The sudden death of a student is always difficult, no matter what the circumstances. KPC’s Kenai River Campus community is still recovering from the tragic losses of two students in a three week period last semester. The college bid goodbye to students Jonathon Granger, an 18 year old who was born and raised in the Soldotna area, and to Tim Jolley, a 50 year old who had resided in Alaska for just more than a year.

School board to meet

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. 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.

School board to meet

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. 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.

KPC students are back in classes beginning today and enrollment is trending slightly up compared to this time last year across the KPC system. According to KPC Director Gary Turner, the college is doing very well as many institutions around the state are seeing decreasing enrollments as the economy picks up.

“We are very fortunate to see the increase here. Overall, the University of Alaska is seeing a 3 to 4 percent decline compared to the same period last year,” Turner told KPC employees at the spring semester convocation on Jan. 6.