Janelle Vanasse Archives

Health officials believe Sitka is on the downslope of omicron surge

by KCAW News | Feb 16, 2022 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News

A total of six new cases were reported on Monday and Tuesday, lowering Sitka’s seven-day average to 44, and suggesting that the community is on the downslope of the omicron surge. Read More

State education board encouraged by Mt. Edgecumbe High School’s COVID management

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 15, 2020 | Coronavirus Coverage, Local News, Syndicated

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. Read More

Mt. Edgecumbe High School starts the school year with strict testing and quarantining plan

by KCAW Staff | Sep 4, 2020 | Syndicated, The Morning Interview

Mt. Edgecumbe High School devised a complex testing and quarantining plan to bring their students back to Sitka from across the state. KCAW's Morning Host Erin Fulton spoke with Mt. Edgecumbe High School Superintendent Janelle Vanasse about the school's Smart Start plan and how things are going so far. Read More

Economic impact of COVID-19 ‘definitely an issue’ in Sitka

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 11, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

Alaska doesn’t have any confirmed cases of the covid-19 coronavirus yet, but there is a lot of planning going on around the possibility that the flu-like illness will arrive here. Read More

Mt. Edgecumbe gets new superintendent

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Mar 25, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Mt. Edgecumbe High School will have a new superintendent. Janelle Vanasse of Bethel has been named superintendent and director of the state-run boarding school in Sitka. Vanasse will replace Bill Hutton, who retires on June 30, 2016. Read More