With time running out to vacate their Haines Borough-owned building by June 30, the board of the Chilkat Valley Preschool will meet 6 p.m. Monday, hoping to make a decision on a new, permanent home. The board has been offered space near the Presbyterian Church and was considering siting a new structure or modular building […]
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Thanks for effort that created mural
Last year, Debra Schnabel of Lynn Canal Corporation approached the Haines Borough School District with a wonderful idea for creating a colorful mural on the plain, gray concrete wall at the elementary school entrance on Main Street. The joyful mural that welcomes students to the school was the result of the efforts of many people. Artist Cara Murray persevered through the rain and wind, painting under a blue tarp tent […]
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New staff at school bring wide experience
Greg Brittenham, a nationally recognized conditioning coach who worked 20 years for the New York Knicks, will be leading physical education classes at the Haines School this year. Brittenham is one of four new, full-time teachers hired by the Haines Borough School District for the 2014-15 school year. Others include high school English teacher Ryan Harms, high […]
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Meal program sign-up needed
The Haines Borough School District reminds parents they need to register their students for free or reduced-charge meals. Parents can fill out a simple, one-page application, school officials said. Annual registration is vital for the school district to qualify for federal compensation for school food programs and to qualify for some grants. Meal discount eligibility forms are […]
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Homeschooled students are learning
I would like to respond to the letter to the editor titled, “Are homeschooled students learning?” that was published in the April 10 edition of the CVN. Over the years that I’ve been superintendent of the Haines Borough School District, the students in the district’s homeschool program have consistently shown a high degree of achievement on […]
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Workers should pay their way at pool
Haines is fortunate to have a swimming pool, despite being a small community. As is periodically noted, the pool is an expensive facility, but it contributes to the health and well-being of residents and visitors and adds to the attractiveness of Haines as a hometown. However, there is no reason its benefits should be free […]
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In 2013, projects belied forecast
For the first time since the rebuilt Haines School was oriented toward Old Haines Highway in 2007, students could make it to the school along a sidewalk. The $975,000 project was one of several changing the face of downtown in the past year. Work also started on the $6 million Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and the […]
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No overseas calls on phone bill
The Haines Borough School District apparently won’t be billed for as many as 74 hours of long-distance calls overseas to places including Serbia and Austria. District secretary Ashley Sage said recent billings show only the district’s usual long-distance charges. “The fraud department, or whoever, took care of it. We’re all good, it looks like.” Local phone utility […]
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Mosquito Lake enrollment short
An official count of only nine students at Mosquito Lake School will reduce state funding for the Haines Borough School District and will prompt board discussions about the future of the school. The district’s October enrollment counts are used for determining state funding of schools. The districtwide count of 271 students is considerably above last year’s projection […]
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Local schools scored
Three of four schools in the Haines Borough School District ranked in the top half under the state’s new ranking system, called the Alaska School Performance Index. The ranking is part of a new school assessment program adopted in recent months after the State of Alaska opted out of participation in the federal No Child Left Behind […]