The Haines Borough School District is back in the market for an assistant principal this week, after unforeseen personal circumstances forced its recent hire to resign. Aimee Romeijn had been named to the job in the spring and moved to Haines earlier in the summer, with a contract start date of Aug. 1. But last week she […]
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Little League in full swing with soaring participation
With 87 players this summer, Haines Little League has blown past last year’s count of 50 participants. “It’s definitely the most we’ve ever had,” said Brian Elliott, vice president of the board and coach for the Red Sox. “I would say per capita we’re definitely right up there with any town in Southeast, if not […]
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Federal pandemic funding for free school lunch program could change
After two years of free school lunches thanks to a federal pandemic-related aid program, students in the Haines Borough School District will once again have to pay for food at school – or apply for free and reduced-price lunches based on household income. On June 25, Congress passed the Keep Kids Fed Act, which extended universal meal […]
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School district uses last of federal pandemic funds to support students
With $155,700 of federal pandemic relief money left over from the past two years, the Haines Borough School District will continue to support student activities, summer programming and a second counselor for the 2022-2023 school year. “Many districts used (the federal money) to fill significant budget shortfalls, usually due to drastically reduced enrollment,” superintendent Roy Getchell wrote […]
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School plans $1 million locker room renovation
Funding awaiting Dunleavy OK The Haines Borough is waiting to spend nearly $1 million to renovate the Haines High School locker rooms. The Alaska Legislature recently appropriated $626,000 for the project and the school is prepared to pitch in the remaining $337,000. But officials are waiting to see if the project passes muster with Alaska Gov. Mike […]
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Summer camps and programs back after pandemic hiatus
Children will find plenty of entertainment this summer from camps, sports leagues, and other activities. The following is a list of some of the programs offered for kids in June, July, and August. Stay tuned for ads for these and other programs throughout the summer. Haines Elementary Sports Programs This year, the Haines Borough School District is […]
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Nationwide teacher shortage hits Haines
Amid a teacher shortage across Alaska and the Lower 48, the Haines Borough School District is struggling to fill vacancies. For two months, the district hasn’t been able to hire a second-grade teacher and for over a month it has been trying to fill a high school science position. Administrators say they’ve never had so few applicants. […]
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Tell the assembly to keep the pool open
On June 22, 1974, the entire Sullivan family – parents Patrick and Mary Lou and children Shaun, 13, Nyla, 12, Desiree, 10, Harlan, 9 and Corbet, 5 – died after their small boat overturned in Lutak Inlet. None could swim. The tragedy launched a town-wide effort to open a year-round swimming pool in Haines. The pool opened […]
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School board approves Upward Bound program, art club trip
The Haines Borough School District board approved at its Tuesday regular meeting a trip to Seattle for the Haines High School Art Club and a commitment to participate in the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Upward Bound program that helps rural, first generation, low-income high school students prepare for secondary education. The program includes college preparation, academic year […]
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Haines High School senior Autumn Gross was recently named “Student of the Year” by the Alaska Society for Technology and Education. ASTE volunteer coordinator Amanda Duvall said Gross is the “tech minion” for the Haines Borough School District, working extensively on both Macs and PCs installing operating systems, maintaining computers, replacing hardware, and trouble-shooting daily problems. Gross has also worked […]