GenYES program allows students to teach teachers
March 15, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
Filed under Academics, Top Stories
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
Filed under Academics, Human Interest
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 »
“Choices Program” provides education and career direction to off-track students
February 8, 2010 • Meg Mielke, Editor
Filed under Academics, Top Stories
One piece of information that the students of Chugiak High School might be surprised to hear is that we have representatives from the National Guard visiting the school every Monday, and they stay the whole day. While the National Guard members are designated recruiters, their focus at Chugiak is community... Read more »
Zangle: the inside scoop
November 9, 2009 • Erin Cockreham, Reporter
Filed under Academics, Opinion
It’s shiny and new, and it has the ability to confuse all our teachers. The new Zangle system has been providing a hearty debate on the old system versus the new system, and how this new system will change the way teachers deal with those little things called grades. To understand this further, I... Read more »




