Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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It takes time to learn
After two weeks of the newly implemented seven-period day in the Mat-Su Borough School District, the weaknesses of
START on Time! a great start to school year
Come to Wasilla Middle School and wait for the one-minute warning bell. The two-toned, four-chime sends kids
Reflections on a year studying abroad
By Kaden Weaver For the Frontiersman Hallo! Wie geht es Ihnen? Verstehen Sie mich? Nein? Didn’t catch that last
Pyrah-maniacs visit u-pick farm
Students from Creative Minds Preschool in Palmer took a field trip to Pyrah’s U-Pick Farm in the Butte
Talkeetna Festival of Books is Oct. 8
Talkeetna Festival of Books has events scheduled at various locations throughout downtown on Oct. 8. Alaska Writer Laureate Peggy Shumaker
Job Corps Center hosts graduation
MAT-SU — National Commencement Day was Aug. 30, and thousands of graduates walked down the aisle in New York City,
Education briefs
Energy agencies sponsor a video competition for high school students Renewable Energy Alaska Project, Alaska Energy Authority and the statewide
College enrollment hits 2,000 mark
On Aug. 17, enrollment at Matanuska-Susitna College reached a record 2,000 students for the fall semester. Amy Seamans,
Job Corps students learn to harness the wind
By Jonathan Austin For the Frontiersman PALMER — There’s a new wind turbine on Palmer-Fishhook Road that students from
Some students just want a bed of their own
By GREG JOHNSON Frontiersman MAT-SU — The weeks leading up to the beginning of another school year are exciting for
Paramo contract gets board approval
By K.T. McKee Frontiersman PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough Board of Education unanimously approved Monday a two-year contract
93 homeschoolers graduate from Mat-Su Central School
BY ANDREW WELLNER Frontiersman WASILLA — Having thanked everyone who helped get her there and explained why her Mat-Su Central