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District Spelling Bee Champion from Koliganek
Congratulations to Anne Moses, an 8th grader at the Koliganek School for winning the Southwest Region School District Spelling Bee on February 26, 2020!
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Koliganek School mentioned in Vocabulary Bowl
Koliganek students are mentioned during the December 2019 Vocabulary.com Vocabulary Bowl. As of January 2020, two students, Asante Barnes and Ezra Panamarioff had both earned over a million points!
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Yugtun app released
The Yugtun Language App, a collaboration between the Southwest Region School District and UAF's Bristol Bay Campus has been released and can be found in the App Store for iOS.
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Ben Griese - 2020 Alaska Teacher of the Year Finalist
Congratulations to Ben Griese from "Chief" Ivan Blunka School. Earlier this month he was named as one of three finalists for the 2020 Alaska State Teacher of the Year award!
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Chief Ivan Blunka School staff receive Teacher of the Year and Instructional Aide of the Year awards
Congratulations to the 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year, Nicole Wagner, and Instructional Aide of the Year, Alexandria Gumlickpuk! This is Nicole's 4th year at Chief Ivan Blunka School as a Special Education Teacher and Alexandria's # year as an Instructional Aide.
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Classified Staff Member of the Year
Congratulations to Anecia Johnson, Koliganek School's secretary, who was honored as the 2019-2020 Classified Staff Member of the Year! Anecia is a fixture of the Koliganek School and with 25 years of service to Southwest Region Schools.
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Monica Ishnook - State Native Youth Olympics - Girls Eskimo Stick Pull, 5th Place
Monica Ishnook, of the Koliganek School, placed 5th in Girls Eskimo Stick Pull at the 2019 State Native Youth Olympics competition! (Photo courtesy of Robyn Chaney)
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Report Card to the Public Available
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) released the 2017-2018 Report Cards to the Public for each school district and school in Alaska. This new user-friendly website aims to provide families with clear, common information about all public schools and districts in our State. These report cards to the public contain data and information about academics, school environment, teacher quality, and more.
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Michael Lee - 2019 Alaska Assoc. of Secondary School Principals Region 7 Principal of the Year
Principal Michael Lee, of the Togiak School, has been recognized as the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals Region 7 Principal of the Year.
