The next three graduating classes will have to earn half a credit less than the classes before them in order to graduate.
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How Juneau’s high school seniors navigated the path to graduation during a global pandemic
The circumstances brought canceled plans and disrupted learning. But for some, it led to a whole new path in life.
Some Juneau families look to summer school to make up for school year challenges
Most programs will focus on language arts, math and science, but some art, and P.E. options are available as well.
Juneau seventh grader wins Alaska State Spelling Bee, will compete nationally this summer
After all the learning challenges this year brought on, Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School teacher calls the win a ‘glimmer of hope.’
Thunder Mountain High School shifts to distance learning due to positive COVID-19 tests
The school would not reveal whether the positive cases were in students or staff members due to health privacy laws, but the wrestling team and boys soccer team are being quarantined due to a close contact.
Watch: Juneau to give its latest update on COVID-19
Juneau’s April allocation for vaccines will be 3,440 doses, which city leaders will divvy up between the hospital, local pharmacies and city-run vaccine clinics
Over 300 Juneau School District staff received first vaccine dose, superintendent says
It took a lot of advocacy with the state’s medical team to get all teachers on the eligibility tier for vaccination.
In-person classes canceled at Auke Bay Elementary after pipe burst
“It was just a classic cold weather situation, and we just had a broken pipe,” said Principal Nancy Peel.
Two Juneau students test positive for COVID-19
One of the students who tested positive for COVID-19 played in a basketball tournament in late January.
Juneau teachers are still divided about schools reopening
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study that says reopening schools is safe if it’s done right.