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Things are cookin’ with the SHS lunch ladies
By JANELL ECHUCK and SARAH THOMPSON, staff writers At the Sidney C. Huntington School, the cooks at the cafeteria are pretty chill people when they running a huge kitchen. We…
Elementary teacher just has to walk down hall for new job
By KIANA MELOVIDOV and SARAH THOMPSON, staff writers The new Sidney C. Huntington elementary teacher is Dawn Pomrening Ms. Pomrening is currently the academic support, math fundamentals, and arts &…
Knowledge hatches in Mrs. Ruchti’s room
By AIDEN DIEHL, staff writer One of our local teachers is raising chicks in the classroom. Karen Ruchti, special education teacher at the SHS campus, ordered two Icelandic chicks from…
Swim team has wins at Fairbanks meet
By JADA ARNOLD, staff writer Three students came in second, and three students came in third, at the 2018 Northern Area Swim Championships at Hamme Pool in Fairbanks on April…
Active shooter drill planned for this month
By LONDON KEPLINGER, staff writer Galena Interior Learning Academy will be having an active shooter drill in April, following the schools’ crisis plan being updated. The school will be having…
Academic Pentathlon team heads to Seattle
By AARON SUSOOK, staff writer Several junior high students in the rural community of Galena, Alaska, made nationals in the Academic Pentathlon. The Academic Pentathlon a program that is open…
Screen Free Week coming to SHS
By LYDIA CHUNAK, staff writer Screen free week is when you don’t use any electronics only for school or work. Screen free week in Galena is for students in kindergarten…
Pentathlon team ready to overwhelm teacher with what they’ve learned
By AIDEN DIEHL, staff writer Students on the Academic Pentathlon team will be holding the event Are You Smarter than a Middle Schooler at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4 at…
Mrs. Beasley retires after many years serving students
By CORA JONES, staff writer After 25 years of teaching in Galena, Holy Cross, Fairbanks and Anvik, cultural arts teacher Freda Beasley will be retiring. Mrs. Beasley currently teaches Koyukon…
New school bus headed to Galena
By ALEX EVANS, staff writer The Galena City School District is getting a new school bus. The bus is a brand new 2019 Bluebird model with 44 passenger seats purchased…