Student news

Aric Cox, a Computer Science major from Homer attending Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania, has been named to the Dean’s List with High Distinction for the Spring 2022 semester. Aric is a 2018 graduate of Glennallen School and is the son of Sheri and Mitchell Cox of Homer.

Students eligible for the Dean’s List with High Distinction have a grade-point average of 3.85 to 4.0.

School District Risk Levels

The southern, central and eastern regions of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District are in the high risk zone in terms of community spread of COVID-19.

Regions of the peninsula are put into low, moderate, substantial or high-risk categories based on the number of new cases of COVID-19 identified over a seven-day period. This model is based on rates of cases per 100,000 of population.

All students are currently able to attend on-site education five days a week in district schools. Any closures will be on a school, classroom or cohort level.

As of Wednesday, the southern peninsula (from Ninilchik south) is in the high risk category with 464 cases per 100,000 or 65 actual new cases in the last seven days. The southern peninsula is in low risk if it has had zero to nine new cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days, is in moderate risk if there have been 10 to 49 new cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days, is in substantial risk if there have been 50 to 99 cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days, and is in high risk if there were 100 or more new cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days.

The central peninsula, including Kenai, Nikiski, Soldotna, Sterling and Kasilof, is at high risk with 132 cases per 100,000 or 49 actual new cases over the last seven days.

The eastern peninsula is at high risk with 137 cases per 100,000 or seven actual new cases identified over the last week.

In the past seven days, West Homer Elementary School reported one case of COVID-19.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s COVID-19 dashboard reports a seven-day summary of no staff positives and two student positives for the entire district.

The last day of school was Thursday, May 19.

Homer High School games

May 26,, Thursday, 10 a.m.: Baseball vs Kenai at Conference Championships in Houston

May 26, Thursday, 11 a.m.: Girls Soccer vs Kenai (at West HS) State Championships

May 27, Friday, TBA: Baseball vs TBA at Conference Championships in Redington/Houston

May 27, Friday, 9 a.m.: Track and Field State Championships at Dimond HS (ANC)

May 27, Friday, TBA: Girls Soccer at State Championships

May 27, Friday, 3 p.m.: Softball vs TBA at Conference Championships in Sohi (see attached)

May 28, Saturday, TBA: Baseball vs TBA at Conference Championships in Redington/Houston

May 28, Saturday, 9 a.m.: Track and Field State Championships at Dimond HS (ANC)

May 28, Saturday, TBA: Girls Soccer at State Championships

May 28, Saturday, TBA” Softball vs TBA at Conference Championships in Sohi