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Calculus and algebra II students learn simultaneously in Petersburg High School’s room 206....
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Tag: Education
Baiting Curiosity: Petersburg summer camp hooks students on science
As school begins in Petersburg, some students got an early start on their learning during the last week of summer break. Middle schoolers participated in a hands-on science camp, where they explored local ecosystems and connected with the natural world.
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Peddle/Paddle Battle participants raise over $17,000 for medical center education programs
Dozens of bikers and kayakers — and one paddleboarder — spent the better part of their Saturday morning pedaling and paddling along several miles of Petersburg’s shoreline through the summer drizzle. But it was all for a good cause: to help raise money for Petersburg Medical Center’s continuing education program.
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Petersburg High School students raise and release pink salmon
Every year, Petersburg High School students vie for the chance to take an aquaculture class, where they learn about fish that sustain the local seafood economy — and they do that by raising and releasing salmon into the wild, themselves.
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Petersburg School District welcomes new middle and high school principal
Middle and High school students in Petersburg will have a new principal this year. Brad King spoke with KFSK’s Hannah Flor about the opportunities he sees in Petersburg, the importance of getting to know all the kids personally, and teaching students to think critically.
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Petersburg High School track star to be inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame
Petersburg High School graduate Izabelle Ith is one of eleven Alaskans to be inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame of 2023.
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Petersburg Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter addresses Petersburg School District staffing challenges
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced two education bills on March 7th — one of which is a school staffing incentive that will provide full-time teachers a cash payment each July for a period of three years. Before the Petersburg School District’s March board meeting, Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter said that staffing shortages are high on the board’s list of concerns.
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Petersburg School Board braces for budget deficit
Petersburg’s School Board met to address a near-million dollar deficit in the upcoming fiscal-year budget. The board is building a budget for next year. And to keep up regular programming, they’ll need up to a million dollars to cover the shortfall from the last fiscal year.
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