Homer Alaska - Schools

KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Districtwide (See Kachemak Selo, Nikolaevsk, Razdolna, Voznesenka schools for different schedules.)

March 12: Inservice; no classes.

March 15-19: Spring break.

Chapman School

March 5-6: Volleyball tournament, site TBA.

March 10: Grades 2-8 to hear Air Force Band at Homer Middle School; leavel Chapman 11:45 a.m.; return by 2 p.m.

March 10: Site council meeting, 3:30 p.m.

March 11: Spring pictures.

Connections

Seniors: Please contact your advisor to set up an appointment to review transcripts, receive graduation packets and finalize plans for graduation.

March 1: The second session of swimming lessons in grades K-6, 1-2 p.m., Kate Kuhns Aquatic Center; pre-registration required; call the office to sign up, 226-1880.

Note: Homer Connections office has Standards Based Assessment SBA-HSGQE Practice Tests and Scoring Guides available for grades 3-10.

Fireweed Academy

March 9: Presentation of Annette Belamy, artist in the school.

March 10: Spring photos.

March 10: Air Force marching band at Homer Middle School.

March 11: Pi Day and Gryph Auction.

April 6-8: SBA testing. Please do not schedule a vacation.

Flex School

Ongoing: Registration for grades 9-12.

Homer Middle School

April 6-8: SBA testing for all students.

Kachemak Selo School

March 19: Inservice; no school.

April 5-9: Vacation days.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

Today: Forensics; learning lab.

March 5: Talent show including pie auction and bake sale, 6:30 p.m.

March 5: Forensics.

March 6: Forensics meet.

March 8: Skiing; Spanish club.

March 9: Learning lab.

March 10: Spring pictures, 8 a.m.; sibling pictures, 10:30 a.m.

March 10: All-school field trip to see Air Force Band at Homer MIddle School.

March 10: Skating.

March 11: Learning lab.

Nikolaevsk School

Through March 6: Peninsula Conference Basketball Tournament at Kenai Central High School.

March 12: Inservice, no school.

March 17: Site Based Council, 3:15 p.m.

April 5-9: Vacation days.

Paul Banks Elementary School

Today: Bingo for Books and reading awards.

March 9: PTA, 6:30 p.m.

March 26: Movie night, 7 p.m.

Razdolna School

March 19: Inservice; no school.

April 5-9: Vacation days.

Voznesenka School

March 19: Inservice; no school.

April 5-9: Vacation days.

West Homer Elementary School

March 11: Spring pictures.

City of homer community schools

March 5-7: Jewelry Making — Intermediate Silver Smithing; a three-day class with Art Koeninger, includes instruction in design and fabrication of jewelry and small metal objects. Call by today if interested; minimum of five participants required. Friday, 6-9 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-6 p.m. For information, call Art, 235-1014

March 5-26, Fridays: Partner Dancing with Jo Going offered for level 1 and 2 dancers. Homer HIgh School Green Room, $100 person or $175 a couple; level 1, 6-7:30 p.m.; level 2, 7:30-9 p.m. For information, call Homer Community Schools, 235-6090.

Mondays and Fridays: Play group, for parents and children ages 0-5; sign up at the door; some days may be cancelled with minimal notice; 10:30 a.m.-noon, Homer Boys and Girls Club; punch cards, $20 for 10 punches, $35 for 20.

Mondays-Fridays, 6-8:30 p.m.: Gymnastics for levels beginning through advanced. For exact schecule, see www.homercommunityschools.org. For information, call Jeanne Parker, 235-6547.

Kachemak Bay Campus

Upcoming classes: Nonfiction Writing Workshop with Miranda Weiss, starts March 23; Marine Fish of Kachemak Bay, starts March 24; Botany of Kachemak Bay, starts March 29; Birds of Kachemak Bay, March 30-April 27; MS Excel, April 1-29; Quickbooks, April 3-May 1; Cycles of Nature, April 1-20.

Information meeting on how to earn an education degree, March 9, 6 p.m.

Student Association's Foreign Film Fridays last feature of the year will next be held Friday, 7 p.m. It is "The Sacred Family," from Chile, and is part of the Global Film Initiative.

To enroll in literacy, adult basic, English as a second language or GED classes, call 235-1602.

KBC is accepting letters of interest from individuals wishing to serve on KBC Advisory Board. Call 235-1656.

Girls state

The 2010 session of Girls State will be held June 13-19 at Meier Lake Conference Center near Wasilla. The applicant's registration and transportation to-from the session will be paid by the American Legion Auxiliary. Apply early. Applications can be picked up at school counselor offices. Applications are due March 22, and interviews will be shortly after that date. For applicants from across the bay, special arrangements will be made. Contact an auxiliary member through the post, 235-8864, or Darlene Sheldon, Girls State chairman, 235-6789 for information or applications.

Competition

"Doodle 4 Google Contest 2010" offers for students in grades K-12 an opportunity to draw a Google logo for the Google homepage ispired by the theme, "If I could do anything, I would..." Deadline to register is 11:59:59 p.m. March 17, with entries to be submitted no later than 11:59:59 p.m. March 31. The winning doodle will be featured on Google.com May 27. The winner ow only has the art featured o nthe homepage, but also received a $15,000 college scholarship, a trip to Google New York, a laptop computer, a Wacom digital design tablet and a T-shirt with a picture of the winning doogle. The winner's shcool will receive a $25,000 grant. For information, see www.google.com/doogle4google

scholarship

The Kenai Borough Employees Association scholarship committee is accepting appications for three scholarships of $500 each. The scholarships are available to all 2010 graduates of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, including public, private and home schools. Applications and instructions are available from any KPB high school counselor's office or on the borough's Web site, www.borough.kenai.ak.us. Applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 31. They can be mailed or dropped off at the Kenai Peninsula Borough, KBEA Scholarship Committee, 144 N. Brinkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669.

The Alaska State Employees Association, Kachemak Bay Chapter, is offering a scholarship in the amount of $500 to a graduating senior from the Kachemak Bay area. The scholarship is available to a senior wanting to further his/her education at an accredited college, university or technical shcool. Deadline for submitting an application is April 1. Applications are availbale through school counselors or at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game front desk.

Applicants are now being sought by Rotary International for scholarships to earn a two-year masters-level degree in international studies and peace and conflict resolution. Rotary International will award 60 such scholarships to six universities worldwide later this year. Nominees will be forwarded from District 5010 to Rotary International through a selection process set to begin immediatley. Awards will be for the 2001-2013 term. Applications are due to local Rotary Clubs by April 30. For information, call Chris Thompson, 299-2024 or email cthompsonr@gmail.com.

Become an exchange student

Local high school students interested in becoming exchange students in many different European countries, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa are being sought by the nonprofit ASSE International Student Exchange Program, formerly American Scandinavian Student Exchange. Exchange students live with a caring host family while attending high school and learning about the language and culture of their chosen host country. Students interested in becoming an exchange student abroad for either an academic year, semester or summer program should call (800) 733-2773.