Local grade schools will soon be getting electronic cameras to record who comes and goes out of the schools as well as improve safety throughout the buildings. The school district administrators requested the new equipment after it was discovered that the district would have more money than expected available to spend. Those unanticipated revenues will be used to do a …
Read More »School District Administrators Settle Into New Roles
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 …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: First Week of School
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.
Read More »Talk of the Rock: A Wrinkle in Time
On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats with actors and tech crew from the middle school performance of Madeleine L’Engle‘s “A Wrinkle in Time.” They talk aliens, creating mood with lighting, and the books they’re reading.
Read More »Stagecraft Shines in Middle School Play
Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Middle School will invite some celestial beings to the Gerald C Wilson Auditorium drama pod next week. Students will be performing Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” a novel about siblings who go searching for their kidnapped father. But this kidnapping involves help from otherworldly creatures and frequent planet hopping. Needless to say, it’s not the …
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