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Galena grad’s advice: Take every opportunity
By AARON SUSOOK, staff writer “Take as many classes as you can and take every opportunity that you can,” said Tiffany George. Ms. George is a 2015 Galena graduate. She…
Student desire to use phones in class put on hold by school
By HAILEY AMBROSE and AARON SUSOOK, staff writers The Galena city school district has recently started to enforce the ban on the use of cell phones and headphones in school.…
Lack of sunlight could lead to seasonal blues
By MEGAN PATSY, staff writer Winter is here. Are you ready? Galena is only getting about five hours of daylight right now – and that will lessen until the end…
Young poet slams audience at Open Mic night
By LONDON KEPLINGER, editor A single poem, held under scrutiny beside almost a dozen musical pieces almost begs to be marked off as dull, yet during Octobers open mic night,…
Phlight Club returning to Galena
By ANDREW HOOVER, staff writer Phlight Club will be arriving to Galena on Friday, Nov. 3 and continuing through the weekend. Students need to fill out an application this year,…
No more headphones, earbuds in classes
By LONDON KEPLINGER, staff writer Administrators from the GILA and SHS campuses will visit each classroom first period on Friday, Oct. 20, to tell students all headphones, earbuds, and personal…
Spending your PFD sensibly
By WASSILLIE GUST, staff writer For one GILA dorm aide, this year’s $1,100 PFD means honoring his father. Delbert Mitchell said that he is going to “buy Christmas gifts in…
Ptarmigan Hall windows encode message for students
By EMILY TOMLINSON, staff writer Look at Ptarmigan Hall. Each of the new windows installed this summer has either an orange tint or a blue tint to them. And on…
New special education teacher returns to Galena
By HAILEY AMBROSE, staff writer Lillian DeWilde, a former Galena student, has returned as the new special education teacher. Ms. DeWilde was born in Koyukuk, and she was raised in…
New teachers, staff arrive in Galena to start a new year
By EMILY TOMLINSON, staff writer The new social teacher on the GILA campus is Kevin Schwoch. Mr. Schwoch teaches world geography, Alaska studies, and civics while teaching students to be…