Education

A vintage, aerial view over Scammon Bay, Alaska, circa 1986

The Alaska Native Collaborative Hub for Research on Resilience and the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council partnered this month to host a webinar on suicide prevention among Alaska Native youth.

The Nome Cross Country team had a beautiful day for their home invitational meet Sept. 11. Dozens of Nomites took advantage of the weather and drove out to the Nome-Beltz Middle High School to cheer on the racers as they crossed the finish line.

To help combat the social drawbacks of isolation during the COVID-19 shutdowns, the Lower Yukon School District implemented a new program for academic year 2021-2022.

A collage of four images. A plane on the runway, a construction site, a physician holding a chart next to patient, and a ship on water.

Earlier this month Kawerak and the Northwestern Alaskan Career and Technical Center, or NACTEC, co-received a five-year grant. This grant will allow them to develop careers for tribal members in the Bering Strait Region.

The first day for all schools in the Bering Strait districts is August 25. White Mountain’s school began, August 23. Due to the rise of the Delta COVID-19 variant in Alaska and nationwide, schools are obliged to continue COVID-19 mitigation measures.

The Nome Public Schools’ Board of Education approved of the COVID Mitigation Update presentation on Aug. 10. Masking based on vaccination statistics stood out as the main adjustment to last year’s plan.

Students who attended the 2021 RAHI program in Fairbanks reported a wonderful experience. RAHI, a six-week academic initiative, partners with UAF to help Native and Rural Alaskans succeed at college.

Pilgrim Hot Springs received the “Gather Grant” from the FNDI this summer. The grant allowed them to plant a produce garden that distributes fresh vegetables throughout the Bering Strait region.

The Nome Board of Education interviewed and swore in its newest member at its special meeting on July 19th. Bob Metcalf filled a vacancy left by Jill Peters, who retired in April.