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Kwethluk, AK · Education
alaskasportsreport.com
Dimond football player Braden Pili named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sensational performance
Dimond High football player Braden Pili was voted our Alaska Sports Report Athlete of the Week after posting prolific numbers on both sides of the ball in a 28-27 victory over fifth-ranked Juneau-Douglas. The senior threw for a school-record 409 yards and finished with 483 yards of total offense and...
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Page 2 Tue. Sept. 29: “This is Alaska”: Mat-Su girls flag football heads to the playoffs
The Mat-Su fielded its first girls flag football teams three years ago. The teams head up to North Pole for the Railbelt Conference playoffs on Thursday. The Moose open against the 2024 state champions, North Pole. The young Palmer High team is the underdog. It won one game this season. But the Moose aren’t measuring their season by the scoreboard. In three years, the program has grown from five players on a shared team with Colony to nearly 30 players at Palmer High.
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Eagles eviscerate East in 87th meeting between Rage City rivals
The longest-running rivalry in Anchorage high school football history turned into a long night for East on Friday night. Top-ranked West got touchdown runs from four different players and defensive end Aizehn Lauano converted a pick six to headline the Eagles’ 39-0 homecoming victory at the Nest on Hillcrest.
The Associated Press
In Anchorage, crowded classrooms are straining kids and teachers
Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was lunchtime at Anchorage’s West High. Sophomore Mae Agnew Bemben already had her sandwich – strawberry jam with mixed nut butter – and was walking with a friend through the quiet of Westchester Lagoon.
copperriverrecord.net
1969 Valdez High School Class Reunion
Close to sixty years ago the Class of 1969 graduated from Valdez High School. The 57th reunion was hosted by Governor Bill Walker and Martha (Kelsey) Rutherford and was held in Wasilla and Anchorage this year. This made it easier for those people traveling from outside of Alaska and other parts of the State to attend.
alaskasnewssource.com
907 Sports: High school football playoffs draw closer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - On this episode of 907 Sports, Charlie Fellows dives into Week 6 of high school football action from across the state, as the playoffs are just two weeks away. Plus, Jordan Rodenberger joins the show to talk NFL Week 2!
alaskapublic.org
In Anchorage, crowded classrooms are straining kids and teachers
It was lunchtime at Anchorage’s West High. Sophomore Mae Agnew Bemben already had her sandwich – strawberry jam with mixed nut butter – and was walking with a friend through the quiet of Westchester Lagoon. She likes the calm, whether it’s here or at home, she said....
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T-birds piece together complete effort in 35-21 win over Dimond
In the first half of the high school football season, there were times when East Anchorage thrived on defense and others when the offense took center stage but not in the same game. That changed for the T-birds on Saturday, when both sides stepped up to spearhead a 35-21 victory...
nativenewsonline.net
Alaska Pacific University Launched Indigenous Studies Degree
Alaska Pacific University (APU) is launching a Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies. Students in the undergraduate program will study Indigenous knowledges, cultures, histories, languages, governance, and contemporary issues through an interdisciplinary, Alaska Native-centered curriculum. Through coursework rooted in Alaska Native perspectives and global Indigenous experiences, students examine the complex relationships among history, culture, sovereignty, environmental stewardship, research, policy, and community well-being.
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Denali Montessori School closed Friday due to water main break
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Denali Montessori Elementary School is closed Friday due to an underground water main break, according to the Anchorage School District. The water main break has resulted in no water at the school, ASD reports. After-school activities and Community Rental facilities are also cancelled. Employees are being asked to follow emergency closure procedures for their building or department.
Alaska Beacon
Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will use state and local taxpayer funding to cover startup costs for a new program allowing teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons in schools, district officials said.
bigcabbageradio.org
Valley Edition: Inside the District: Dr. Randi Trani, Superintendent of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
Join host Emily Forstner as she interviews Mat-Su School Superintendent Dr. Randy Trani for Inside the District. Listen as they discuss many issues facing the school district, with a primary focus on the current budget. The Mat-Su Borough School District is dedicated to providing high-quality education that prepares students for...
youralaskalink.com
Alaska Pacific University launches new Indigenous Studies bachelor's degree
Alaska Pacific University is launching a new bachelor's degree focused on Indigenous studies this fall. Alaska Pacific University is introducing a new Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies, giving students an undergraduate pathway focused on Indigenous knowledge, cultures, histories, languages, governance and contemporary issues. The program uses an interdisciplinary, Alaska...
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Wasilla students reflect on 9/11 Memorial dedicated to former student killed in attacks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Twenty-five years ago, Petty Officer 1st Class Ronald Hemenway of the U.S. Navy arrived at the Pentagon Building near Arlington, Virginia. By the end of the day, he — along with 184 others — would be killed after a hijacked plane crashed into the side of the building, one of the many frightening events of Sept. 11, 2001.
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East grinds out 14-8 win over Bartlett to retain ‘The Boot’
In a pad-crunching rivalry featuring two run-dominant offenses, possession of the ball proved the key factor for East Anchorage on Friday, helping the Thunderbirds keep possession of ‘The Boot’ with a 14-8 victory over Bartlett at Bartlett High School. Along with their suffocating defense and keeping the ball...
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No. 2 Dimond outlasts top-ranked South in OT in CIC clash of titans
If Wednesday’s highly anticipated flag football showdown between Alaska’s last two unbeatens was a preview of things to come, it may be time to break out the XtraTufs and hunker down for a classic rematch next month when Dimond and South Anchorage potentially meet in the playoffs. The...
Must Read Alaska
Faith, Family, and Four Decades: Holy Rosary Academy Opens Its New Campus
I recently had the distinct honor of attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Holy Rosary Academy’s new campus on East 64th Avenue, and I left thoroughly enthralled by the beautiful, modern building this once-modest community has become. Standing amid families, students, faculty, advisory board members, community leaders, and longtime supporters,...