At Homer High School’s commencement ceremony Monday evening, valedictorians Dylan Faulkner, Katherine Kirsis, Ethan Kizzia, Samuel Reinert and Katie Pitzman brought their classmates to their feet and drew loud cheers and applause for the rap they’d written. Based loosely on a well-known rap song by Jay-Z and Kanye West, the students put their own HHS spin to it.

I grad so hard, I finish everything assigned to me

Colleges want to find me

What’s four long years to a student like me could you please remind me?

A joint effort led by Lisa Whip, librarian at West Homer Elementary School, has created a program that is helping students set their own goals for reading.

“It takes the guesswork out of choosing books at their ability,” said Whip. “If they read at their ability, they can excel.” 

Kindergarten through college, students are wrapping up their studies and graduating.
The following ceremonies are held at the school unless otherwise noted.

May 17: Fireweed Academy for sixth-grade,
1:30 p.m..

May 17: Chapman School for kindergarten,
2 p.m.

May 19: Flex High School at Land’s End Resort,
5 p.m.

May 20: Chapman School for eighth-grade,
7 p.m.

May 20: McNeil Canyon Elementary School for sixth-grade, 12:30 p.m.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Pre-Kindergarden Title I Assessments

Children who will be four years old by Sept. 1 have an opportunity to attend pre-kindergarten classes at their local area school in the fall. To qualify for the classes, parents and guardians must:

1. Contact their local area school to schedule a Pre-K assessment;

2. Complete a Pre-K application available at the school office or on the web at http://bit/ly/PreKapplications;