Homer Alaska - Schools

student news

Amy H. Fell of Homer has been named to the fall 2009 dean's list at Emmanuel College in Boston, Mass. To qualify, students must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Emmanuel College was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1919 and is a coed, residential Catholic liberal arts and sciences college.

KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

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

Through March 19: Spring break.

Chapman School

March 24: Site Council.

Connections

Through March 19: Homer Connections office will be closed for spring break and will resume regular office hours March 22.

March 25: Ice skating party at the Kevin Bell Ice Arena, 1-3 p.m. All homeschooling families are welcome. Bring your own skates or use some at the rink. Refreshments provided; free admission.

April 1: The SBA science test for Homer Connections students in grades 4, 8 and 10 will be given at Glacierview Church, 8:45 a.m.

April 6-8: REquires SBA/HSGQE testing for all Connections students in grades 3-10 and HSGQE retates for grades 11-12 will begin at 8:45 a.m. Contact the office for testing locations.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

March 23, 25: Learning lab.

Nikolaevsk School

Through March 19: New kindergarten registration.

April 5-9: Vacation days.

Paul Banks Elementary School

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.

City of homer community schools

Through March 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 up to age 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.

March 30:Reading and craft talk by National Book Award and award-winning poet Patricia Smith, 7 p.m. Open to the public.

April 30: Opening of KBC student art show, 5-7 p.m.

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.