Klukwan School has a new superintendent and a new principal, both committed to keeping it open and boosting enrollment. The Chatham School District – whose sites include schools in Klukwan, Angoon and Gustavus, and an independent learning center in Tenakee Springs — named a new superintendent, Ralph Watkins, in April after its previous superintendent died suddenly […]
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Thanks for rich curriculum at Klukwan School
Klukwan School would like to thank Joe Hotch for teaching traditional Tlingit knowledge, Tracy Wirak-Cassidy for her ongoing real-world science lessons and Leigh Horner, librarian at Haines School, for her enthusiastic book loans. We wouldn’t have such a rich curriculum at Klukwan School without you! Laura McIndoe, Klukwan School elementary teacher
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Klukwan School to remain open
Klukwan School staff and families are hopeful that the school will stay open the remainder of the year now that they have a long-term substitute teacher hire secured and a new interim superintendent, John Holst, in place at Chatham School District. “He seems to have a good sense of how to be in relationship with communities […]
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Klukwan songwriter featured in Disney cartoon “Shake Your Tale”
Klukwan resident and Diné (Navajo) artist Clara Natonabah wrote and sang a Navajo song that was featured this month in a Disney Junior Shake Your Tale with Chip ‘N Dale music video. The song, titled “Hózhóogoo Dahwiit’áál” (We Will Sing in Beauty), was released on YouTube and appears in the cartoon where the popular Disney […]
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Klukwan residents hope teacher hire will bolster enrollment
Klukwan School advocates asked the Chatham school board last week to hire a teacher, a hire superintendent Bruce Houck has declined to make in the face of declining enrollment and severely reduced state funding. Klukwan’s enrollment fell to 7 by the October count deadline, below the minimum 10 required to receive full state funding. Houck told the […]
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Chatham school board discusses Klukwan’s future as enrollment drops
The Chatham school board met Tuesday evening to discuss the future of Klukwan School after its enrollment fell below 10 by the October count deadline, the minimum number of students to receive full state funding. Part of the Chatham School District, the Klukwan School is funded by the Chatham school board. No members of the board live in Klukwan. The Chatham district also […]
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Klukwan School braces for budget cuts due to low enrollment
Low enrollment is threatening state funding for Klukwan School and stressing an already strained relationship between Chatham School District administrators and Klukwan parents and staff. Currently at eight students, if Klukwan’s enrollment stays below 10 by Oct. 23, the school might be in danger of closing based on Alaska Department of Education and Early Development funding requirements. “We’re a […]
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Klukwan shareholders get cash for COVID-19 vaccines
Klukwan, Inc. shareholders are eligible to receive $225 each for showing proof of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Village corporation president Rosemarie Hotch said this week that the vaccine incentive money comes from a federal CARES Act grant of $100,000. The deadline to apply for the incentive money is Dec. 1 and grant funds must be […]
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Glacier Bay earthquake rattles Haines and Klukwan
Chilkat Valley residents reported a big midday shake last week as a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck 20 miles southwest of Klukwan in Glacier Bay on Thursday, July 8. “The two well-known faults are kind of east and west of it,” said Natalia Ruppert, a seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center. “This earthquake was not on either of […]
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Klukwan pastor begins short-range radio transmissions
Human connection has been hard for many since the pandemic began. In Klukwan, Pastor Jami Campbell is working to bring people together during socially distanced times-she’s starting a short-range radio station. “I’ve been sitting and contemplating all the creative ways that people can connect because one of the things everyone is struggling with is a lack […]