Chapman School

Oct. 5: Chapman presents at school board meeting in Homer, 7 p.m.

Oct. 7: HEA Community BBQ

Oct. 16: No School

Oct. 22: Picture retakes

Oct. 26-30: Scholastic Book Fair

Oct. 29-30: Parent/Teacher conferences

Connections

Ongoing: New and returning students are being enrolled for the 2009-2010 school year. A birth certificate is required for kindergarten and students new to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

Fireweed Academy

Oct. 1: Picture Day

Oct. 10: Mind-A-Mazes in Soldotna

Oct. 16: Inservice Day; No school

Oct. 23: Ellis Island Simulation- in morning

Nov. 6: Fall Fundraiser Extravaganza, 5 p.m.

Flex School

Ongoing: Registration for grades 9-12.

Oct. 6-8: HSGQE Testing

Homer High School

Oct. 1: Picture Day

Oct. 1: Girls C - Team Volleyball @ Skyview 3:00 p.m.

Oct. 1: Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball @ Skyview 4:00 p.m.

Oct. 1: Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Skyview 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 2: Boys/Girls Varsity Swim & Dive - Dimond w/ East

Oct. 3: College information regarding FASA and scholarships - Saturday

Oct. 3: Boys/Girls Varsity XC Running - State Palmer

Oct. 3: Boys/Girls Varsity Football - State - Playoffs TBA

Oct. 3: Boys/Girls Varsity Swim & Dive - Bartlett Invite

Homer Middle School

Oct. 2: XC boros @ Homer, 4 p.m.

Oct. 3: Soccer boros @ Nikiski, 10 a.m.

Oct. 5: Basketball Begins

Oct. 6: Site Council Meeting at 3:30 p.m. in HMS Library

Oct. 16: Inservice/ End of 1st Quarter; No School

Kachemak Selo School

Oct. 1: Dave Spencer visits school.

Oct. 9: Holiday; no school

Oct. 14: Inservice Day; no school for students. End of quarter.

Oct. 20: School Pictures, 10 a.m.

Oct. 21: Parent teacher meetings 3:30 p.m.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

Oct. 2: Family Game Night, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 3: 6th grade garage sale 9 a.m 1 p.m. Tables available to rent. Call school @ 235-8181 to reserve

Oct. 5: School Board Meeting @ 7:00 p.m. at the Homer High School

Nikolaevsk School

Oct. 3: State XC meet @ Palmer

Oct. 7: Site Council Meeting, 3:15 p.m.

Oct. 9: No School

Oct. 10: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Oct. 14: Inservice Day; End of 1st Quarter

Ninilchik School

Oct. 5: Junior Fundraiser

Oct. 9-10: Volleyball Tournament Spike Fest

Oct. 14-16: Student Testing

Oct. 17: End of 1st Quarter Inservice for teachers; no school for students

Oct. 23-24: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Paul Banks Elementary School

Oct. 7: Custodian Day

Oct. 9: Movie Night @ 7 p.m.

Oct. 13: PTA Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 16: End of 1st Quarter Inservice/Work Day; No school for students

Oct. 22: Picture retakes

Razdolna School

Oct. 9: No School

Oct. 14: Inservice day; end of quarter. No school

Nov. 3-4: Parent/Teacher Conferences

Voznesenka School

Oct. 5: Football State Tournament

Oct. 6-9: HSGQE

Oct. 9: Vacation Day

Oct. 14: Inservice; no school

West Homer Elementary School

Oct. 16: End of quarter; in-service; no school.

Oct. 28: Picture retakes.

Oct. 29-30: Parent/teacher conferences.

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Latin Dance, the workout, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Homer High School green room; taught by Jeannette Aragones; $10 per class; six for $48. Call 299-1127.

KACHEMAK BAY CAMPUS

Advanced registration is going on now for these upcoming classes:

Oct 1: Small Business Development workshop: How to Develop a Business Plan; $25

Oct. 3: Plankton Ecology

Oct. 3: MS Word

Oct. 5: Screenwriting

Art Exhibit has opened in KBC Commons: work from KRC Art Faculty.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Forrest Jones Memorial Scholarship is awarded the first week of March. The amount of the scholarship for 2010 will be $3000.

Deadline for applications is January 10. For an applicant to be eligible, they must be enrolled in, or applying to, one of the following (in an aviation field), or a high school senior applying to: AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, A LICENSED FLIGHT SCHOOL, OR A CERTIFIED A&P PROGRAM. Copies can be obtained by visiting www.alaskaaircarriers.org.

ELKS NATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE TO ALASKA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS:

Elks National Foundation (ENF) in conjunction with the Alaska State Elks Association and local Elks lodges are offering the Most Valuable Student (MVS) scholarship for high school seniors. These scholarships are awarded to graduating high school seniors through a local, state and national competition. In 2010, ENF will award 500 four-year scholarships, ranging from $1,000 per year to $15,000 per year, for graduating high school seniors based on financial need, leadership and scholarship.

Copies of the application are available at Homer Elks Lodge or at www.alaskastateelks.org . MVS Scholarship applications must be submitted to Homer Elks Lodge by November 2, 2009. MVS scholarships are for students pursuing a four-year degree, on a full-time basis (minimum of 12 semester hours), in a U.S. college or university.