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Smart Start 2021

06/02/2021

Have questions about the LKSD plan for the re-opening of schools for full in-person learning this Fall? A Smart Start Plan for Fall 2021 and more information is available below.

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Pioneer School opens in Mertarvik

10/22/2019

The newly established Pioneer School in Mertarvik has completed its first week of school and will continue welcoming new students as the village of Newtok relocates.

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October 2019 School Board Meeting

10/01/2019

The LKSD School Board Meets October 4-5 at the district office in Bethel for their regular board meeting.

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Fall Conference 2019: Leading with the Heart

09/11/2019

Teachers from around the district convened in Bethel for the LKSD Annual Fall Conference - Quyurramta 2019: Leading with the Heart, the first week of September.

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2019 Teacher of the Year

09/09/2019

Jon LaValle, junior high math teacher at BRHS, is LKSD's Teacher of the Year for 2019.

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2019 Summer Academies Applications

03/15/2019

The application period for Summer Academies 2019 has begun! This year’s summer offerings include Art, Film, Trades (Welding), Trades (Fabrication), Middle School Math, and Gear Up Middle School STEM.

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2019 LKSD District Basketball Tournament - A Tribute to Carlton Kuhns

03/01/2019

The 32nd Annual District Basketball Tournament was dedicated to Mr. Carlton Kuhns this year. Mr. Kuhns got this spectacular tournament up and running back in 1988!

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Jakob Sipary accepts award from Joshua Gill

Jakob Sipary takes first in Informative Speaking

02/28/2019

Congratulations to Jakob Sipary from Napaskiak, Alaska on taking FIRST PLACE in the Informative Speaking category at the 2019 Drama, Debate & Forensics State Championships.

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LKSD Parent Input Survey

05/20/2018

The LKSD Board of Education wants your input!

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LKSD Seniors Awarded Seal of Biliteracy

05/15/2018

The Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) is pleased to announce that 16 Seniors will be awarded the Seal of Biliteracy during their graduation ceremonies in May.

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LKSD now offers a Seal of Biliteracy for students proficient in two or more languages

12/18/2017

LKSD now offers any junior or senior who can speak and write Yugtun an opportunity to earn a Seal of Biliteracy! The seal encourages our students to pursue biliteracy by high school graduation, honors the skills our students attain and can be evidence of skills that are attractive to future employers and college admissions offices.

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Lynn Mellor is the LKSD Teacher of the Year 2017

10/23/2017

Lower Kuskokwim School is pleased to announce that Lynn Mellor has been selected as this year’s recipient for LKSD Teacher of the Year. Lynn has taught for over 13 years for the District, all at Bethel Regional High School. Lynn is a very well respected teacher by her peers. She has served as a mentor for new teachers, and student teachers looking to enter the educational field...

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BRHS Robotics Team Takes Off for National Competition

05/18/2017

The BRHS FLL Robotics team, known as the Moosekateers, is taking off to compete in the FLL North American Open Championship in San Diego California this weekend. Check out this article by Coach Nicole Smith, outlining the team's success at the Alaska State Championships in January, which earned them their spot at this national competition:

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Mekoryuk Student Receives two Prestigious BP Scholarship Awards

05/18/2017

Jayne Hanna of Nuniwarmiut School in Mekoryuk, Alaska, has been named the recipient of the BP Alaska Principal’s Scholarship and the BP Alaska Commissioner’s Scholarship Awards.

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Jayne Hanna of Mekoryuk Named National ACT Student Readiness Exemplar

05/05/2017

Jayne Hanna, a high school senior at Nuniwarmiut School in Mekoryuk, Alaska, was named the National ACT Student Readiness Exemplar for the 2016-2017 ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign.

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LKSD Media Ready Student Work Receives Journalism Award

04/24/2017

This past weekend, the Alaska Press Club hosted its annual conference and awards. KYUK received 1st place for Best Sports Reporting in Radio for their collaborative news piece, "Cross Country Girls and Boys Head to State Finals." This piece was created by our very own Media Ready students through their KYUK internships last semester, under the guidance of a KYUK reporter.

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Moving the Needle Survey

03/20/2017

The LKSD School Board is seeking your feedback on how to increase student performance. Over the next three years, we are focusing efforts to increase our graduation rates, academic growth, Yugtun and Cugtun fluency, and attendance rates.

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Board Member Profile: Greg Larson

02/23/2017

Greg Larson has been on the Board since his election to Seat C in October 2015. He co-represents, with Seat D, the villages of Atmautluak, Kasigluk, Kwethluk, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville, and Tuntutuliak.

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Board Member Profile: Susan Murphy

02/22/2017

Board President Susan Murphy holds Seat E on the Board, which represents Bethel. She has held close ties with LKSD since 1979, when she was employed as the Public Information Officer for the District. That job evolved to becoming the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, which she retired from in June of 1999.

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Board Member Profile: Jonathan Lewis

02/22/2017

Jonathan Lewis is from Chefornak, and holds Seat B, representing the villages of Chefornak, Kipnuk, Kwigillingok and Mekoryuk.

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Board Member Profile: Florence P. Therchik

02/17/2017

Florence P. Therchik is our Board Member holding Seat A, which represents the villages of Newtok, Nightmute, Toksook Bay and Tununak. Ms. Therchik was appointed to fill Seat A in December 2013. She was re-elected in 2015 for the 3-year term she is currently serving. Prior to serving on the Regional Board, Ms. Therchik served on the local ASB in her home village of Toksook Bay.

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Board Member Profile: Deanna Latham

02/17/2017

Deanna Latham is one of our newest Board Members. She is also another one of our LKSD born and raised on the current Board. She holds Seat F, representing Bethel.

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Board Member Profile: Wassile Pleasant

02/15/2017

Wassilie Pleasant holds Seat D on the LKSD Board. He shares representation with Seat C for the villages of Atmautluak, Kasigluk (Akuik Memorial School and Akula Elitnaurvik), Kwethluk, Napakiak, Napaskiak, Nunapitchuk, Oscarville and Tuntutuliak.

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Board Member Profile: Will Updegrove

02/15/2017

Will Updegrove holds the record for longevity on the current Board. He has served on Seat G, representing Bethel, for 23 years. He was first elected in October 1994. When he began serving on the Board, he was employed as pastor at the Moravian Church, and then he began working at the ABE Center at KuC. He has since retired from the college, although he contracts to teach classes at the YK Correctional Center.

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Board Member Profile: Clarence Daniel

02/13/2017

Clarence Daniel has been on the LKSD Board since being appointed in March 2013. He was elected to a 3-year term in 2014. Mr. Daniel serves on Seat H representing Bethel. He has been Vice-President and Secretary on the Board.

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Bard Member Profile: John O. Mark

02/07/2017

One of our newest members, John O. Mark, is really not so new to LKSD and the Board. He previously served on the Board from 2004-2007. He also has been a teacher and Site Administrator at LKSD, before becoming a Board Member.

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January Students of the Month

02/01/2017

LKSD presents our January 2017 Students of the Month. Who can’t break out into a big smile when looking at our Student of the Month ad? Each and every one of these awesome students bring happiness to their classrooms and we are happy to feature them in our monthly ad in the Delta Discovery. Congratulations to the January 2017 Students of the Month!

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December Students of the Month

01/02/2017

The Lower Kuskokwim School District is happy to present out December 2016 Students of the Month! Students are selected for many reasons, and their individual poster describes the great things they have done to deserve this honor. Go to your local schools and find the posters. They will probably be hanging up on a wall for all to see! Congrats to all the December 2016 Students.

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November Students of the Month

12/02/2016

Announcing the November 2016 Students of the Month! LKSD is thankful for all these awesome students!

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One Year Later

11/03/2016

It has been one year since the Kilbuck fire broke out in the early morning hours of November 3, 2015, displacing Ayaprun Elitnaurvik and Kuskokwim Learning Academy students. Forty KLA students who resided in the dorms at KLA had to flee the building, leaving their belongings behind, and approximately 200 students were suddenly without a place to learn.