Pacific High Archives

Pacific High is in, Community Schools out, as school board looks to ’20 cuts

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 29, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Closing Pacific High looks like it’s off the table as a cost-saving measure for the Sitka School District next year. Community Schools, however, is not. The Sitka School Board met this week (3-27-19) to look at ways to make ends meet next year. Read More

Students learn a delicious lesson in local cuisine

by Emily Russell, KCAW News | Oct 28, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Agriculture has never been a strong suit for rainy Southeast Alaska, so a farm-to-table event might not sound too exciting, but throw in some locally-caught king salmon, and suddenly you’ve got gourmet potential. Downloadable audio.Read More

Veteran teachers to lead Sitka’s high schools

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 27, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

Both of Sitka’s high schools have new principals -- and both are familiar faces with a lot of teaching experience. Read More

Administrative team doubles-down on Sitka school district

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 24, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

It’s a two-for-one deal that’s likely unprecedented in Alaska. This fall when students and teachers return to the Sitka School District they’ll be greeted not by one assistant superintendent -- but two.Read More

Even in new building, Pacific High learns outside walls

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jan 8, 2014 | Local News

Sitka’s alternative high school has moved into a brand-new building, but the program the school has created doesn’t really depend on the right place to succeed. Pacific High co-principal Phil Burdick told the Sitka Chamber of Commerce this week (Wed 1-8-14) that the remodeled space was actually the product of the school’s core mission to give students ownership of their education -- a ten-year long homework assignment that has finally been turned in. Read More