Sitka High DDF coaches Stacey Woolsey and Stefanie Ask discuss their team's success at the state Drama, Debate, and Forensics tournament in Anchorage over the weekend. Sitka won the 3A team titles in each category (Drama, Debate, and Forensics), the overall team title, and nine individual championships. Sitka High senior Zephyr Feryok was named "Student of the Year" and awarded a $500 scholarship.
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Coast Guard admiral breaks silence on airman's court martial on a Juneau radio program; Leone's lawyer cries foul. Sitka school board, assembly review district's upcoming budget crunch. Young fishermen gather for Juneau summit.
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The Sitka High DDF team celebrates its four state titles in the Cuddy Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Saturday (2-18-12). The Sitka team won the 3A Drama, Debate, and Forensics titles, as well as the overall team title, and nine individual championships. Twenty-three teams from across the state competed head-to-head in the three-day event. Sitka outscored all schools by over twenty points, including the large schools (4A) winner South Anchorage High School.
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The voice of Program Director Marika Partridge brought Raven Radio alive on February 19th, 1982 several weeks before the scheduled March 6th sign on. Find out the what caused the early sign on and other lore, this Sunday, February 19th at 4pm as the first General Manager Rich McClear and Board Member Kermit Whittemore join Marika for an hour long program that tells the tale leading up to Raven Radio's first flight. If you can't catch it live, we'll post it here on our website next week. Click "Continue" for a link to an audio clip of the sign on.
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Dave Knapp has been bringing Chinese exchange students to Sitka for eighteen years. This October, he'll transition the program to former Sitka schools superintendent John Holst. Knapp appeared on the Morning Interview to talk about some of his first visits to Kunming in Yunann Province, and to explain how Chinese high school students compete to spend a semester here.
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https://www.kcaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/news_021612.mp3 Click here for iFriendly audio. Assembly bumps tax cap to $1500, but exempts charter bookings for this season. Despite protests from initiative sponsor, fish box tax...
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Lisa Sadleir-Hart and Ellen Frankenstein are organizing a meeting for Sitkans interested in learning about the "Slow Food" movement, 5:30 PM Sunday, February 19 at the Baranof Brewery.
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Assembly retains senior citizen sales tax exemption, but considers adding a means test. Action on increasing sales tax cap delayed by Assembly recess until tonight (6 PM Wed Feb 15, at Harrigan Centennial Hall). Administrator Dinley apologizes for unintended offense to domestic violence advocates. Sitkan Bill Foster discovers a country in love with its cars.
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Sitkan Bill Foster first visited Cuba fifty-three years ago, in 1959, shortly after Castro had come to power, and shortly before the US would blanket the nation in an economic embargo that would strand the island's cars in time. Foster recently retraced the steps of his original trip -- which he took by bicycle. He took some license plates from his extensive Alaska collection, and a handful of Raven Radio bumper stickers. He brought back stories of people who continue to care for -- and to drive -- their grandfathers' cars.
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Senior Gavin Kainulainen and freshman Celia Lubin say Sitka High is taking very strong performances and debate teams to the state tournament in Anchorage this weekend. Mt. Edgecumbe basketball captains Brandi Hale (Sr-Hooper Bay) and Brenna Johanson (Sr-Hoonah), and coach Carl Blackhurst, discuss the Lady Braves' two wins over Metlakatla.
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