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DOJ Faults Alaska School District for ADA Violations-AP

DOJ Faults Alaska School District for ADA Violations-AP

Alaska’s largest school district repeatedly and inappropriately secluded and restrained students with disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday following an investigation into alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Salmon in the Classroom

Salmon in the Classroom

We’d like to give a big shout-out to the “salmon stork,” a.k.a Robin Mayo from Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment (WISE), a Salmon in the Classroom partner. Someone from the Valdez Fishery Development Association drove the eggs up from the hatchery to the junction of the Edgerton and Richardson […]

Valdez High School Sports 2/10-12/23

Valdez High School Sports 2/10-12/23

Buc Fans, We had a great week of Activities at VHS.  The Nordic Ski team had a very successful weekend at their Region VI Meet.  Congratulations to the Boys team who took 2nd and made it on the Podium just behind West Valley.  Our Girls Varsity Team also took 2nd […]

Bogus Commitment Order Prompts Investigation

Bogus Commitment Order Prompts Investigation

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s statewide law enforcement agency is investigating after two troopers escorted one of the state’s top school principals to a hospital for a mental health assessment based on a bogus court order, officials said.

EPA Blocks Pebble Mine-AP

EPA Blocks Pebble Mine-AP

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an unusually strong step Tuesday and blocked a proposed mine heralded by backers as the most significant undeveloped copper and gold resource in the world because of concerns about its environmental impact on a rich Alaska aquatic ecosystem that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery.

Valdez High School Sports 1/26-2/4

Valdez High School Sports 1/26-2/4

Buc Fans, I’ve attached the weekend summary from the Varsity Basketball and JV Boys Basketball teams.  This week will be another busy week for the Buccaneers.  We are hosting the 45th Annual Elka Basketball Tournament and our Nordic Skiers are off to Regionals in Fairbanks. Below are the teams that […]

DEC Clean Water Action Grant Awards

DEC Clean Water Action Grant Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 6, 2023 CONTACT: Laura Eldred, Environmental Section Manager (907) 376-1855 DEC Awards $1.6 Million Dollars in Clean Water Actions Grants (JUNEAU, AK) – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is pleased to award 18 Alaska Clean Water Actions (ACWA) grants to organizations across the state […]