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    Fireweed Academy
    Fireweed Academy students take art to next level with public mural
    Fireweed Academy students take art to next level...
    By Megan Pacer • December 4, 2019 5:30 am

    Teachers and staff at Fireweed Academy in Homer are known for using the arts as a core tool in their…

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    Little Fireweed Academy students practice with ceramics during the culmination of an art residency at the school Friday, March 29, 2019 in Homer, Alaska. Debbie Piper was the artist in residence. (Photo courtesy Kim Fine)
    Fireweed celebrates artist residency
    By Staff report Homer News • April 3, 2019 5:30 am

    Debbie Piper was the most recent Artist-in-Schools resident at Little Fireweed.

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    Daniel Perry answers questions from students after a concert Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 at Paul Banks Elementary School in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Local musicians play to support youth ensemble programs
    By Megan Pacer • February 20, 2019 5:30 am

    Big musicians came together to lend a hand to their little counterparts last weekend by putting on a chamber music…

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    First grade student Elizabeth Parke practices holding a cardboard violin, in anticipation of the real thing, at Fireweed Academy in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Miranda Weiss)
    Fireweed becomes second Homer school to employ group...
    By Megan Pacer • November 20, 2018 8:25 pm

    There’s something growing in Homer, and it’s not a giant fungus or the many glaciers. An ensemble music program that’s…

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    Students from Fireweed Academy listen to a presentation during an Oct. 8, 2018 field trip to the Homer Courthouse in Homer, Alaska. There, the learned more about the law, law enforcement and the inner workings of the court. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Fireweed students get a look at local court...
    By Megan Pacer • October 24, 2018 5:35 pm

    Fireweed Academy students headed back to their classrooms with a lot more knowledge of their local court system after a…

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    Students get an up close look at a salmon during an educational egg take trip to the Anchor River on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Anchor Point, Alaska. Eggs are harvested and fertilized, then sent back to each classroom so the students can watch them grow into fry. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)
    Students kick off Salmon in the Classroom program...
    By Megan Pacer • October 10, 2018 9:38 pm

    Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the organization Fish and Game gets the salmon from for the…

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