Posts by Joe Coleman
School Board Discusses AMCC Program On the Table for Nome Schools
The Nome School Board was back in session Tuesday night, unanimously passing four action items concerning teacher housing, school debt, and sex education. To kick off the meeting, the Board approved last month’s disbursements and this month’s travel costs were approved. Afterwards, multiple students and staff were recognized for their achievement. Wyatt Ahmasuk, Virgil Walker,…
Read MoreNanook Volleyball Season Ends at Western Conference, Nome Placed Third Overall
The Nome Nanook Volleyball team went to Kotzebue over the weekend for the Western Conference Volleyball Tournament. Based on their finish at the tournament, this year’s volleyball season could be over for the Nanooks. The top two teams from the Western Conference tourney, Barrow and Kotzebue, qualified for the Class 3A State Tournament. Nome finished…
Read MorePartial Nome Wrestling Team Travels to Nikiski, State Meet Approaches
The Nome wrestling team returned from the Top Dog Tournament in Nikiski this weekend, competing against teams from around the state including Kotzebue. However, only some of the Nanooks traveled for this meet as, once again, the entire team was unable to take part. “We took eleven wrestlers down to Nikiski. All boys this trip…
Read MoreUAA Professor Don Rearden Discusses Life In Rural Alaska Through His Book
Don Rearden, college professor, author of the Raven’s Gift, and long-time Alaska resident, stopped into Nome last month. KNOM’s Joe Coleman spoke with Rearden about his book and life in Bethel as well as the region. (As this KNOM Profile begins, you’ll hear the Nome and St. Lawrence Island Dancers perform Raven Dance.) KNOM: While…
Read MoreNome Girls Claim Team Championship at Regional Wrestling Invite
The Nome-Beltz wrestling team returned home from the Kotzebue Bush Brawl Invitational with multiple champions across the board, even without the full roster in attendance. Wrestlers from around the region attended the invite, including teams from Unlalakleet, Shaktoolik, and Savoonga. “I actually stayed home to run practice for the group that did go to Kotzebue…
Read MoreNanook Volleyball Split Games in Galena, Western Conference Approaches
The Nome-Beltz Volleyball team returned from their trip to Galena this past weekend with varsity winning and JV losing. Varsity took their win in three sets while JV was outlasted in five. Nanook volleyball coach Veronica Alviso was pleased with her varsity’s performance saying in an email, “we had a great passing game and had…
Read MoreSeveral Nanooks Place 1st at 2019 Wrestling Tourney
The Nome Wrestling Invite took place this past weekend and saw the Nanooks leave their first tournament of the season with eight individual wins total between both the middle and high school teams. Five of them were by fall-over. The Nome-Beltz Junior and Senior High teams competed against wrestlers from around the region including Kotzebue,…
Read MoreNome’s Annual Volleyball Tourney Raises Funds and Spirits
On October 11th and 12th, the Barrow and Hutchinson, as well as Dimond, High school’s JV, volleyball teams came to Nome to participate in the 2019 Arctic Pinkies Volleyball Tournament that is equal parts competition and advocacy. KNOM’s Joe Coleman reports courtside: The energy is high, music is blasting over the speakers, and warmups are…
Read MoreTwo School Board Members Re-Elected, Talk Elementary School Improvement
*UPDATE: Nome esports team has to forfeit their first match this week. According to staff with Nome Public Schools, the team does not have the necessary operating systems in place yet.* The Nome School Board deviated from their standard Tuesday meetings last week, meeting on Monday instead. First up on the agenda was swearing in…
Read MoreNome Athletes Achieve Personal Bests at State Cross Country Meet
Over the weekend, Nome-Beltz High School sent three runners to the state cross country meet in Anchorage, Tobin Hobbs, Ava Earthman, and Natalie Tobuk. Hobbs and Earthman have seen the state meet before, but Tobuk experienced it for the first time. “It was just a great opportunity for her because she also took nearly a…
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