Alaska Division of Homeland Security and the Juneau Local Emergency Planning Committee hosted the event featuring earthquake simulator located in downtown Juneau.
Education
Want to learn Tlingit? There’s a new app for that.
Want to learn Tlingit? Sealaska Heritage Institute recently released two apps for just that.
For first time in a generation, Skagway School has single-grade classrooms
For more than 20 years, Skagway School was small enough that all students were taught in multi-age classrooms. But an increase in student enrollment prompted the school to transition to single-grade elementary classrooms this year.
Despite contract changes, nurse’s assistant programs continue in Bethel
When Alaska Vocational Technical Center, or AVTEC, closed its Allied Health Program in Anchorage this year, it was forced to end relationships with some rural communities that used AVTEC’s professors for their certified nurse’s assistant, or CNA, programs.
New technology will help Unalaska clinic to provide better emergency care
Unalaska’s clinic will soon be the first community health center in Alaska with an electronic intensive care unit, or eICU.
Nikiski students spearhead campaign to get more books
A group of Nikiski High School students are spearheading an effort to get more books into the hands of Kenai Peninsula middle school students.
Southeastern elementary school evaluated for landslide risk
The city of Sitka announced Monday, Aug. 29, that the Gavan Hill area, including Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School, may be at risk for landslides. Shannon & Wilson, a Seattle-based geotechnical firm, identified the landslide hazard zones during an assessment of the area.
Meet the real Bob Ross, a meticulous artist behind those happy trees
Don’t be fooled by his mild PBS persona; the beloved painter was actually an exacting artist and businessman with — brace yourself — naturally straight hair.
New Sandy Hook Elementary prepares to open its doors 4 years after tragedy
Students will be entering a brand-new school for the first time when classes start Monday. It’s located at the same site as the scene of the tragedy and the architects were inspired by nature.
Petersburg schools open with an increase in enrollment
Enrollment numbers have increased in two of the three schools and the district welcomes several newcomers to its faculty. Combined enrollment at the three schools is an estimated 473 students to start off the year, up from 431 just two years ago.