Angela Denning, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Author: Angela Denning, KFSK

PHS cross country teams finish in 2nd and 4th against 10 schools in Wrangell

Petersburg High School’s cross country team competed in Sitka this past weekend. Before that they competed in Wrangell in a large meet there. There are only a few weeks until the regional meet and then state.

Petersburg swim team to host a regional meet after first meet in Ketchikan

Petersburg High School is preparing for its only home swim meet of the season. This weekend Petersburg will host several teams from around Southeast Alaska in a regional swim meet.

Petersburg school board approves COVID mitigation plan that includes masking at times

The Petersburg School Board has passed a COVID mitigation plan that loosens masking requirements for students and tightens up travel protocols. The vote came Tuesday night at a regular meeting that was moved to the Wright Auditorium to accommodate a larger crowd.

Flags were given to Petersburg students to encourage conversations about 9/11

Volunteers with the American Legion, the VFW, volunteer fire fighters, and others told the students to take the flags home to their parents in remembrance of 9/11.

Petersburg school board to vote on COVID mitigation plan

The proposed plan is for having protocols according to the community and district’s risk status. That would include masking according to risk level and medical recommendations. Masking could be different from school to school. The risk level would be decided by administration with guidance from the newly-formed Health Advisory Committee.