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  •  Tat Andrew - 45 Years of Service Award

    Tat Andrew - 45 Years of Service

    Congratulations to Tat Andrew for 45 years of service in Southwest Region School District

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  •   SWRSD Teacher of the Year - Mary Lillie

    2023 Teacher of the Year

    Congratulations to Mary Lillie, the Southwest Region School District Teacher of the Year. Mary Lillie is a special education teacher at Manakotak Nunaniq School

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  •   Jessica Mark - Instructional Aide of the Year

    2023 Instructional Aide of the Year

    Congratulations to Jessica Mark, the 2023 Southwest Region School District Instructional Aide of the Year. Jessica works as an instructional aide at Twin Hills School.

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  •    Classified Employee of the Year, Rick Eastham

    2023 Classified Staff Member of the Year

    Congratulations to Rick Eastham, the 2023 Southwest Region School District Classified Employee of the Year. Rick works as the district plumber and nutrition specialist out of the district office.

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  • Bryson Andrew thumbs up

    2023 District Spelling Bee

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  • Teacher holding award

    2022 Teacher of the Year

    Congratulations to Anastasia Ishnook! The 2022 Southwest Region School District Teacher of the Year. 

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    2022 District Spelling Bee

    Congratulations Brody Donaldson from Togiak for winning the 2022 District Spelling Bee! 

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    2021 Instructional Aide of the Year

    Congratulations to Agnes Gamechuk, the 2021 Southwest Region School District Instructional Aide of the Year. Agnes works as an instructional aide at Twin Hills School.

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  •  Stephanie Clark 2021 Teacher of the Year

    2021 Teacher of the Year

    Congratulations to Stephanie Clark, the 2021 Southwest Region School District Teacher of the Year. Stephanie is working on her seventh year within the district. She currently teaches kindergarten at Manokotak "Nunaniq" School.

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  •  Margie Frost at Togiak School

    2021 Certified Staff Member of the Year

    Congratulations to Margie Frost, the 2021 Southwest Region School District Certified Staff Member of the Year. Margie is the secretary at Togiak School.

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  •  Screenshot of the Yugtun app icon in the App Store.

    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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  • Monica Ishnook competes against a student from Anchorage School District in the Eskimo Stick Pull.

    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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  •  Alaska Department of Education and Early Development logo - hand reaching for a star

    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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  •  Smaller rocks surround a red, heart-shaped rock

    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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  •  Picture of the Alaska State Capitol Building by Roger W. (https://goo.gl/Ci549H) CC BY-SA 2.0

    "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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