KPC going smoke and tobacco-free Dec. 31

Kenai Peninsula College’s campuses will implement the “UA Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free Campuses” policy on the last day of 2015. KPC’s Anchorage Extension Site, located in the University… Continue reading

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School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Millions nationwide take part in the 10th annual Read for the Record

The 10 students in Amber Tiedemann’s Title 1 classes joined millions of children worldwide Thursday for a noteworthy event. The small group at Sterling Elementary… Continue reading

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School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

KPC: New scholarship application process now online

KPC continues to refine processes to make things easier for students by, whenever possible, moving paper-based processes online. This is a win-win for both busy… Continue reading

(From right) Aliya, Maisy and Isaiah Dickson work on Isaiah's project for the IDEA homeschool group's geography club weekly meetup Friday.

IDEA students attend geography club

Even though they don’t have a formal school to attend, homeschool students still have clubs. Interior Distance Education of Alaska, a statewide homeschool support program,… Continue reading

(From right) Aliya, Maisy and Isaiah Dickson work on Isaiah's project for the IDEA homeschool group's geography club weekly meetup Friday.

Take your seats: Council reps make it to the district level

The Board of Education welcomed a fresh face member to the group during the regularly scheduled Monday, Oct. 5 meeting. Soldotna High School junior Brian… Continue reading

KPC Showcase series October events

In an effort to continue filling gaps in the types of online offerings available through the University of Alaska, KPC professors continue to expand the… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

KPC: Allied health career information session set

It’s anticipated that allied health careers will continue to be in high demand for the foreseeable future. Because of advances in technology and continued research… Continue reading

UAA Seawolves hockey team to play in Soldotna

The UAA Seawolves hockey team will be playing the Mount Royal University Cougars at 7:07 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Soldotna Sports Center. KPC… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Sixth grade student Kaytlyn Walden is crowned the new Queen of Reading for having read the most over the summer during a RIGS assembly on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 at Kalifornski Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Queen of Reading crowned at annual RIGS assembly

After one summer and 335,950 minutes of reading, students at Kalifornsky Beach Elementary are ready to jump back into the school year without missing a… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Sixth grade student Kaytlyn Walden is crowned the new Queen of Reading for having read the most over the summer during a RIGS assembly on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 at Kalifornski Beach Elementary in Soldotna, Alaska.

Around the District

School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley… Continue reading

Kenai Peninsula College: Around Campus

KPC administrator chosen as Sitka's campus director Dr. Paula Martin has served as the assistant director for academic affairs and as an associate professor at… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Volunteer Carroll Knutson points out and describes several artifacts to students from Soldotna Elementary during their field trip on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at the Soldotna Homestead Museum in Soldotna, Alaska.

Soldotna students tour museum with living homesteader

Third and fourth grade students at Soldotna Elementary explored the not-too-distant past of their state at the Soldotna Homestead Museum on Thursday. Fingers pressed up… Continue reading

Photo by Megan Pacer/Peninsula Clarion Volunteer Carroll Knutson points out and describes several artifacts to students from Soldotna Elementary during their field trip on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015 at the Soldotna Homestead Museum in Soldotna, Alaska.

Mountain bikes keep rolling with PsychoCross, Mark Your Improvement races

The Tsalteshi Cycle Series culminated with the PsychoCross 2015 on Saturday at Tsalteshi Trails.PsychoCross was a 14-mile loop which used some of the trails, some… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion XXX straps on a helmet Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska.

Students savor bike program

Framing the front entrance of Kenai Middle School are racks stacked with Trek mountain bikes. They were not ridden to school by students, but purchased… Continue reading

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion XXX straps on a helmet Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Kenai Middle School in Kenai, Alaska.