Tag Archives: Kodiak High School

New siding for North Star Elementary and construction of the auxiliary gym at the high school are another step closer to reality after the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved construction-related documents at a recent regular meeting.   KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more on the projects.   Click arrow to listen to report, or continue on below to read it.   …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Monday and Tuesday were the first days of school for students in the Kodiak Island Borough School District, but also for several new administrators. Long-time Kodiak math and science teacher Mel LeVan is now Kodiak High School principal. He says he went around to all the different classrooms in the high school and shook students’ hands. “I was …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches invites members of the Kodiak Island Borough School district administration onto the show to speak about the first few days of the school year. Kodiak High School Principal Mel LeVan, Middle School Principal Melissa Haffeman, and AKTEACH Principal / Director Nicole Fuerst join.

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak High School has a new principal, but he’s not a new face. Mel LeVan has taught math and science in Kodiak for about 25 years, and says he was considering retirement before applying for the position. He says he’s had 10 principals since he started, he’s helped all of them on school-wide issue, and he feels it’s …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak High School’s principal has resigned. On the first of the month, Chris Aguirre included a goodbye note in the Parent’s Newsletter. In the letter, he writes that there’s no “underlying reason” for his resignation from the position, which he held for three years, and that he’ll continue his career “at other levels of public education.” Aguirre has …

Students and helpers work on mosaic bench at Kodiak High School. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT A mosaic bench in front the high school is almost complete. By necessity. Three years ago, a group of students designed the bench with teacher and artist, Bonnie Dillard. Now the deadline is coming up. A group of students has come down to complete community …

In volleyball, the defending Northern Lights Conference champion Kodiak High School Bears opened the 2016 season with a pair of home losses to the rival Soldotna Stars. The Stars won Friday 25-19, 25-21 and 25-15. Saturday, SoHi won 25-18, 21-25, 25-18 and 25-22. For Kodiak, Ryana Recustodio had seven kills and 22 digs, Zennia Chia had six blocks and Kyla …

2012_quintathlon_results 52.38 Kb Jay Barrett/KMXT Though turnout was light for the 2012 Quintathlon, the Kodiak High School cross-country program raised over $3,000, according to coach Marcus Dunbar. The coach said Coast Guard Day activities, the weather and the lure of the Olympic games on TV may have kept some participants away, but seven teams and two individuals competed in the …

Jay Barrett/KMXT High school football practice just started on Monday, but given the short season, teams aren’t wasting any time getting on the gridiron. The Kodiak High School Bears will see action at 1 p.m. on August 10th, against the West Anchorage JV team in a non-division game. Since the new field surface at Baranof Park is still being installed, …

Jay Barrett/KMXT At its most recent work session, Kodiak Island Borough Assembly members reiterated their call for the borough to hire a project manager to oversee the coming expansion and renovation of Kodiak High School. Several had strong words for the administration at the last regular assembly meeting, saying they felt their wishes were being ignored. On Thursday, Assemblywoman Carol …