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The Junior High Department selected Alexis as Student of the Week (Nov 2-6, 2015) for the following reasons:

Alexis is an outstanding young student who is always working to the best of her abilities. She has a smile on her face every day and is always eager to learn and participate in whatever is taking place in school. Keep up the great work Alexis your hard work and leader-ship skills will take you a long way in life. ~Mr. Gibson, Science Teacher     (click here for more)

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The High School Department selected Sofia as Student of the Week (Oct 19-23, 2015) for the following reasons:

Sofia is doing such a good job in Economics and Office Procedures. Economics is not an easy course and she is understanding the concepts very well. Office Procedures deals with so many different skills necessary for success in the business world. She tackles every assignment to the best of her ability and is learning so much. Keep up the good work, Sofia. ~Ms. Gurley, Business Teacher  (click here for more)

Raiders in Valdez / Photo by D. Tyrell McGirt

The 2015 ASAA Region lll Northern Lights Conference Swimming and Diving Championships was held in Valdez on October 29-30, 2015. Over 200 athletes from Colony, Homer, Kenai Central, Kodiak, Palmer, Seward, Soldotna, Unalaska, Valdez, and Wasilla high schools participated in the meet.

Unalaska swimmers competed in nine out of 24 events.  The girls medley relay team (Amber Le, Delanney McConnell, Marjamae Pili, and Kiara Villamor) had their best time of the season at 2:16.85, coming close to breaking the school record of 2:16.13.  Five out of six Unalaska swimmers qualified for day two consolation finals.  Jonathan Le and Amiel Fernandez were able to get their personal best times of the season in back-to-back days of swimming - J. Le, Boys 100 Yard Freestyle 57.08 Day 1, 57.04 Day 2 and Fernandez Boys 200 Yard Freestyle 2:09.97 Day 1, 2:08.94 Day 2. Additionally, Amber Le was able to capture her best time of the season on day two of swimming in the Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:23.76. (click here for more)