Homer Alaska - Schools

Cadet Levi M. Catlin of Homer was one of 156 graduates from the Alaska Military Youth Academy after a five and a half monoth residental phase of the AMYA Challenge program that focused on academics, military style discipline and training, and community service. Graduation was Aug. 27 at the Atwood Concert Hall of thoe Performing Arts Center in Anchorage.

Andrew Faulkner of Homer was named to the dean's list for academic excellence for the spring 2010 semester at The John Hopkins University. To be selected, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale in a program of at least 14 credits with at least 12 graded credits. Faulkner is the son of Jon and Sara Faulkner and attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. He is majoring in civil engineering and will graduate in May 2011.

William Jasper completed his freshman year at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. He was on the dean's list all three quarters of this past academic school year.

Melissa Lettis of Anchor Point was awarded a scholarship grant for her leadership, academic excellence and community involvement by the Former Agents of the FBI Foundation. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Inc. located in Dumfries, Va. Melissa attends the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., and qualifies for the scholarship as the granddaughter of former Special Agent Cleon Glaze.

Kenai Peninsula Borugh SChool District

Districtwide

Sept. 6: Labor Day, no school.

Chapman School

Sept. 9: Open house and harvest fair, 6-7 p.m.

Sept. 21: Picture day, 8:45 p.m.; siblings 11:30 a.m.

Homer Middle School

Today: Open house, 6:30-8 p.m.

Today: Soccer parent meeting, 5 p.m.

Sept. 3: First cross country meet, Soldotna, 3 p.m.

Oct. 2: Soccer boroughs at Kenai Middle School.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

Today: Harvest fair.

Today: Open house, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 14: Learning lab starts.

Sept. 16: Community Concil meets, 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 22: Coast walk.

Sept. 24: Family Game Night, 6:30-8 p.m.

Sept. 28: Spotlight Student Lunch honoring Katerina Kuzmin, Karma Wilcox, Fiona Hatton, Kera Jones, Mariah McGuire, Ella Blanton Yourkowski, Piper Kassouni, Gage Harris, Irina Ivanov, Tristen Gonzales, Scott Lapp, Hunter Warren, Elizabeth Kalugin, Lia Jacobsen, Jordan Beachy, Michael Reutov and Chasey Arndt. Parents are invited to join their hcild and principal for lunch, 11:25 a.m.

Sept. 29: Picture day.

Ninilchik School

Sept. 8: School pictures.

Sept. 24: The school celebrates 100 years of educating local students, 6 p.m.

Paul Banks Elementary School

Today: Open house, 6:30 p.m.

City of homer community schools

Check out the Homer Community Schools Web site for new and updated classes, www.homercommunityschoools.org.

Kachemak Bay Campus

Registration is being held for the upcoming classes: Pinnipeds; Antarctic Expedition History; Biology of Bears; Master Gardener; MS Windows, Excel, Word and Quickbooks; Gourmet Cooking; Poetry-Writing; Karate.

See www.homer.alaska.edu for schedule or stop by teh campus on Pioneer Ave.