High school seniors across Southeast Alaska are graduating this weekend, from tiny Angoon, with four graduates, to the largest class in the region at Thunder Mountain High School. This is the fourth graduating class from Juneau’s newest high school, which opened in 2009. One-hundred-seventy-three seniors will get diplomas on Sunday, while 142 are graduating from…
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Yearbook staff brings new technology to high school mainstay
The Thunder Mountain High School (TMHS) yearbook team got inventive this year. The class, led by Janna Lelchuk, used a combination of smartphone technology and raw creativity to come up with what they believe is the first ever “Digitally Interactive Yearbook,” dubbed the “iFalcon.”
Alaska gets waiver from No Child Left Behind
Alaska has joined the more than 30 states across the country that have gotten waivers from No Child Left Behind.
Publisher Threatens Librarian With $1 Billion Lawsuit
A scholarly publisher has issued a warning to Jeffrey Beall, a librarian who writes about what he calls “predatory” practices in the scholarly publishing industry, threatening him with a $1 billion lawsuit for his blog posts criticizing the company.
Biologist Jan Straley honored at UAS Sitka graduation
Associate Professor of Marin Biology, Jan Straley, was recognized with the University of Alaska’s Meritorious Service Award on May 3 during the Sitka campus graduation ceremony.
Found firearm prompts Valdez City School District lockdown
A firearm found Tuesday in a Valdez school forced every school in the Valdez City School District on lock down. The Valdez Police Department is investigating as to how the weapon ended up in the school.