Both the girls and boys Haines Glacier Bears cross-country teams are this year’s Region 5 champions and sophomore MacKenzy Dryden is the regional champion. Four Haines girls placed in the top five spots. Luke Davis placed third and Carson Crager placed fourth. Dryden also set a school record last set by Stoli Lynch. Grace Long […]
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Community keeps students in school
For the last five months, the Haines Borough School District has been trying to figure out how to safely hold in-person classes for students. Students started off this school year slowly, only attending school for two days a week to make sure that everyone (students, staff, and parents) became familiar with new systems put in place because […]
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Students to return to school five days a week
The Haines Borough school board voted unanimously Tuesday night to send students back to school five days a week starting Tuesday, Sept. 8. The school day will still end at 2:15 p.m. Since the start of school on Aug. 20, students have been divided into two groups, with each group attending classes two days a week. School administrators […]
Posted inLocal News, Haines Borough
Two candidates, withdraw from, local races
Less than a week after the Aug. 20 filing deadline, two candidates have withdrawn from the Haines Borough Assembly and school board races—Tresham Gregg from the assembly race and Sara Chapell from the school board contest. Chapell’s withdrawal means the four remaining candidates—school board member Brian Clay, school board president Anne Marie Palmieri, high school senior Lydia Andriesen and Tiffany DeWitt—are guaranteed seats […]
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Two candidates withdraw from local races
Less than a week after the Aug. 20 filing deadline, two candidates have withdrawn from the Haines Borough Assembly and school board races—Tresham Gregg from the assembly race and Sara Chapell from the school board contest. Chapell’s withdrawal means the four remaining candidates—school board member Brian Clay, school board president Anne Marie Palmieri, high school senior Lydia Andriesen and Tiffany DeWitt—are guaranteed seats […]
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Klukwan School implements distance learning after tribal vote
Klukwan School won’t have in-person classes after the Chilkat Indian Village council expressed its desire for the village’s school to implement distance learning. While Klukwan School is part of the Chatham School District, which announced plans for students in Angoon, Gustavus and Tenakee Springs to attend classes in person. Klukwan principal and teacher Eric Hart said the school plans […]
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Homeschool numbers increase, school to provide online option
The number of students whose families are expressing interest in homeschooling climbed to 51 this week, more than triple compared to last year, as many parents were waiting for last week’s school board decision on what this school year will look like. The school is now creating an online-only option that may reduce that number. The school […]
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School board approves back-to-school plan
Part-time classroom schooling, increased focus on outdoor education, a compressed schedule, lunch and breakfast in the classroom and mandatory face coverings for students and staff are among the mitigation and procedural measures approved Tuesday by the Haines Borough school board. The bulk of the district’s plan aligns with the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development’s (DEED) […]
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Doug Olerud running for mayor
Business owner and former borough assembly member Doug Olerud is running for Mayor in this October’s municipal election. Olerud owns and manages the Alaska Sport Shop and served on the former city council and assembly for nine years. He said recent challenges facing the borough due to the pandemic, along with public support, motivated him to seek […]
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School board to decide on early school schedule, mask requirements
The Haines Borough School District Board will decide Tuesday, Aug. 4 what the beginning of the school year’s schedule and operations will look like for teachers and students including an initial part-time schedule along with face-covering requirements. The board will meet in a Zoom workshop on Aug. 3 at 6 p.m. to discuss the plans prior to […]