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    School board briefed on e-cigarette use by SoHi...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 8, 2023 2:30 am

    Results from the 2019 Alaska Youth Risk Behavior Survey found that one in four students said they currently used an electronic vaping product

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    Jennifer Medley (left) practices literacy skills with students at Fireweed Academy on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    From Hope to Homer, KPBSD adjusts to Alaska...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Implementing the standards outlined by the legislation is not a one-size-fits-all approach

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    Community members gather in a building part of the Church of St. Nicholas, out of which a school cooperative runs, during a meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in Nikolaevsk, Alaska. In rear, cars are parked in front of a building that has been used this school year as a makeshift classroom for families who are part of a home-school cooperative. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board rejects Nikolaevsk charter school application
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 1, 2023 2:30 am

    Charter organizers say they plan to appeal that decision to the State of Alaska

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    Kelly King, a representative of the Students in Transition program at the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors about the duffel bag donations on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 at Kenai Catering in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    2 KPBSD staff appointed to state homeless education...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 25, 2023 2:30 am

    The state group is tasked with reviewing and updating Alaska’s McKinney-Vento policies and procedures

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    Attendees listen to Connections Homeschool Principal Doug Hayman (top left) speak during a community conversation about home-schooling on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Home-school meeting draws dozens
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The event was hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Liz Hayes, left, testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during a budget work session on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Borough, school district present local funding process
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The presentation was the second as part of KPBSD’s “Budget 101”

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Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board Member Debbie Cary speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Soldotna.
    School board president receives award for meritorious service
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 4, 2023 2:30 am

    Debbie Cary, of Ninilchik, is the Alaska Superintendent Association’s 2024 recipient of the Don MacKinnon Excellence in Education Award

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    Lyndsey Bertoldo, Penny Vadla and Jason Tauriainen participate in a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board candidates tackle budget deficits, home-schooling, school...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 25, 2023 2:30 am

    The discussion was the first of two forums featuring KPBSD school board candidates

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OPUS conductor Abimael Melendez helps students construct cardboard violins on Sept. 15 at Little Fireweed Academy.
    Finding a home at the end of the...
    By Emilie Springer • September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    Argentinian conductor Abimael Melendez brings his talents to Homer’s OPUS

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    Homer Middle School prints the first edition of the school newspaper on Sept. 14.
    Homer Middle School students launch newspaper
    By Emilie Springer • September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    Eighth grade students at Homer Middle School have launched a newspaper.

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    Superintendent Clayton Holland speaks about the National Blue Ribbon award during an assembly at Soldotna Montessori Charter School on Friday, Jan 14, 2022. (Camille Botello / Peninsula Clarion)
    KPBSD seeks new contract with superintendent
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will negotiate a new contract with current district superintendent Clayton Holland following a unanimous…

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    Math trail open for exploration in Old Town...
    By Emilie Springer • September 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer’s Old Town Math Trail is open for exploration after about six years of preparation by previous Homer High School…

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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)
    KPBSD to use grant funds for elementary counselor...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 6, 2023 2:30 am

    The district budgeted about $626,000 for elementary school counselors for the current fiscal year

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