Kenai Peninsula Borough Schools
The latest developments in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and other local educational institutions.
-
This weekend, the first-of-its-kind event will cover topics from soil health to climate-resilient farming at Kachemak Bay Campus.
-
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed several items and heard public testimony on school funding at its meeting last night.
-
The four-week program, Chaos Compass, focuses on stress management and mental health.
-
Students are back in class, adjusting to new routines and expectations. For some, it's a year of major milestones, like starting their final year of high school or moving up a grade. Others are excited to reconnect with friends and dive into new learning opportunities.
-
Teachers and community members held “walk-ins” across the school district, gathering outside schools in support of funding public education before going about a regular school day.
-
Six schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will not qualify for Title I funding next year, and three are located in Homer.
-
Three Homer High School seniors qualified as National Merit Scholarship finalists this year — a feat that requires a rigorous application and some of the best PSAT scores in the state.
-
Four years after finding a stranded beluga whale on the Kasilof River, students from the Kenai Peninsula College Semester by the Bay program reassembled the skeleton for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe.
-
The Homer City Council’s Jan. 22 meeting was filled will legislation requesting additional funding for the harbor expansion and public schools.
-
Kenai Peninsula College purchased Young’s Downtown Inn and Restaurant in Homer to work towards developing and expanding its campus.