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The BRHS class of 2026 will start kindergarten this fall as the class of 2013 heads out the door. Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat School and Ayaprun held their annual kindergarten round up April 24 through...

Lisa Pierce of Mountain Village is among the 2,315 graduates of the University of Alaska Anchorage Class of 2013. She received a master of social work degree at a celebratory ceremony at the George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, Alaska, on May 5....

Mikelnguut Elitnaurviat and Ayaprun primary schools are holding annual kindergarten roundup with the help of local agencies on April 24, 25 and 26. The round up is an opportunity for parents of children who will be five years old by Sept. 1 to get...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has named five Yukon-Kuskokwim region student to the deans’ and chancellor’s lists for the fall 2012 semester. The lists recognize students’ outstanding academic achievements. Named to the chancellor’s list...

Proposals for grants to launch new local Imaginatin Libraries and expanding existing ones are being accepted by Best Beginnings. Best Beginnings is working to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library throughout Alaska. Presently, 102 communities...

Governor Sean Parnell visited Bethel Regional High School last week and, along with student council members, held the banner to promote the Get Schooled program. The peer-led college promotion...

Juneau-Douglas High School’s Team Pogonophoraphobia narrowly beat the Mat-Su Career & Technical High School team, Mat-Tsunamis, in the 16th annual Alaska Tsunami Bowl earlier this month in Seward....

Gladys Jung Elementary School is looking for adults in the community who would like to get more involved with the school. The school’s goal is to make every student feel successful by providing them with a top-notch whole-school experience. These...

Citizens for the Educational Advancement of Alaska’s Children A group advocating for struggling schools has directed proceeds from a lawsuit against the State of Alaska to fund the future defense of the Alaska Constitution’s right to education....

Several area students have enrolled as freshmen at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. The students include: Chelsey Beans-Polk of Bethel whose current major is geology - geology option. Mary Dyment of Bethel whose current major is sociology -...

Dozens of residents from Coastal Villages Region Fund member villages are preparing to attend higher education programs this fall with help from CVRF. CVRF has awarded 79 residents with a total of $351,000 for the fall 2012 semester. Of the 79...

The Calista Heritage Foundation announced last week that they are providing $239,250 in scholarships for fall 2012 semester. Year-to-date the total scholarship distribution is $461,000 to about 300 students. Life-to-date more than $3.2 million in...

Students from Saint Mary’s visit Exit Glacier near Seward as part of a new statewide Environmental Science course. High school teachers from schools across Alaska took two students apiece to Seward...

To help stop the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted diseases, the Indian Health Service supported the development of a Tribal HIV/STD Training Kit and Policy Guide. The training kit gives tribes and tribal organizations information on how to...

“Babies on Track,” a DVD video to foster early learning and healthy brain development, won an Award of Merit from The Accolade competition in the instructional/educational category. Affinityfilms created the 14-minute video for Best Beginnings....

Two Neal Thorpe Memorial Scholarships were recently awarded to Alaska high school graduates who are the first in their immediate family to attend college. Alaska Community Foundation awarded the scholarships, totalling $15,000, to Jennifer Diep of...

After a thoughtful chew of a piece of salmon patty dipped in yogurt sauce, the 3-year-old Jazlyn Herron gave her approval with an enthusiastic thumbs-up. She gave the salmon meatballs the same nod....

Wilson Thomas Naneng graduates on June 30 with a bachelor of science degree Information Technology at the University of Phoenix. (Send your college news to editor@TheTundraDrums.com)...

Kathryn Oleske of Bethel graduated this spring from Fort Hays State University with a master’s degree in instructional technology. Oleske is one of 1,683 undergraduate and 261 graduate students who completed requirements for associate, bachelor...

Douglas Lucas of Bethel was awarded a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering at the 144th Commencement exercises at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on May 12. During the ceremony 1,077 degrees were awarded during the ceremony....

With the high cost and shortage of housing in rural Alaska along with the impact it has on recruiting and retaining professionals in several critical fields, U.S. Senator Mark Begich has introduced the Rural Educator and American Community Housing...

The Alaska Community Foundation is notifying current and incoming college students statewide of several scholarship opportunities available for a variety of study areas and student types, many of which have deadlines for application in the coming...

Alaska high school graduates who will be the first in their immediate family to attend a college or university can apply for tuition assistance from the Neal O. Thorpe Memorial Scholarship offered by The Alaska Community Foundation. To be eligible,...

Mining usually doesn’t stir images of iPhone-like state-of-the-art technology. However, students of mining here in Southeast Alaska and eventually students from Canada and other countries now have a place to go to train on simulated heavy equipment...

Hundreds of students from across Alaska gathered in Anchorage to represent their schools at the 28th annual GCI Academic Decathlon Competition, Feb. 22–25 at the Hilton Anchorage Hotel. Teams...