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    Members of the Kenai River Professional Guide Association teach elementary students to cast a fly rod during Salmon Celebration on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Johnson Lake in Kasilof, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kids gather for annual Salmon Celebration at Johnson...
    By Jacob Dye • May 18, 2023 1:30 am

    They stocked rainbow trout in the lake and visited dozens of booths to learn about fish, wildlife, habitat and regulations

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    Kenai Middle School Principal Vaughn Dosko points out elements of a redesign plan for the front of the school on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board considers capital improvement plan
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    Of the 13 projects included on the district’s priority list, eight are being funded through the school maintenance bond

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, center, addresses the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a budget work session on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly OKs max school funding
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The borough will contribute $54.8 million to the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for fiscal year 2024

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    Kiernan Lapp, of Soldotna High School, is introduced by Merrill Sikorski at the Caring for the Kenai Awards Celebration held during a Joint Chamber Luncheon on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Chambers honor Caring for the Kenai finalists
    By Jacob Dye • May 11, 2023 1:30 am

    The contest challenges peninsula students to devise ways to improve the environment or prepare for a natural disaster

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    The Alaska Capitol is photographed in January 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file)
    School funding tops district’s priority list
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    “Parental rights” legislation and defined benefit plans were also among concerns discussed

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    The logo for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is displayed inside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin Building on Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board briefed on remote learning opportunities
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    By Ashlyn O’Hara

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    Mountain View Elementary School teacher Kristin Perkins demonstrates with students “phonemic awareness” with practices from Heggerty during a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meeting on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    District to debut new English language curriculum this...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 20, 2023 2:30 am

    The curriculum was selected to align with with state standards and the Alaska Reads Act

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board OKs policy revisions
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 20, 2023 2:30 am

    Changes to the policy, which was first adopted in 2006, came as part of a routine review

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    All 12 finalists of the Caring for the Kenai competition receive their awards at Kenai Central High School on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Clarion file)
    Caring for the Kenai finalists to present Thursday
    By Jacob Dye • April 20, 2023 1:30 am

    12 high school finalists are expected to take the stage to present their proposals

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    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets on Monday, April 10, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Connections looks to boost home-school enrollment
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche has pointed to state money that goes to non-KPBSD home-schooled students

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    From left: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education member Penny Vadla; Assistant Superintendent Kari Dendurent; Board members Jason Tauriainen and Matt Morse; and student representative Ashley Dahlman participate in a board meeting on Monday, April 11, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board sends KPBSD budget, with cuts, to...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • April 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Among the cuts put forth were the elimination of theater technicians and pool supervisors

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    Johnnie Wright III sings for a crowd of students during an opening performance by Sankofa Dance Theater Alaska at Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science in Kenai, Alaska on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Uniting through movement
    By Jacob Dye • March 23, 2023 1:30 am

    Kaleidoscope students learn about western African dances and music with in-residence artists

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    Foreground: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland, left, and KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes, right, speak about the district’s fiscal year 2024 budget during a work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district, borough mull budget shortfall as cuts...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 14, 2023 2:30 am

    The two groups convened for a work session Tuesday

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