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Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School celebrates Class of 2025
38 seniors get individual tributes from their advisors before walk across stage at Dzantik’i Heeni.
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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé’s Class of 2025: Expanding by consolidating
Former TMHS students get tributes as nearly 300 seniors walk the stage in first post-merger commencement.
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Senior Spotlight 2025: Adapting to where the ‘real world’ might take you
Homeschool grad honored Friday; ceremonies for Juneau’s two public high schools are Sunday.
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Steve Whitney returns to Juneau school board six years after departure to temporarily fill vacant seat
Fisheries manager and parent selected from among five candidates to serve until October’s election.
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Five people seeking open seat on Juneau school board set for public interviews on Saturday at TMMS
Former board member Steve Whitney, recent runner-up candidate Jenny Thomas among applicants.
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Juneau School District leaders plan final vote Thursday on ‘conservative’ budget for next year
Plan assumes $400 BSA hike and no staff vacancies; actual figures likely to be more financially favorable.
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Classroom fire at Dzantik’i Heeni Campus forces evacuation due to electrical wiring risk
Students transported to Dimond Park Field House for pickup or to catch buses home
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JDHS drama, debate and forensics team are state champions
Crimson Bears’ DDF team hosting a dinner and showcase at school Saturday evening.
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Update: Students and staff affected by PowerSchool data breach offered two years of identity protection services
The complimentary identity protection services apply to all impacted students and educators.
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Extending free student breakfast program until end of school year OK’d by school board
Officials express concern about continuing program in future years without community funding.
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Allure of student-created viral videos is fueling vicious brawls at U.S. schools
JDHS assistant principal: Cellphones are top way of soliciting, advertising “and almost glorifying” fights.
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Juneau School District gets $500K extra from BSA increase, may use about $100K to extend free student breakfasts
Juneau gets $5.7M rather than $5.2M from one-time funding boost; free meals set to end this month.
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School district’s new financial officer coming from Fairbanks district with its own consolidation woes
Nicole Herbert scheduled to start 12 days before Juneau’s school board sends budget to Assembly.
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Report: 11 high school fights during first quarter of school year, up from 3 each of past two years
Consolidation seen as possible factor; middle school incidents more typical compared to recent years
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Positive ending: School district emerges from fiscal crisis with first audit without a deficit in years
Report finds lingering problems with “internal controls,” recommends more staff and refining procedures.
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Alaska joins growing number of states considering crackdown on cellphones in schools
Most U.S. adults support cellphone bans in middle and high schools, research shows
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Reported surge of student fights — some filmed and luring kids from other schools — alarm parents and officials
Fights taking place on and off JDHS campus, students say; questions about discipline policy raised.
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State revives effort limiting funds municipalities can give school districts for non-instructional costs
Juneau School District could lose millions for buses, food service, student activities, superintendent says.
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Lisa Pearce resigning as Juneau School District’s chief financial officer after taking on budget crisis
Consultant hired last December became permanent CFO July 1 after helping resolve record deficit.