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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.
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Meghan Redmond - 2019 National Assistant Principal of the Year
Chief Ivan Blunka's Assistant Principal, Meghan Redmond, honored as the 2019 National Assistant Principal of the Year. Meghan has been Assistant Principal at Chief Ivan Blunka School for three years, and served as Lead Teacher at the Twin Hills School for the prior 5 years.
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Home is Where the Heart Is
Recently, I ran into an old friend over the holiday break who made me reflect on what it means to call a place home. My original plan over the holidays was to stay in New Stuyahok, where I serve as the site principal. I had big dreams to explore the great outdoors each day and tags to fill for both moose and...
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"Chief" Ivan Blunka Students Travel to Juneau
"Chief" Ivan Blunka students travel to Juneau to participate in Alaska Close Up to learn about state government..
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2019 Spelling Bee Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Spelling Bee! The top three finishers were from Clarks Point School, "Chief" Ivan Blunka School, and Twin Hills School.
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Meghan Redmond - 2019 Alaska Assistant Principal of the Year
Congratulations to "Chief" Ivan Blunka School Assistant Principal Meghan Redmond, who has received the 2019 Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals 2019 Assistant Principal of the Year.
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Chief Ivan Blunka School Positive Referral Program
Positive Referral Program at CIBS yields results
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2018-2019 Alaska CTE Administrator of the Year - Jon Clouse
State & Federal Programs Director Jon Clouse was awarded the 2018-2019 Alaska ACTE Career and Technical Education Administrator of the Year award.
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Special Education Teachers Recognized for Inclusive Practices
"Chief" Ivan Blunka special education teachers Ben Griese and Nicole Wagner received the 2018 Inclusive Practices Award from the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education.
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2018 ASTE Technology Leadership Award - Kyle Schneider
Student Support Specialist Kyle Schneider receives the 2018 ASTE Technology Leadership Award for Outstanding Technology Support.
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2017-2018 Alaska New CTE Teacher of the Year - Josh Gates
"Chief" Ivan Blunka School Teacher Josh Gates honored as the Alaska ACTE New CTE Teacher of the Year for 2017-2018.
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Robin Jones - 2017 Region VII Principal of the Year
Robin Jones was awarded Region VII Principal of the Year.
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