Laura Rogers Archives

From worms to whale bones: Sitka teacher helps students become ‘citizen scientists’

by Meredith Redick | Mar 18, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka High School teacher Stacy Golden received a prestigious teaching award last month. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is given to about 100 teachers around the country each year. KCAW’s Meredith Redick stopped in on one of Golden’s marine biology classes to see the veteran educator in action. Read More

Sitkans weigh in on taxi, tour regulations

by Meredith Redick | Jul 19, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitkans weighed in on possible changes to taxi, tour, and shuttle regulations at a town hall meeting on Tuesday (7-18-23). Read More

Interviews over, Sitka School Board to choose a superintendent on Saturday, February 20

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 19, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Three finalists interviewed with the Sitka School Board in public session on Friday (2-19-21). Members will convene Saturday morning to pick one. Read More

Four finalists to interview for Sitka schools superintendent

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 8, 2021 | Local News

Four finalists have been named in the search for the next full-time superintendent of the Sitka School District, with a winner to be selected by the end of the month. Open-session interviews will be conducted via Zoom on February 19. Read More

Under public pressure, Sitka district scales back plan to relocate school principals

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | May 19, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

A plan to reposition three of Sitka’s school principals has been scaled back after intense public pressure. Sitka High School’s principal, however, will be returning to her former job as assistant principal at the middle school. And in the district office, the co-assistant superintendents are leaving their jobs. Read More