First and third Monday of the month: Academic Policy Committee, 3:30-5 p.m.

Through April 25: Circus residency with Coire and Taliesin.

April 23-27: Marionette puppetry residency with Buzz Oplex.

May 7: Community discussion regarding Fireweed Academy’s growth, room 103 at West Homer Elementary School, 7 p.m.

Homer Connections Program

Currently: Enrollment for the 2007/2008 school year is now open.

April 18: Home school ice skating party.

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Homer Flex School

April 16-19: Bones workshop with Leo Vait, including drawing and painting compositions of bones. Students will clean, bleach and articulate the bones of a calf moose and prepare it for museum-quality presentation.

Ongoing: Students will participate in Homer’s reading of Amy Tan’s novel, “The Joy Luck Club.”

Homer High School

Friday: Track and field at Homer, 3:30-6 p.m.

Saturday: Boys and girls varsity soccer at Grace, Anchorage Football Stadium, 2 and 4 p.m.

April 16: Spring concert at the Mariner Theater, 7 p.m.

April 21: Third annual Golden Halibut Debate, Homer and Nikiski teams. Land’s End Quarter Deck, 7 p.m.

Homer Middle School

April 17: Eighth grade Mass Band at Kenai Central High School.

April 18: Promotion meeting, 5:15 p.m.

Kachemak Selo School

Through Friday: Spring break.

April 16-27: Dibels and CBM testing, kindergarten through third-grade.

April 25: Parent meeting, 3:30 p.m.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

For sale: Fifth- and sixth-graders will be selling $20 gift certificates to Fritz Creek Gardens. Tickets also are available at the Homer Bookstore. Fritz Creek Gardens will donate $5 of every ticket sold to the spring field trips fund.

Today: Parent Group/Community Council meeting, 2:30 p.m.

April 19: Science fair.

April 25: Volunteer lunch, I Spy activity.

Otter Beach Educational Center

Currently: Elaine Grabowski Quilt Fund-raiser raffle tickets are now available.

Currently: Enrollment applications for the 2007-2008 school year are being accepted. Kids and parents interested in joining Otter Beach are invited to visit. To arrange a time, call 235-8628 or 235-6547.

April 13: Hot lunch.

April 17: 100s Day.

April 18: Students read at Public Library Story Hour; ice skating.

April 20: Open house, 1-4 p.m.

April 21: Earth Day.

April 25: Compost Day.

April 26: Planning meeting for Johnson Lake camping trip.

Paul Banks Elementary School

Through today: Kindergarten and new student registration.

Today: Spring pictures, PTA meeting.

April 16: Community-wide Summer Programs Fair, 5:30-7:30 p.m. See related story, page 10.

Ongoing: Paul Banks participates in General Mills Box Tops for Education. If you have any, please drop them off at the school.

Razdolna Elementary School

Through Friday: Spring break.

April 16-27: Dibels testing for kindergarteners.

Voznesenka School

Through Friday: Spring break.

West Homer Elementary School

Second Monday of the month: Site council, conference room, 5 p.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Boys and girls volleyball for fourth- and sixth-graders, after school.

Third grade: Beginning homesteading study unit.

Fourth grade: Continuing outdoor education unit.

Fifth grade: Continuing fisheries study.