Sitka’s schools plan to return to in-person instruction in all buildings on January 11. An overall reduction in Sitka’s infection rate is helping the move back into class -- as is data that suggests that the coronavirus is not spreading in school buildings.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many schools and colleges to innovate ways to teach students remotely, one University of Alaska Campus was already there. UAS Sitka has degree programs in Fisheries Technology -- with almost all of the lectures, assignments, labs, and exams packed into a single iPad.
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President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act has put Sitka’s plans for a new Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter on the rocks. While the actual ship itself doesn’t appear in jeopardy, there might not be anyplace to put it, if the veto stands.
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Christmas will happen on schedule this year, despite reports that the elves are dissatisfied with workplace safety at the North Pole. CARES Act funding (upwards of $20 billion in gumdrops and hard cookies) may have been redirected by Jolly Old St. Nick into into a reindeer ranch in the Carribean and designer shoes for Mrs. Claus, who -- incidentally -- has been tapped by the Biden administration to head the new Department of Good Cheer.
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Campus director Dr. Paul Kraft credits the strong enrollment numbers to the fact that UAS Sitka already had a well-established distance-learning program in place when the pandemic struck in March of this year.
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During a recent listening session with the public, the district administration heard strong arguments both for and against returning kids to class after the holiday break. The answer, however, may ultimately lie in how well schools prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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The first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine arrived in Anchorage overnight on Sunday (12-13-20). Although everyone won't be getting the vaccine for some time, state officials say it’s a turning point in the fight against the pandemic.
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Mt. Edgecumbe High School contained an early outbreak of coronavirus, and is holding classes in person, despite the fact that Sitka -- and most of the state -- remains at “high.” The Alaska Board of Education heard a favorable report during its quarterly meeting on December 9.
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Alaska Airlines is slowly restoring capacity over most of its routes, but it will remain a smaller airline than it was in 2019, its statewide director of community marketing told the Sitka Chamber of Commerce.
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The massive storm that brought down the landslide in Haines on December 2 had not abated, when an Air Station Sitka helicopter launched en route to search for victims. The specialized equipment on the helicopter -- and the people flying it -- were both put to the test during the mission.
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