Education

Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op donates to middle school agriculture program

Kodiak Harvest Food Co-op, a locally owned grocery store, raised $770 for the Kodiak Middle School’s agriculture program, according to a press release from their board of directors. The co-op raised the money through a silent dessert auction held during the co-op’s annual meeting.  KHFC project director Rob Stauffer presents KMS STEAM teacher Amanda Johnson with the donation. (Courtesy of …

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KIBSD starts new school year after facing massive budget cuts this summer

Kids are back to school in Kodiak. Middle and high school students had their first day on Monday, with elementary kids back Tuesday this week. But, budget cuts over the summer mean school — and parent spending — look a little different this year. The district’s main office is located near Kodiak High School’s campus, August 15, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) …

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Thousands of applicants respond to the village of Karluk’s ad for cost-free living

Fishing, camping, kayaking, and a year of all expenses paid living; that’s off a poster from the Karluk Tribal Council that went viral last week. They’re looking to pay two families with four children each to move to the village in an effort to get state funding and re-establish a school.  Within a week, between four and five thousand people …

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KIBSD to slash $2 million from budget after Dunleavy’s education funding cut

The Kodiak Island Borough School District is figuring out how to cut about $2 million from its budget. That’s after the one-time education funding boost approved by the Alaska Legislature was slashed in half. Gov. Mike Dunleavy reduced the funding in his line-item vetoes on June 19.  Cyndy Mika is the school district’s superintendent. She was on vacation in Texas …

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After a year of staffing struggles, KIBSD fills Ouzinkie secondary school’s teacher vacancy

Two long-term substitutes have finally arrived in the village of Ouzinkie, on the Kodiak Archipelago, after staffing shortages left the school there without a consistent teacher all year. It’s another chance for students to get the consistency they need as hiring struggles ripple to rural areas of the state.  The school in the village of Ouzinkie, seen here from the …

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KIBSD begins search for new teacher for Ouzinkie secondary school

The Kodiak Island Borough School District has been scrambling to fill one of two teaching positions in the village of Ouzinkie. The school district has already begun interviews after firing a teacher early in the semester.  The school in Ouzinkie normally has one elementary teacher, and one secondary teacher for middle and high school aged students. A sign depicting the …

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Kodiak High School students raise over $4k for an open pantry for peers

Brian Venua/KMXT Kodiak High School students came together to start an open pantry to alleviate food insecurity for their peers. The fundraiser was created as part of a civic engagement course they took to learn about systemic inequality, where they were required to create a service project.  One of the students, John Eaton, a freshman, says everyone pitched an idea …

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Kodiak High School fire alarm has double false alarm Friday morning

Kodiak High School’s fire alarm went off twice Friday morning before students started class. Both turned out to be false alarms, but students had to wait outside or in buses for around 30 minutes until the issue was resolved. According to Assistant Principal Matt Bieber, the alarm tripped due to a faulty sensor. After a single reset, students began to …

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