First Activity Night ✅
Students played dodgeball, did Just Dance, had open gym, played video games, ate snacks and danced the night away. Such a fun way to end Quarter 1!
PJ Movie day for the elementary learners!
More district fun!
PHS
Who dressed the best?
PHS Halloween FUN!!
This Friday & Saturday the 2024 Region 5 Swim & Dive Championships will be here in Little Norway at the Petersburg Aquatic Center! Come out and support your High School Swimmers as well as the rest of Region 5!
Admission can be paid at the door or get your admission online at HomeTown Tickets (search Petersburg High School).
See you at the pool!
A season of thanks- the latest School Community Newsletter
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PHS- Food Science Fun
In Mrs. Ward's Food Science class, students are diving into food safety with a hands-on lab focused on bacterial growth. They’re cultivating bacteria from meat and lettuce samples stored under different conditions: some left at room temperature on the counter for 24 hours, and others kept in the refrigerator. After incubation, students are observing and comparing bacterial colonies on Petri dishes filled with nutrient-rich agar. Through this experiment, they gain insights into how storage conditions impact bacterial growth and learn valuable lessons on safe food handling practices.
PHS Intro to Chemistry-
This past week, two outstanding educators from Alaska Resource Education visited Mrs. Ward’s Intro to Chemistry class to share insights about careers in natural resource industries. The students delved into topics like electricity, renewable, and nonrenewable resources, enjoyed racing solar cars, and engaged in hexagonal thinking to creatively link and expand their understanding of these concepts.
Mrs. Rosal got to take a group to the Pumpkin Patch and they had a blast!!
Thank you Bennett- Anchor Properties, AML, TU and Hammer & Wikan for sponsoring the patch.
PHS- Chemistry II with Mrs. Ward
The incredible educators from Alaska Resource Education engaged Mrs. Ward’s Chemistry II students in an interactive session on electricity and solar energy. Students learned about the science behind solar panels and then took a hands-on approach by building their own solar-powered bugs. They put their creations to the test in exciting races, applying what they learned about renewable energy and electricity in a fun way.
We will have an Early Out schedule on Thursday, October 31st! Buses will run like a Friday Schedule. Elementary will release at 1:45 p.m., and Middle and high school will release at 2:00 p.m. Have a spooktacular weekend!
We spent last week learning about Alaska's natural resources with Alaska Resource Education (ARE) from Anchorage. Our days were spent learning about electricity and energy by making solar bugs ☀️investigating rocks and minerals 🪨 and looking for "valuable resources" while mining (in birdseed) ⚒️.
It was so fun and we learned so much. Thank you ARE for traveling down from up north to Southeast! We hope you get to come again 😀
We are still recruiting for THIS school year. We are looking to add an afternoon/evening full-time 10-month custodian to the staff, and another full-time 9-month Paraprofessional to the Special Education department. Apply at alaskateacher.org These positions earn benefits year-round but have a school-year schedule.
We are also looking to add two certified teachers to the staff. We are ready to begin recruiting teachers for next year! Do you know a teacher who should move to Petersburg and join our wonderful district? We are looking for a Secondary Math Teacher (they will likely teach a mix of HS/MS math). What about a School Counselor? If you know anyone who might fit these positions, send them to apply at alaskateacher.org and search Petersburg under "Districts".
Questions? Reach out to Mara at 877-526-7656 x 100
Petersburg Pumpkin Patch Success!!
A big thank you to Anchor Properties, Hammer & Wikan, Trading Union, and Alaska Marine Lines for sponsoring the pumpkin patch!
Petersburg School District's elementary students have enjoyed visiting and playing in the patch.
Please consider visiting the patch this weekend and donating to help support these continued efforts in the future!
Are you ready to cover your gardens for winter? The music students will be gathering and selling seaweed next Saturday, November 2nd. Call the High School office at 877-526-7656 x 200 to order a bag or two. The cost is $15 for each trash bag full, payable on delivery.
🎉 Congratulations to our PBIS Drawing Winners! 🎉
We’re thrilled to announce our three amazing students who won the drawing this morning! Each of these students was recognized for meeting our expectations by being Respectful, Responsible, and Safe! 👏👏👏
Thank you for setting a great example and showing how positive behavior creates a better school community for everyone! Keep up the awesome work! 💪🌟
Come on out and cheer on the Viking Volleyball players this weekend at the Volleyball Triangular!
🚨 Shoutout to our amazing 8th graders who just completed their welding project! 🔥⚙️
They’ve been learning how to weld anchors and their hard work has paid off with some seriously impressive finished products. 💪 🛠️
💪 Our Viking Volunteers gathered on Monday afternoon to organize donations and make a difference in our community! 🙌✨
This is a weekly volunteer opportunity to support @Humanity in Progress (HIP) and help those in need. We’re so proud of these students for their dedication to giving back. ❤️
🦖Last week 6th and 7th grade students in Earth & Space Science got to zoom chat with Professor Paul McCarthy at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to learn about what Alaska used to look like roughly 100 million years ago.
Professor McCarthy is an expert in fossil soils, also known as paleopedology; nonmarine sedimentary deposition; paleoclimate reconstruction with particular emphasis on high-latitude or paleo-Arctic and Cretaceous environments.
Students has so many questions to ask him about his work that we had to cut them off because class was ending! Big shout-out to Professor McCarthy for taking time out of his busy teaching schedule up north to provide some real-life examples of relative and absolute dating in Alaska.🦕
