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Robotics team design ROVs, test them at the pool
By Lizzy Hahn On October 19 and 21, 2021, the Nome-Beltz Robotics class had the opportunity to build and test their hand made ROVs, short for remotely operated underwater vehicles. Lauren Bien and...
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Nome-Beltz students travel to Hawaii for cultural exchange
Sixteen Nome-Beltz students – 14 seniors and two juniors – traveled to Hawaii last month to learn the ways in which their counterparts on Oahu live and perpetuate their Native culture. The exchange is...
View ArticleNome-Beltz staffing shortage reaches ‘crisis point’
By Megan Gannon At Nome-Beltz Middle and High School, teachers report low morale and worries for students’ wellbeing as they struggle to cover for critical staff vacancies. The understaffing crisis was...
View ArticleNew substitute teachers help alleviate school staff shortage
By Megan Gannon After a staff shortages forced school closures at Nome-Beltz Middle High School – one last month, one this week — the district continues to seek volunteers and substitute teachers to...
View ArticleSuperintendent delivers State of Nome Schools report
By Megan GannonNome Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Burgess addressed the Nome Common Council last week with a “State of the Schools” report. She told Council members and Mayor John Handeland how...
View ArticleSchool board hears of Nome’s need for arts education
By Megan Gannon Last week educators and the Nome Public Schools Board of Education discussed ways to bring more arts into the classrooms. During the regular board meeting, Nome Elementary School...
View ArticleNome Public Schools proposes $15.84 million FY 2024 budget
By: Megan GannonNome Public Schools will dip deeper into its savings next year if the Alaska State Legislature doesn’t increase funding to education, said Superintendent Jamie Burgess. Burgess...
View ArticleSchool board hears concerns over student safety, understaffing
By: Megan GannonFollowing the May 1 lockdown at Nome-Beltz Middle/High School, parents voiced concerns about the district’s response to the incident. When the Board of Education met last week, several...
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Forty-three graduates celebrated at UAF NWC Commencement
By: Miriam TrujilloNome’s Northwest Campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community Development held their 47th Annual Commencement on Thursday, May 11, at Old St. Joe’s...
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Western Alaska welcomes teachers from near and far
By: Anna LionasThis year Nome Public Schools welcomes six international teachers to their staff, four of them from the Philippines. Bering Strait School District has 34 new teachers joining BSSD...
View ArticleSchool Board elects new board president
By: Anna LionasFollowing up on former School Board President Sandy Martinson’s resignation last meeting, the board reorganized their leadership positions. Darlene Trigg was elected board president. Bob...
View ArticleInternational teachers’ winding road to Nome’s schools
By: Anna LionasFive international teachers were set to begin the 2023 school year at Nome Public Schools, but three months later their arrival date is estimated for December, pending the approval of...
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Superintendent delivers state of the schools report
By: Anna LionasSuperintendent Jamie Burgess delivered her annual State of the Schools report to Mayor John Handeland and the Nome Common Council before their regular council meeting last Monday....
View ArticleEducation funding dominates opening of legislative session
By: Megan GannonAlaska’s state representatives and senators returned to Juneau last week for the second regular session of the 33rd Legislature. Debates over education funding dominated the first week...
View ArticleNome school district faces financial crisis
By: Anna LionasAs education funding emerged front and center in the beginning of the 33rd Legislative session in Juneau, Nome Public Schools’ board of directors is grappling with the state-induced...
View ArticlePotential teacher layoffs spark community response
By: Anna LionasAs the Alaska House of Representatives struggled to pass an omnibus education bill, Nome Public School Board met for a regular meeting, hearing from frustrated teachers and community...
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