SCHOOLS

For the first time in over a decade, children in Nikolski are back in the classroom. The Nikolski school’s revival came through combined efforts of the Aleutian Region School District and the local tribal organization.

In this episode of “Island Interview,” Superintendent Kim Hanisch returned to the station last week to provide an update on how these changes have been going and to discuss other initiatives the district is currently working on, such as the creation of a cell phone committee and efforts to address student attendance.

In this episode of “Island Interviews,” new High School Principal Carly Morris, sixth-grade teacher Kyle Chapman and Student Support Services Representative Heidi Lucking dig into expectations for the year ahead. Newly-minted Unalaskans Morris and Chapman detail what surprised them about the island, too.

In this episode of "Island Interviews," UCSD Superintendent Kim Hanisch discusses the new transportation and meal services and details how the fifth-grade transition is going.

Unalaska City School District students released around 1,400 hatchery-raised silver salmon into Iliuliuk River May 23. They began working with the fish in November, with river surveys starting in August.

In this episode of “Island Interviews,” UCSD third and fourth grade teacher Sierra Gilman discusses wind, art projects and community in Unalaska.

23 students graduated from the Unalaska City School District May 18, collectively earning around $175,000 in scholarships.

In this episode of “Island Interviews,” UCSD high school science and math teacher Kyle Holloway discusses his previous stint with the school district and how Unalaska has changed since he first arrived.

Students in Unalaska City School District’s wood shop program wrapped up construction of a new steam bath May 1. It will be sold to the highest bidder at the start of June, with proceeds going toward shop programs for the school.

In this episode of "Island Interviews," Russel Laforteza, a clerk and aide at the high school, discusses how UCSD's Multicultural Celebration Day is a time to celebrate and raise cultural awareness within the community. He says it also gives students a sense of purpose.