The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District seeks to fill a vacant seat on the School Board.
Individuals interested in being appointed to the seat need to fill out the “Application for School Board Vacancy” which is available on the district website - www.kgbsd.org - or from the clerk to the School Board (kerry.watson@k21schools.org or 247-2142.)
The application deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2020. Return the completed application via one of the following means: email to kerry.watson@k21schools.org; fax to 247-3820; or submit in person to the Superintendent's Office, located in Ketchikan High School.
Applicants will be interviewed by the School Board at its regular meeting on February 12, 2020. The selected individual will serve until the October 2020 municipal election.
If you have any questions about serving on the School Board or about this process, please contact Kerry Watson.
Text Alerts, Announcements, and Reminders
We welcome essays, poetry, songs, artwork and videos about Native Civil Rights Issues in Alaska and how they affect Alaskans either in the past, present issues or concerns about the future. The goal of our Committee is to encourage students to learn about Native Issues that involve civil rights. Elizabeth & Roy Peratrovich worked on a number of civil rights issues; many of those issues are still affecting Alaskan Native peoples today.
Essay Criteria:
1-2 pages for 4-6th Graders
2-3 pages for Middle School
3-4 pages for High School Students
Students essays in each level will be chosen based on the content and writing skills to match each level of education to be determined by each level of teaching standards. All work to be submitted by Feb. 1st, 2020. Contact Information or Questions: Alaska Native Sisterhood, EP Day Chair Sid Hartley, 907.220.7921.
Gunalche�esh, Ha�w’aa, Nt’oyaxin, Thank You,
Sid Hartley
Chair, Elizabeth Peratrovich Day Committee Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 14
The Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood in partnership with The Southeast Alaska Discovery Center would like to invite Ketchikan and surrounding areas to the 2019 ANB/ANS Elizabeth Peratrovich Family Celebration. This is a family, community, school staff event. Everyone is welcome and the event is free of charge.
The film “For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska” will be shown at 12:00pm & 3:00pm at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center.
Presentations from local schools will begin at 5:00 in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Theater with the youngest groups starting the evening. At 7:00 pm Betsy Peratrovich will announce the unveiling of the Elizabeth Peratrovich coin from the US Mint .
Winners of our 2020 Multi-media Contest will be announced on 2/16/2020 at Camp 14 ANB/ANS Hall 429 Deermount in Ketchikan. Everyone is encouraged to bring a potluck dish or dessert.
Camp 14 will be providing hot dogs, chips and bottle water to each child for their class or individual projects. Event is 1pm until 4pm is open to public and free of charge.
The children have worked hard on their projects and are excited to show their community. We hope to seeyou all there.
For information contact Sid Hartley 907-220-7921 or Vickie Fouts 907-228-6246 You can also message us on Facebook: ANB/ANS Camp 14.
Bus Schedule
Revilla: 1:45 PM
Kayhi: 1:49 PM
KCS: 1:30 PM
Schoenbar: 1:38 PM
Fawn Mt.: 2:20 PM
Pt. Higgins: 2:15 PM
Houghtaling: 2:40 PM
TSAS: 2:40 PM
Click here to view the 2019-2020 lunch prices and meal charge policy.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is pleased to announce our participation in the National School Lunch Program. Meals will be available to all children at our following schools: Houghtaling, Fawn Mountain, Point Higgins, Ketchikan Charter School, Tongass School, Schoenbar, Revilla, and Kayhi. Meals meet nutritional standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Available as a service to Alaskan students in grades K-12. Offered Seven Days a week from noon to 2am Alaska Time.
To ensure safe start to the school year brush up on student transportation rules by reviewing the KGBSD "Student Transportation Agreement".
Online Student Registration
Welcome to the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. Enrolling your child in school is easy with our online registration portal. To get started with enrolling your student(s) into school click on the New Student Registration icon below and choose "Create Account".
1. Know what your school of choice is. Visit our School Choice page for more information.
2. Register online. You will need:
-Email account
-Required Documents (Birth Certificate and Proof of Immunization) these can be uploaded or brought to your school.
We have exciting news. Beginning on April 1, you have a new wellness platform we think you are going to love. This new portal brings many new features and capabilities, such as an all new health assessment, online university courses, quicker data uploads, a mobile app, texting capabilities and hundreds of new challenges. We can’t wait to have you experience this!
To get started, simply create an account at https://ketchikangateway.wellright.com. Enter your information as it is appears on your medical ID Card.
To learn more visit our district Employee Health Resouces Page.
Teladoc is a national network of U.S. board-certified physicians and pediatricians that lets you resolve your routine medical issues, on-demand 24/7, via phone or online video consultations from wherever you happen to be. This is a FREE service for those with insurance through KGBSD.
