straley Whale Research Support Match, two mental wellness support matches, and the UAS Alumni Association Scholarship Challenge. In honor of the Native and Rural Student Center’s 30th anniversary, two additional challenges will celebrate and strengthen support for Alaska Native and rural students.
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Juneau School District reaches tentative agreement with teachers union
The Juneau School District has reached a tentative agreement on a contract with its teachers union. This comes after more than a year of negotiations that escalated to a successful vote authorizing the union to strike earlier this week. The two-year agreement covers this school year and the next. In...
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Juneau teachers union votes to authorize strike as contract negotiations drag on
The Juneau School District’s teachers union voted to authorize a strike earlier this week amid ongoing contract negotiations. According to a press release from Juneau Education Association, 92% of the union’s 265-person bargaining unit voted to authorize a strike. Kelley Harvey is a reading interventionist at Auke Bay...
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Juneau School District’s student services director to resign in June
Juneau School District’s student services director is resigning at the end of June. Jason DeCamillis said in an email to KTOO that he is leaving the district to “pursue other professional opportunities.”. He submitted his resignation to the district last week. The student services director oversees the district’s...
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Juneau father-and-son soccer duo highlight Alaska High School Hall of Fame's Class of 2026
Feb. 28—The Alaska School Activities Association announced the Class of 2026 for the Alaska High School Hall of Fame this week, and among the 14 individuals who will be inducted are an elite coach-and-player, father-and-son duo from the state's capital city. Gary Lehnhart and his son Jackson helped make...
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Tlingit Language Courses Expand for Students to Learn With Families At-Home
Tlingit language students now have greater access to lesson plans designed for at-home learning through a digital language course. “This is Tlingit Duolingo, but better,” Sealaska Heritage Institute language director Jamie Shanley told Native News Online. “It can rate your language and tell you if you passed or failed, and there are little games; it's pretty interactive.”
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Record snowfall sinks 8 boats in Juneau harbor, closes schools and businesses
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Mendenhall River Community School evacuated due to concerns over gym roof
All Juneau schools are now closed Friday due to the storm. The Juneau School District notified parents and staff of the closure Thursday night and said that no remote instruction will take place Friday. Update, Thursday 5 p.m.:. As of Thursday afternoon, Juneau School District Chief of Staff Kristen Bartlett...
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Juneau schools closed Tuesday as heavy snow cleanup continues
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - All Juneau schools will remain closed Tuesday as crews continue clearing heavy snowfall that continues to impact the community, district officials announced Monday night. The closure applies to all classes, in-person meetings and after-school activities. District officials said the decision was made to protect the safety...
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Juneau School District closes elementary school for snow removal as ‘precaution’ for additional snow and rain
The Juneau School District plans to close at least two schools to remove snow on the buildings’ roofs following recent record-breaking snowstorms. The district closed Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary first and reopened the rest of its schools Wednesday, following district-wide closures Monday and Tuesday.