Education
2021 Statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee Included Iñupiat Spellers for the First Time
This year’s Yup’ik Statewide Spelling Bee for Beginners included Iñupiat spellers for the first time. Fourth grader Kopeck Kaitlyn Alston from Brevig Mission earned first place.
Read MoreNew Concessions Stand for Nome-Beltz Gets a Boost from NSEDC Funds
Improvement projects for the Nome-Beltz gym were some of the main beneficiaries of the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation’s 2020 year-end Community Benefits Share.
Read MoreNome Public Schools and Bering Strait School District Go to In-Person Instruction, Lower Yukon Still in “RED”
Following the winter holidays, Nome Public Schools and the Bering Strait School District are returning to in-person instruction, while the Lower Yukon School District will proceed with a distance-learning model.
Read MoreNome Public Schools’ Board Meeting Outlines Board Priorities for Current School Year
In the most recent Nome School Board meeting on November 10, 2020, board members approved the audit report for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, as well as the Board’s priorities for the current school year.
Read MoreNome Public Schools Will Practice Distance-Learning Until January
Starting Monday, Nome Public Schools will be going into the “RED” phase for the rest of the semester. That means there will be no in-person classes for students in Nome until at least late January.
Read MoreSavoonga School Reopened to In-Person Learning After Weeks of Being in the “RED”
Students in Savoonga returned to Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School in-person Monday after several weeks of being in the “RED” zone.
Read MoreNewly Opened Hooper Bay Charter School to Receive $500,000 in Grant Funds
Hooper Bay Charter School’s mission is to provide culturally relevant education through a unique, place-based science curriculum.
Read MoreJill Peters Joins Nome School Board, First Inupiaq Language Class a Success
During last week’s regular meeting, the Nome School Board swore in new board member Jill Peters and discussed the new Inupiaq Immersion Program led by Kiminaq (Maddy) Alvanna-Stimpfle.
Read MoreVirtual Cross Country Races Winding Down, BSSD & Nome-Beltz Sending Four to States
The Bering Strait School District will be sending two male and two female high school runners to the state competition in Anchorage this coming Saturday, October 10th.
Read MoreCity and Nome Public Schools Discuss Cost of Housing Project, Present Rough Timeline for Construction
The City of Nome and Nome Public Schools are moving forward with a nearly $5.2 million project to provide housing for school district employees and police officers.
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