Posts by Katie Kazmierski

Starting this August, Nome Superintendent Jamie Burgess will no longer juggle two positions, as the district just hired a new Director of Federal Programs. This and several other items were part of the discussion at the final Nome School Board meeting of the 2018-2019 school year on Tuesday night.

This August, Joy will begin her college wrestling career at the University of Jamestown in North Dakota.

Forty-three Nome-Beltz High School seniors graduated last Wednesday. Nearly half of them graduated with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

For the first time, earlier this month, Koyuk Malimiut High School students organized a bullying and substance abuse prevention workshop for their peers.

Three Nome Public Schools teachers who recently visited indigenous immersion schools in New Zealand gave a presentation at Tuesday night’s regular School Board meeting. Michael Hoyt, Maddy Alvanna-Stimpfle, and Annie Olanna Conger shared what they learned about Maori immersion schools, and how they hope to apply that knowledge to NPS.

Students at Anvil City Science Academy recently worked with visiting artist Kristin Link to create a large mural depicting life in Nome.

A two-week bike workshop held last month at the Anvil City Science Academy (ACSA) in Nome taught kids about bike safety and how to fix bikes that, at first glance, might look beyond repair. The pilot class set the stage for a future project to redistribute bikes fixed up by kids, to community members in need.

Up against some of the best athletes from across the state, the Bering Strait School District won big at the state Native Youth Olympics over the weekend.

Last week, White Mountain hosted thirteen teams for the Bering Strait School District’s regional Native Youth Olympics, or NYO: including Teller, Brevig Mission, Unalakleet, and Savoonga.

Jamie Burgess dropped the word “Interim” from her superintendent title last Thursday, as the Nome School Board elected her the Superintendent of Nome Public Schools.