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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…
Spring carnival coming up soon
By HAILEY AMBROSE, staff writer This year’s Galena spring carnival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4. The carnival starts at noon on Saturday and 1…
SHS teacher shares harrowing journey to health
By AIDEN DIEHL, staff writer After spending the first semester of school in bed with a rare form of Cushions Disease, Jared Carlson is finally back at Sidney C. Huntington…