Today: Site-based committee meeting, 3:30 p.m., library
May 5: Basketball at Ninilchik, 5-6 grades, 4 p.m.
May 8: Spring concert, 7 p.m.
May 16: Kindergarten graduation, 2 p.m.
May 19: 8th grade graduation, 7 p.m.
Fireweed Academy
Today: Fifth and sixth graders have a press conference as final activity for Mission to Mars at Challenger Center, 1-2 p.m.
Today: Film festival, Homer Theatre, 3:45 p.m.
May 2: Math bowl, 6th grade, in Seward.
May 2-3: Fireweed is host to state annual charter school conference.
May 12-16: Sixth grade field trip to Fairbanks.
May 13-15: Deland Anderson, artist in the school.
Homer Connections
Through May 9: Reading Fluency Assessments (DIBELS/CBM) will be given by appointment for Homer Connections students in grades K-3. Call our office for an appointment.
Today: There is a meeting for all Hesketh Island field trip students, 2-3:30 p.m., Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies. Protocol for inter-tidal survey will be covered.
May 9: The KPBSD Connections Home School Program will host an informational meeting, 3-4 p.m., Best Western Bidarka Inn downstairs meeting room. Meet the Connections principal and advisors to discuss home schooling options for your children. Refreshments will be served.
Ongoing: Read Your Way to Spring recreational reading program has begun for Homer Connections students. Come to our office to sign up and pick up your punch card.
Homer Flex High School
May 15: Science club field trip to Glacier Spit.
Homer High School
Today: Senior projects are due. Students unable to meet the deadline are to see Mrs. Halseth.
May 3: SAT in A204, A205, A 208.
Homer Middle School
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: Track practice, 3:15 p.m.
May 2: Track at Soldotna Middle School, 3 p.m.
May 6: Spring concert.
May 8: Volunteer lunch; library, 11:45 a.m. All volunteers, please attend.
Kachemak Selo School
Thursdays: Computer classes for parents, after school.
Through May 2: Easter break.
May 6: In-service. No classes.
McNeil Canyon Elementary School
Fifth-sixth grade selling gift certificates for spring field trip. The gift certificates are $20, redeemable for $20 of merchandise at Fritz Creek Gardens. They are available through May 12 from fifth- and sixth-grade students, at the Homer Bookstore or at the school.
Today: Site council, 3 p.m.
May 5: Bus driver appreciation day.
May 5-9: Teacher/staff appreciation week.
May 8: "Bugz," spring concert, 6:30 p.m.
Nanwalek School
High school students interested in construction academy in June need to apply.
Nikolaevsk School
Through May 2: Spring break.
Ninilchik School
Today: American Legion Scholarship due
May 2: Pancake breakfast fund-raiser for track team; $3; 8 a.m.
May 5: Second and third graders science trip to Beluga Lake.
May 5-9: Teacher appreciation week.
May 7: Andre Layral of Alaska Association of School Boards discusses "Quality Schools, Quality Students" initiative; community welcome.
May 8-9: Fifth and sixth graders to Kenai Wildlife Refuge for "leave no trace" camping trip.
May 10: Prom, 8 p.m.
May 13: All-school spring concert, 6 p.m.
Paul Banks Elementary School
May 2: PBE spirit day; wear your t-shirt or sweatshirt.
May 6: Teacher and staff appreciation day.
May 7: School Nurse Day
May 7-8: 2008-2009 kindergarten screening.
May 8: All-school marimba performance, 1 p.m.
Voznesenka School
Through May 2: Spring break.
May 9: Marine safety at Homer Harbor, grades 5-12. Includes students from Kachemak Selo.
West Homer Elementary School
May 2: Talent show, 7-8:30 p.m. Performers should arrive at 6:30 p.m.
May 12: Step-up day; sixth graders to junior high, 1 p.m.
May 12: "Evening of Jack Dalton," with students reading their writings, exhibiting their works, sharing and listening as artist Jack Dalton tells one of his famous stories; 6-7:30 p.m.
Scholarships
Homer Kachemak Bay Rotary Club has announced a $2,000 scholarship for a Homer High School 2008 graduating senior. Obtain applications from the HHS counselor's office. Applications must be postmarked by today.
Homer American Legion has three $500 each scholarships available for B/C average graduating high school students in the Homer greater area including Seldovia, who are planning to attend a college or voc-tech school. Do not need to be a member of the American Legion to apply. Deadline is today. Applications are available at HHS, Kachemak Bay Campus, the Homer Public Library, American Legion Post 16 in Homer. For information, call 235-8864.
Icicle Seafoods Inc. of Homer will grant three $500 scholarships to help defray the cost of a first year of schooling to any graduating student from Ninilchik, Anchor Point, Seldovia and Homer. Interested students need to submit a cover letter and resume, with references to their school counselors. Applicants do not have to be "A" or "B" students to be considered. Applications must be submitted to school counselors by May 9. Personal interviews will be conducted; applicants will be notified of the date and place of interview.
The International Pacific Halibut Commission funds several merit scholarships in support of university and technical college education. Generally, a single $2,000 scholarship per year is awarded and is renewable annually for a four-year period of an undergraduate education, subject to maintenance of satisfactory academic performance. Contact Laura Black at (206) 634-1838, ext. 201, or Bruce Leaman, ext. 203. Application deadline is June 29.
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