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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Thomas Tolson
Thomas (Tom) Tolson from Wasilla passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his cabin on Aug. 3, 2017. He was surrounded
United Way back-to-school events set this week
Frontiersman.com The start of school year is just around the corner, and two United Way Mat-Su events that
School board to take 2-cent tax to Assembly on Tuesday
By CHRIS FORD Frontiersman.com PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough School District officially approved submitting a 2-cent sales tax
BACK TO HOMESCHOOL: Homeschool mom uses her small business to teach
By Katie Stark Frontiersman.com Ready or not, the fall 2017 school season is about to begin, and while parents
Superintendent discusses state of schools
By CHRIS FORD Frontiersman.com PALMER — If approved by the borough assembly, voters throughout the Mat-Su will be asked
Burchell grads overcome monumental obstacles
By Chris Ford Frontiersman.com The largest graduating class in Burchell High School (BHS) history, 93 strong, walked across the
Birchtree’s Sloan-Basner named district’s BP Teacher of the Year
The Mat-Su Borough School District BP Teacher of the Year is Diana Sloan-Basner at Birchtree Charter School in
Valley students excel at All-State Art
Palmer High School art students took three first-place awards and one second-place award at the 2017 Alaska State
Mat-Su eighth-grader posts top-10 finish in state geography bee
Sam Snively, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School in Wasilla, was the only Mat-Su
‘American Ninja Warrior’ challenging kids to try his obstacle course
Frontiersman staff WASILLA — Nick Hanson, the American Ninja Warrior from Unalakleet, has designed an obstacle course and continues to challenge
WHS civics class pitches in on trash pickup
By CHRIS FORD Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Friday morning, 95 Wasilla High School civics students helped to clean up the Parks
SCHOOLS: No More Mat Su Summit speaks to pressing problems
By Courtney Johnson and Kindall Rumbo For the Frontiersman PALMER — “Every day my dad would strap on his Kevlar vest