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State wants to study recess, physical ed policies 

 10/10/13 - 7:44pm

JUNEAU — Aiming to reduce childhood obesity, the state health department plans to study the policies of Alaska schools for physical education and recess, an official said Thursday.

The agency wants to hire a contractor to survey all state school districts and compare their policies to national standards for physical education and activity recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The project has a $40,000 budget, with a report due next March.

 

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Doing good deeds for others improve self, outlook on life 

 10/07/13 - 7:43am

The extensive list of items that college admissions officers look for in applicants is overwhelming. Along with the more obvious academic test scores and sports participation, colleges are also now looking for a history of volunteer work.

A survey conducted shows that 72 percent of college admissions officers prefer a student who has supported one cause over a long time than a student who has flitted between many. Extended volunteer work for a program teaches a student organization, leadership, and teamwork. It truly pays off to be ‘anxiously engaged in a good cause.’

 

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Many Soldotna residents get out to celebrate annual walking event 

 10/07/13 - 7:36am

More than 350 Soldotna elementary students, family members and school staff gathered Wednesday morning to walk to school as apart of the annual Walk to School Day celebration.

The event, celebrated annually by Redoubt and Soldotna Elementary schools, is a way for families to get moving and learn about pedestrian safety. The event was coordinated with the school district and Kenai Peninsula Coalition of Safe Kids.

 

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Around the District 

 10/07/13 - 7:49am

School board to meet

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. at 148N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless otherwise noted).

For more information, call 907-714-8888 or visit http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/board.aspx?id=28035. The agenda and packet items are posted on Wednesday afternoon prior to the date of the Board Meeting.

 

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Kenai Peninsula College: Interest in Residence Hall is growing 

 10/07/13 - 7:50am

People joke that although Alaska is the biggest state in the U.S., everyone knows someone and news has a way of spreading rapidly. The news about KPC’s first residence life program is getting out and the buzz is growing.

 

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Around the District 

 09/30/13 - 9:24am

Screening necessary to volunteer

In order to ensure that all students will be as safe as possible, KPBSD requires volunteers to be screened each year. Anyone interested in being a school volunteer needs to complete an online form and agree to a background check even if you volunteered last year. All information will be kept confidential. If interested, please visit www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us and follow the links to the appropriate school.

School board to meet

 

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Musicians perform for area schools 

 09/29/13 - 4:56pm

Kenai Central High School and Skyview High School students were in for a treat last week when three nationally known artists performed privately.

The Performing Arts Society brought singers Kate Egan, soprano, Nancy Caudill, mezzo-soprano, and pianist Juliana Osinchuk to performed privately, and less formally, for the choir and band students.

The women also performed a public concert Saturday as a tribute to Verdi and Wagner, two opera composers who were both born 200 years ago.

 

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Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus 

 09/29/13 - 4:56pm

Looking back over the past five years it’s easy to see that receiving $1,996,319 from the U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Title III grant strengthened the college in many ways.

 

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Around the District 

 09/23/13 - 9:27am

Screening necessary to volunteer

In order to ensure that all students will be as safe as possible, KPBSD requires volunteers to be screened each year. Anyone interested in being a school volunteer needs to complete an online form and agree to a background check even if you volunteered last year. All information will be kept confidential. If interested, please visit www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us and follow the links to the appropriate school.

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Skyview, SoHi student council hold joint meetings 

 09/22/13 - 3:46pm

With the reconfiguration of Skyview and Soldotna High Schools on tap for August of 2015, many students have begun to take action to help make the combination a smoother process.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District School Board approved the reconfiguration of three Soldotna area secondary schools last spring. Tenth- through twelvth-grade students will be housed at SoHi.

The 2013-2014 student councils administrators and students for both schools decided in the summer to combine forces and meet jointly during the school year.

 

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