Schools Briefs, Sept. 22, 2015

Teens to camp out for homeless

The Wasilla Teen Leadership program will hold a campout on Oct. 6 to raise awareness for homeless teens. The group will be accepting donations from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and is asking for new winter coats, hats and gloves. Cash donations will also be accepted.

CMS will host bazaar

The Colony Middle School craft bazaar will be held Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the school. Vendors looking to sell items can contact Toby Lambert at 761-1517 or email tobias.lambert@matsuk12.us. Table space is $40.

Arctic Chamber Orchestra visits WMS

Wasilla Middle School will host a free concert by the Arctic Chamber Orchestra on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. No tickets are required. The touring orchestra was founded in 1970 and has played in more than 130 different cities and villages in Alaska, the Yukon, Switzerland, Scandanavia, China and Spain. This year’s tour will feature soloist Teresa Eickel, who will perform six opera arias. Performances will include selections from Johan Strauss, Offenbach, Mozart, Bizet, Puccini, Mascagni, Catalani and Tchaikovsky.

‘The Hills are Alive’ at Colony Middle

Colony Middle Schools drama department will stage “The Sound of Music” starting Oct. 30. Showtimes are Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 31 at 2 and 7 p.m., Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 7 at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 each or $13 for dinner and show tickets fro the Nov. 6 and 7 evening performances. Call 761-1517 or email tobias.lambert@matsuk12.us for tickets.

Schools invited to enter nominations for Governor’s North Star Awards’

Governor Bill Walker is calling for nominations for the annual Governor’s North Star Awards for International Excellence. Since 1986, these awards have recognized Alaskan companies and organizations engaged in successful international business and activities.

Alaskan businesses, schools, and other organizations active in international arenas may nominate others or themselves in one or more categories: export of goods, export of services, foreign investment, education, the travel industry, transportation, cultural exchange, humanitarian exchange or scientific exchange.

Nominations are due on September 5 and awards will be presented later in the fall. The nomination form and instructions are available at: trade.alaska.gov. For more information contact Patricia Eckert at 907-269-8118.

Alaska Humanities Forum offers free cross-cultural exchange

The Alaska Humanities Forum offers a cross-cultural exchange program for middle and high schools across the state. The Sister School Exchange is a free program both for the schools involved and the participants traveling in the exchange. SSE is looking for schools and teachers interested in applying for the 2015-2016 school year. Applications can be found here or on Alaska Humanities Forum website (http://www.akhf.org and are due by September 30. To learn more about the program, please contact Lauren Rocco, RCCE Director, at 907-272-5302 or Veldee Hall, RCCE Program Manager, at (907)227-5321.

Voice of Democracy scholarship deadline is Nov. 1

High school students may a 3-5 minute audio essay to the Voice of Democracy program, which is awarding $30,000 in scholarships.

Each year, nearly 38,000 high school students from across the country enter to win a share of the $2.2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition.

The VFW established the Voice of Democracy program in 1947 to provide students in grades 9 through 12 the opportunity to express themselves in regards to democratic ideas and principles. For more information, visit bit.ly/1IhHucP.

The deadline to submit an audio essay is Nov. 1.

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