Saxman
Saxman, AK · Education
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Juneau School Board takes no action on request for program evaluation at Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Elementary
The Juneau School Board is taking no action after a student’s parents asked that classroom management materials be independently reviewed. The decision on Tuesday comes more than a year after the parents first raised concerns about the materials being used at a local elementary school. Juneau parents Marc and...
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Juneau School Board to hear from parents over curriculum concerns
The Juneau School Board will consider a complaint over curriculum being used at Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Elementary at its Tuesday meeting. Last year, a student’s parents reported concerns to the district over the elementary school’s use of classroom management materials from a program called Focus Five/Acting Right. The district issued its finding earlier this month that no changes needed to happen.
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‘Air Yarrington’ leads South over Juneau, back to state title game
Having played running back his entire career for the South Anchorage football team, senior Ethan Yarrington was moved to quarterback five weeks ago to give the offense a jolt. At first glance, it’s easy to assume the run-first Wolverines would just call the Wildcat every play and let their 220-pound playmaker do the rest. And for the most part, that was the case as Yarrington attempted only nine passes in his first four games under center.
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Juneau School District explores new elementary school model as enrollment declines
The Juneau School District is projected to lose close to a sixth of its students over the next five years. That’s a drop in enrollment of about 600 students. District administration presented this information to the Juneau School Board’s facilities committee Tuesday afternoon. “Some of this isn’t information...
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‘Putting ourselves back together’: Juneau educator confronts boarding schools’ legacy
Many Alaska Native families have been touched by the legacy of colonial residential schools. The remains of nearly 30 Alaska Native children who died at residential schools in and out of Alaska are being repatriated to their homelands, about a century after they died, as reported by the Anchorage Daily News.
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Petersburg High School cross country girls win Region V Championship in Juneau
Every girl and one boy on Petersburg’s high school cross country team are heading to the state championship in Anchorage this weekend. That’s after strong performances at the Region V Championship in Juneau last weekend. Head Coach Kayleigh Lenhard said the team did well across the board. “I...
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Lower enrollment leads to reshuffling at Juneau elementary schools
Student enrollment is dropping at the Juneau School District. The district predicted as much, but this year, it’s even worse. District leadership reported during a September school board meeting that there are 94 fewer students than originally planned for. Sybil Van Derhoff, the district’s human resources director, said that’s...
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Pili throws for 409 yards to lead Dimond over No. 5 Juneau
The ‘P’ in Pili stands for passing. Or playmaking. Both were apt descriptions for Dimond quarterback Braden Pili on Saturday. The senior signal caller threw for a school-record 409 yards and had a hand in all four of his team’s touchdowns to spearhead a 28-27 upset win over fifth-ranked Juneau-Douglas on a clear afternoon at Dimond High School.
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From coughing it up to closing it out, Juneau wins in the Valley
With quarterback Krew Ridle riding a historic scoring spree, touchdowns have been tough to come by for his teammates in the backfield. So, Ethan Van Kirk found a different way to score for the Juneau-Douglas football team. The two-way playmaker returned an interception 46 yards for a pick six to...
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Juneau School District and support staff union slated to go to trial next year
The union representing support staff at the Juneau School District is scheduled to go to trial in February. Juneau Education Support Staff filed a lawsuit against the district a year ago. The lawsuit alleged the district didn’t follow the necessary steps in the union contract when it shut down its after-school childcare program, called RALLY.
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UAS student composes music from Juneau stream data
What if, instead of using graphs and words to share environmental data, scientists used music? A student at the University of Alaska Southeast spent her summer doing just that. Ashlen Smith composed songs from complex stream data collected in the Davies Creek Watershed at the north end of Juneau in...
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Douglas Indian Association opens new learning center
The Douglas Indian Association on Saturday celebrated the opening of its newly built education center. Tribal leaders say it’s years in the making and will give the tribe a space to teach, learn and remember its history. Khaagwáask’ Ishmael Hope instructed guests, hosts and youth on what to do...
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Juneau’s Jim scores on offense and defense to power 17-14 win
Jaxin Jim ran for a touchdown in the first quarter to kick off the scoring and then turned the lights out on the T-birds in the third quarter with a dominating defensive performance to power the Juneau-Douglas football team to a 17-14 win at East High School on Saturday. The...
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New playground at Juneau’s Dzantik’i Heeni campus closes just days after opening
Just days after opening to students, the main structure on a new playground at Juneau School District’s Dzantik’i Heeni campus is closed. In a message to the campus’ families and staff on Friday, Juneau Superintendent Shawn Arnold announced the playground will be temporarily closed “out of an abundance of caution,” due to a broken cable.
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More out-of-state students opt for University of Alaska Southeast, with new in-state tuition rate
Under a driving Juneau rain, dozens of new students at the University of Alaska Southeast gathered Friday for orientation and to kick off the fall semester. This year, the public university saw a boost in enrollment of out-of-state students, which officials and students say is largely due to a new policy eliminating the non-resident tuition […]
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School year begins with new playground and administrators in Juneau
Juneau students went back to school Thursday. The glacial outburst flood didn’t delay the first day of school like it did last year, but the summer brought new leaders to some schools and a new, highly anticipated structure. Before the first day of school began at Sítʼ Eetí Shaanáx̱...
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New school year, new superintendent: getting to know Juneau schools head Shawn Arnold
Thursday is the first day of school for Juneau students in first through twelfth grade. It’s also Shawn Arnold’s first day as superintendent while school is in session. He officially started the job on July 1. Arnold is not new to the district though; he joined in 2021....
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After-school childcare slated to return to elementary school in Douglas
The Juneau School Board approved a new lease for after-school childcare at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School last Thursday. The elementary school has not offered childcare since 2025, when the school district ended its program due to staffing issues. Juneau business The Spark – which runs Little Stars Daycare in...