KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

March 16-19: Spring break, most schools across the district.

April 20-25: Spring break,; Nikolaevsk, Kachemak Selo, Razdolna, Voznesenka

2009-2010 school year: The state of Alaska has changec current imunization requirements. Children in K-6 will be required to provide medically verified documentation in one of three ways: 1) proof of two doses of varicella vaccine or in the waiting period between doses (one dose required for preschool children; 2) documentation of the disease signed by an Alaska-licensed MD, DO, ANP or PA using the official state form; or 3) valid medical exemption of the new state required form. The Public Health Department provides these immunizations free of charge by appointment. Call 235-8857. New medical forms and religious exemption forms are available at schools.

Chapman School

After spring break: Intramural basketball, 3:15-4:30 p.m. Grades 3 and 4, Tuesdays and Thursdays; Grades 5 and 6, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Connections Program

March 27: The Homer Connections offic will be closed all day for staff in-service.

Ongoing: Homer Connections office has Standards Based Assessment, SBA-HSGQE practice tests and scoring guides available for Connections students in grades 3-10.

Fireweed Academy

April 7-9: Standards Based Assessment. Participation rate is key to meeting Annual Yearly Progress requirements. Do not plan trips or vacations for these dates. All st udents participate in this statewide assessment.

Homer Flex School

Ongoing: Registration. Homer Flex High School helps students earn high shcool diplomas through standards- and performance-based instruction. Flex serves those who are behind in graduation crdits or who need an alternative environment to balance school and work.

Homer High School

Homer Middle School

Wanted: HMS is currently seeking assistant coaches for the track season. The dates are March 30-May 9. Call 235-5700 or visit the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Web site for more inf ormation on these employment openings and appications..

March 30: Track begins.

Kachemak Selo School

March 18: Parent meeting, 3 p.m.

March 20: McNeil Canyon Elementary School field trip.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

March 23-31: Swimming lessons.

March 26: Spotlight lunch recognizing students McKenzy Johnson, Jack Black, Tirzah Hardy, Eryn Gillam, Noah Duncan, Tate Coggins, Sophia Ivanov, Solstice Kraszeski, Kaiden Murphy, Anna Middleton, Zane Wilkinson, Chris Jones, Johanna Allen, Russell Swearingen, Marina Reyes, Riley Jones, Oriana Mahoney, Jennasea Puterbaugh, Mariah Jones and Summer McGuire. Parents are invited to join their child and the principal at 11:25 a.m.

March 31: Farewell celebration for cook Vicky Johnson.

Nikolaevsk School

Ninilchik School

March 31: Registration deadline for May 2 SAT.

Paul Banks Elementary School

Announcement: Paul Banks Special Needs Preschool is taking appications for the 2009-2010 school year for the peer model program. The program provides opportunities for children with special needs to interact with same aged children. Due to limited openings, children are selected on a lottery basis. Applications are available at the Paul Banks Elementary Shcool office beginning March 23 during school hours. The last day to submit an application is April 3.

March 27: Movie night, 7 p.m.

April 7-9: Kindergarten and new student registration for 2009-2010.

Razdolna School

Voznesenka School

West Homer Elementary

Homer Head Start

April 4: Fundraiser yard sale, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Donations are welcomed on April 3, 1266 Ocean Drive.

Ongoing: Accepting applications for the 2009-2010 program year, ages 3-5. Call 235-4322.

Community Schools

Mommy and Me: Bring your baby to an afternoon of basic yoga and stretching. Baby books, music and infant playtime e ncouraged while moms stretch, socialize and get ready for an active summer. Prenatal and postnatal yoga DVDs will be used; ideas for fitting exercise with baby will be shared. Meet other moms. Lead by Emilie Springer. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m., April 1-May 27, with no class May 6; Homer High School green room, $15 payable to Homer Community Schools.

Pilates: This method of exercise will strengthen your core msucles, stretch and strengthen the body to keep it in balance and alignment. Strengthening the core and improving posture and bod mchanics may be able to treat or avoid lower ack and neck pain. Learn basic Pilates mat skills, breathing, posture and proper exercise technique using the neutral psine. Taught by physical therapist Teresa Olesch. It is meant for all levels and abilities and is safe for most people. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Turesdays, 5-6 p.m., March 19-May 28, Homer High School. Fee $15 to Community Schools, plus punch card $5 per session, purchased from instructor. For information, call 399-5589.

HoWL! Homer Wilderness Leadership School: This program is committed to providing outdoor experiential education to young poeple in Homer, focusing on outdoor leadership and survival. Beginner course: ages 11-13, Tuesdays, March 31-May 16, 3:30-6:30 p.m., $149 plus $15 Community Schools fee. Intermediate course: ages 14-16, Thursdays, April 2-May 17, 3:30-7:30 p.m., $199 plus $15 Community Schools fee. For information, call Libby, 399-0504 or check out www.howlschool.net.

Kachemak Bay Campus

Registration is now going on for these classes:

* Ed Berg's five-week "Global Climate C hange, beginning March 26 with advance registration required by March 17;

* New Stream Ecology class with Sue Mauger, beginning March 24, includes field trip, advance registration required;

* Boating safety and Navigation;

* MS Word and Excel

* Beginning Birding;

* Seaweeds of KBay; and

* More.

Call 235-7743 or stop by the campus.

Registration for summer classes in May and June has started: Landscape Design, Painting Critique; Geology of Kachemak Bay Field Studies, Marine Vertebrates.

Register for the 2009 Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference: writersconference.homer.alaska.edu.

STUDENT NEWS

Fourth annual essay contest for all high school students from Ninilchik to across the bay is being sponsored by the Pregnancy Care Center of Homer. Almost $7,000 has been awarded in the past three years. Write a personal essay on "How I Value Life" of 600 words or less. Complete rules are available at school offices, at the Pregnancy Care Center or can be e-mailed. Call 235-7899 or stop at the center, 3896 Bartlett St. Deadline is April 2.

Writing contest for grades 3-12 is being sponsored by the American Legion Post in Homer. The essay theme is "Soldiers, Past and Present America, Honor Your Veterans." Applications can be picked up at local elementary and high schools. Deadline is April 15. THere are five classes with a winner in each age division awarded $50 at the local level. Further competition also has awards all the way to the national level, where the award is $500 in each class. For more information or an application, call 235-6789 or 235-8864.

The American Legion has announced Girls State will be held June 6-12 and Boys State June 14-21 at Meier Lake Conference Center, Wasilla. The Americain Legion Post and Auxiliary Units pay registration fees. Application packets for Girls State are available at local schools. For information on Boys State, contact Bill Jacobi, (907) 723-8028.