Districtwide

Nov. 26-27: Thanksgiving break.

Today: Picture retakes.

Oct. 26-30: Scholastic Book Fair.

Oct. 27: Awards assembly.

Oct. 29: Lifetouch Studio Portraits for families, 2-7:30 p.m. Call for appointment, 235-8671.

Oct. 29-30: Student-led parent-teacher conferences.

Oct. 30: Halloween Carnival, 6-8 p.m.

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 district.

Grad Kenai: Dropped out of high school? It's not too late. Recover credits you are missing. Enroll in only the classes you need to finish and earn your high school diploma to enjoy a better life. Call Connections, 226-1880.

Oct. 23: Ellis Island simulation.

Oct. 29-30: Student-led parent-teacher conferences.

Ongoing: Registration for grades 9-12.

Oct. 26: Fall concert.

Oct. 27: Picture retakes.

Oct. 29-30: Parent-teacher conferences.

Oct. 28: Kachemak Selo, Voznesenka, McNeil Canyon community meeting; McNeil Canyon Elementary School, 7 p.m.

Nov. 3-4: Parent-teacher conferences.

Nov. 4: Holiday.

McNeil Canyon Elementary School

Oct. 23: Crazy Hair Day.

Oct. 23: Movie night, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 23: Report cards sent home.

Oct. 26-30: Book fair.

Oct. 28: Kachemak Selo, Voznesenka, McNeil Canyon community meeting; McNeil Canyon Elementary School, 7 p.m.

Oct. 29-30: Parent-teacher conferences.

Oct. 30: Fall carnival, 4-7 p.m.

Today: Girls junior high basketball v. Ninilchik at Nikolaevsk, 2:45 p.m.

Today: Boys junior high basketball v. Ninilchik at NIkolaevsk, 4 p.m.

Oct. 26: Girls junior high basketball v. Ninilchik at Ninilchik, 4 p.m.

Oct. 26: Boys junior high basketball v. Ninilchik at Ninilchik, 5:15 p.m.

Today: Picture retakes.

Oct. 28: Halloween parade, 12:30 p.m.

Oct. 28: Site council, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 29-30: Book fair.

Oct. 29-30: Parent-teacher conferences; no school for students.

Nov. 3-4: Parent-teacher conferences.

Oct. 28: Kachemak Selo, Voznesenka, McNeil Canyon community meeting; McNeil Canyon Elementary School, 7 p.m.

Oct. 28: Picture retakes.

Oct. 29-30: Parent-teacher conferences.

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

Nov. 12: 6 p.m. Workshop: How to Buy and Sell a Business, $25.

To enroll in literacy, adult basic English as a second language or GED classes, call 235-1602.

Registration for spring semester classes begins Nov. 9 for degree students, Nov. 16 for the genera public. See the course schedule, www.homer.alaska.edu.

High school students in grades 9-12, including home school and private school in the Homer area, including across the bay, Anchor Point and at the head of the bay, are invited by General Buckner American Legion Post 16, to compete in the National High School Oratorical Contest. The subject of an 8-10 minute "prepared oration" must be about some phase of the constitution of the United States, emphasizing duties and obligations of a citizen to the U.S. government. Each contestant will be asked to speak 3-5 minutes on one of the assigned topics. Oratorical information data sheets must be returned to the American Legion chairman on or before Dec. 1. The Homer contest will be in January, district level in Kenai in February, state competition in Anchorage in April. For more information, contact the post at 235-8864 or Bill Sheldon at 235-6789.

The Forrest Jones Memorial Scholarship is awarded the first week of March. The amount of the scholarship for 2010 will be $3,000. Deadline for applications is Jan. 10. For applicants 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 related certification program. Copies can be obtained by visiting www.alaskaaircarriers.org.