2010 JROTC Service Air Rifle Championships
March 29, 2010
Filed under 2009-2010
Congratulations to the cadets, parents and school administration for making this event a lifetime experience and a success for our JROTC Rifle Team. The two day championship match took place in Anniston, Alabama from March 25-27. Our Team consisting of Matthew Martin, Jimmy Zaken, James Klepzig and... Read more »
College of the week: Lewis & Clark College
March 24, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
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College of the week: Lewis & Clark College Location: Portland, Oregon Mascot: Pioneers Established: 1867 Institution: Private college Tuition: $35,233 per year Enrollment: 1,921 undergraduate students Alumni: Monica Lewinsky; Becca Bernstein, artist; Pete Ward, Major League Baseball player Interesting... Read more »
Alaska high school drop out rate highest in the nation
March 22, 2010 • Bridget Weiss, Guest Contributor
Filed under 2009-2010
The drop out rate in Alaska is the highest in the United States. About 38% of today’s freshmen will not have a high school diploma in ten years. Over the past ten years, the drop out rate has been rising. Around 11.4% of students drop out between 11th and 12th grade. The drop out rate of sophomores... Read more »
The Earth gets eaten: real or rumor?
March 22, 2010 • Skye Johnson, Guest Contributor
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“Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world,” Albert Einstein. This is a quote that CERN (European organization for nuclear research) remembers and uses everyday. They tinker with various parts of the world, but their primary study is subatomic science. Their new mechanism is called... Read more »
Chugiak DDF team: 2010 state champions
March 18, 2010
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The Chugiak Drama, Debate and Forensics team received first place in the 4A schools dvision at the state tournament on March 4, 5 and 6 by winning first place in both debate and forensics sweeps. Individual results from the state tournament: Paul Gabrys: 3rd in Policy Debate, 1st in Pantomime, 2nd in... Read more »
College of the week: Northeastern University
March 17, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
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Location: Boston, Massachusetts Mascot: Paws Established: 1898 Institution: Private research university Tuition: Full time, undergraduate: $34,950 Enrollment: 15,339 undergraduates and 5,410 postgraduates. Alumni: Brett Alexander, executive producer for CBS News Productions; Alex Garcia, Food... Read more »
Wolf control is good
March 15, 2010 • Jacob Conrad, Guest Contributor
Filed under 2009-2010
One of the biggest arguments going on right now in the hunting world is over wolf control. The fact is, that without wolf control, other forms of game animals will be wiped out by the wolves and in areas where there are no wolves, the animals will eat all the vegetation and most likely starve. With... Read more »
GenYES program allows students to teach teachers
March 15, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
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A new program at Chugiak High School is reaffirming the value of community, and the give-and-take relationship that should exist between students and teachers, especially in the area of problem solving. Generation Yes or GenYES is a program designed to funnel student knowledge and experience regarding... Read more »
CHS student wins Spirit of Youth Community Scholarship
March 15, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
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Out of the two students winning the Prudential Spirit of the Community Scholarship in the state of Alaska, one of them is a senior at Chugiak High School. Esther Smith was selected, after being nominated by Chugiak High (via Candi Dixon of the career resource center), from a pool of other Alaskan... Read more »
College of the week: Ithaca College
March 2, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
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College of the week: Ithaca College Location: Ithaca, New York Mascot: Bombers Established: 1892 Institution: Private, 5 schools, 2 divisions. Tuition: Full time undergraduate: $32,060. Enrollment: 6,031 undergraduate Average class size: 65% of all classes have 10-29 students. Alumni: Mark... Read more »
