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Pacific High teacher leads pupils to Python

Eric Matthes helps Pacific High students understand the universe through math and science. Outside...

Sitka High design class marries tradition and technology in student paddle carving project

Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska have carved wood paddles and other works of art using tools and methods developed over thousands of years. But that’s not to say this art form is incompatible with new technology. Students at Sitka High School are combining it with computer design software typically used by engineers.

Pacific High carving class brings serenity to students

Every Friday, Pacific High School students trek beyond the walls of their classrooms to Sitka National Historical Park to carve traditional paddles just as indigenous Alaskans to have done in Southeast for thousands of years. Often, they do so in silence as they focus on giving form to the paddles using traditional methods.

With latest testing, Sitka School Board confronts ‘achievement gap’

Sitka students overall are performing better on standardized testing than the state average, but Alaska Natives are not doing as well as their non-Native peers. The so-called “achievement gap” has been a source of concern in the Sitka School District for over a decade.

School board swears in one new, one returning member

The Sitka School Board seated election winners on Monday (10-15-18). Eric Van Cise won a second three-year term; Amy Morrison will begin her first. The job of board president went for the second time to Jenn McNichol. Elias Erickson was elected vice-president. Eric Van Cise was given the job of clerk for the second time.

Sitka’s alternative school graduates 5, with ‘courage’

Like other high schools across the country this time of year, Sitka’s alternative school, Pacific High, recently said goodbye to five seniors in a ceremony unlike your typical commencement.

Students and employers meet-and-greet at Sitka High job fair

Sitka High School is hosting a Career Fair on Wednesday, April 25th from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The fair is open to all Sitka High and Pacific High School Students. Employers will be there to answer questions and some are looking to hire.

At final budget meeting, Assembly adds $300,000 to schools

The Sitka Assembly has found a way to balance the budget, finding an additional $300,000 dollars for Sitka schools through a series of cuts and transfers. The surplus could save some teaching positions, but it will be up to the Sitka School Board to decide at their April 17th meeting.

Pacific High students advocate for alternative education in Sitka

The Sitka School Board on Wednesday (4-4-18) held an additional public hearing on next year’s budget -- and this time testimony focused on Pacific High School. The district is counting on the city -- and ultimately the public -- to step up and support critical programs and staffing.

From breakfast to bff’s, school counselors tackle barriers to student success

Counselors every building shared an hour-by-hour look into their work days, for the Sitka School Board Monday night (12-4-17), and the range of emotional and behavioral issues they typically address.