Homer area school announcements

Homer High School

Thursday-Saturday — Homer Winter Carnival Basketball Tournament, starting 3 p.m. daily at the Alice Witte Gym

Feb 10-11 — High School Mass Choir at Kenai Central High School.

Homer Flex School

Feb. 14 and 17 — Student-Led Parent/Teacher Conferences – please call the office for details (235-5558)

Feb. 19 — Early Release. PEAKS test administration training.

Homer Middle School

Today — Spelling Bee at 4 p.m. in the library

Friday — Nordic Skiing Seward Invitational at 3 p.m. in Seward

Saturday — Wrestling Homer Invitational at noon

Monday, Feb. 10 — Chess Club at 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 — Volleyball Homer vs Skyview 8th grade at 3 p.m. at Skyview Middle School

Wednesday, Feb. 12 — Volleyball Nikiski vs Homer at 3 p.m. in Nikiski

Thursday, Feb. 13 — Volleyball Skyview 7th grade vs Homer at 4 p.m. in Homer. Nordic Skiing Homer Invitational at 4 p.m.

Feb. 14 —Wrestling Nikiski Invitational at 10 a.m.

Feb 14 and 17 — No school. Parent/teacher conferences

Fireweed Academy

Both Schools

Feb. 14 and 17 — No school – student-led conferences

West Homer Elementary

After school Cross Country Ski from 2:45-5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday in February

Friday — Battle of the Books for 5th and 6th grades. Party in the library from 2:45-4 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11 — Battle of the Books for 5th and 6th grades. First day of Girls on the Run program.

Thursday, Feb. 13 — Battle of the Books for 3rd and 4th grades

Friday, Feb. 14 — Parent Teacher conferences. No school for students.

Feb. 17 — Parent Teacher conferences – No school for students

Feb. 19 — Early Release day at 1:15 p.m.

Feb. 24 — PTO Spaghetti Feed and Student Talent Show at 6 p.m.

Feb. 27 — Last cross-country ski

Paul Banks Elementary

PTA After school Activities from 2:30-4 p.m. each day:

Monday and Wednesday: Outdoor Explorers (with Alaska Center for Coastal Studies)

Monday and Wednesday: Preludes

Tuesday: Art

Tuesday and Thursday: Sports Hour

McNeil Canyon Elementary

Chess Club — After school chess club for grades 2-6 will be held on Wednesdays on Feb. 26 and March 4. The club will be held from 3-4:30 p.m.

Spelling Bee Study Group — Fourth and sixth graders interested in participating in this year’s Spelling Bee on Thursday, Feb. 20 must attend the spelling bee study group that will happen once a week during lunch every Monday.