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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education convenes on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district forecasts $13.1M budget deficit

The deficit stems from total expenditures exceeding anticipated revenue and a reduction in funding from the State of…

Spencer Co, Thea Person and Zach Marley participate in the Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics Tournament, Saturday, Jan. 14. (Photo courtesy Kammi Matson)

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Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics results

The Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics Invite, Jan. 13-14, included teams from Homer, Soldotna and Nikiski.…

Homer High School senior Leah Dunn. (Photo provided by Homer High School 2022-2023 Yearbook students)

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Senior Portrait: Leah Dunn

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students

Members of the Kenai Central High School cheerleading team (back row, left to right): Kaitlyn Taylor, Sylvia McGraw, Malena Grieme, Maya Montague, Cali Holmes and Genesis Trevino; (front row, left to right): Makenzie Harden, Ella Romero and Brooklyn Reed stand for a photo at the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Monday, Jan. 1, 2023, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. (Photo courtesy Brianna Force)

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Hard work and good attitudes pay off

Kenai Central Cheerleading performs at Citrus Bowl in Florida

Drama, Debate and Forensics Club members pose at Homer High School on Jan. 9, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. ( Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Drama, debate and forensics tourney returns to Homer

On Jan. 13 and 14, the Homer High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team will host an invitational…

Homer High School senior Damon Weisser (Provided by Homer High School 2022-2023 Yearbook students.)

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Senior Portrait: Damon Weisser

Homer News is spotlighting local high school students

Kyle Darbonne, principal of Fireweed Academy, and Eric Waltenbaugh, principal of West Homer Elementary, stand in the shared Kenai Peninsula Borough school building on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Emilie Springer)

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The new semester offers more opportunities for students

Two Homer schools housed in the same building are looking for new ways to collaborate.

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One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018.

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School board turns its eyes to ‘small’ schools

The board of education is building a committee to address issues for small schools

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A City of Kenai grader moves snow from a roadway on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska.

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To close or not to close? Winter storms keep school district admin up at night

The district’s most recent snow day was on Dec. 12

Mountain View Elementary School teacher Callie Giordano demonstrates with students “word building” with practices from the University of Florida Literacy Institute during a board of education meeting on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mountain View students demo literacy curriculum at school board meeting

Principal Karl Kircher said the Alaska Reads Act is “foremost” on the minds of the school community

Tela O’Donnell-Bacher and Neldon Gardner hold their plaques after being inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame following a duel wrestling meet on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Soldotna High School in Soldotna, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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A celebration of Kenai Peninsula wrestling

Two storied members of local wrestling community inducted into National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Homer Forest School logo. (Image from Homer Forest School draft charter)

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Homer group envisions school in nature

Homer Forest School would offer KPBSD students a learning model focused on immersion in the outdoors

Dr. Beverley Romanin attends her first meeting as the representative for the Board of Education’s Sterling/Funny River district on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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New school board member brings educational expertise to district

Beverley Romanin is Sterling and Funny River’s new representative