🎉👏The Mitkof Vikings Lego Robotics team competed in the Alaska state competition on February 1st in Anchorage. The team completed three rounds with their robot that they preprogrammed to complete multiple challenges within a two and a half minute time limit.
They also presented their innovative project which dealt with helping Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) attach securely to tidewater glaciers, so researchers can take samples accurately and from a safe distance. Students observed researchers from Oregon State University this past summer deal with this challenge and then designed and built an ROV with tension arms to grab onto the ice face to allow secure sampling.
The team won first place for their project and fourth place in the overall competition! This earned them an invitation to compete at the national level!!🤖🧊
The Viking Volunteers crushed it once again, showing up in full force to support elementary STREAM Night last week! These incredible middle schoolers helped young learners make slime, build catapults, engineer the tallest towers, and navigate virtual reality. Your enthusiasm and generosity made the night a huge success—thank you for giving back to the elementary school and being positive role models for the next generation of middle schoolers 👏🔬🚀
You're invited to the 2nd annual Underwater ROV Competition! Join us on Tuesday, February 4th, from 9 AM to 12 PM at the community pool to witness the hard work and creativity of our 6th and 7th graders in action. Watch from the observation deck or dive into the excitement on the pool deck as these young engineers put their ROVs to the test!
A huge thank you to Alaska Sea Grant and the Petersburg Community Foundation for making this incredible hands-on experience possible! 🌊🤖👏
Good luck to our incredible LEGO Robotics team at the state competition this weekend! We're so proud of your hard work and dedication—can't wait to hear all about your experience! 🚀🤖
A huge shout-out to Homeport Electronics for helping our 6th and 7th graders master the art of soldering their control boards for their underwater ROVs! This is one of the most challenging parts of the project, and our middle schoolers tackled it with determination. We’re incredibly grateful to Homeport Electronics for sharing their knowledge and expertise—empowering the next generation of innovators! 🔧🤖🌊
PHS Boys & Girls Varsity Basketball @ the 2A Conference Clash Tournament. Day 1 today!
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🎂This week the Baking Club made madeleines. It was our first time making them and they turned out great! 🎂
🌊Underwater ROV construction is underway in the middle school! 🌊
Don't forget to come and check-out the competition on Tuesday, February 4th from 9-12 at the community pool!
The House and Senate Education Committees will take public testimony on “Alaska’s education funding crisis” this week on Wednesday and Friday.
Both the House and Senate have kicked off the session with education funding as a priority, and the legislature hopes to pass a BSA bill early in the session. To that end, both the House and Senate Education Committees are offering public testimony opportunities this week to address HB 69 and the state of Alaska's education funding. This bill would introduce immediate inflation proofing and a $1,000 increase to the BSA for FY26 and
an additional increase of $404 for FY27 and FY28
These committee hearings are the best opportunity for you to tell the legislature about the impacts of state funding decisions on our local budgets and programs in Petersburg.
Wednesday, January 29
8:00 am - 10:00 am House Education Committee
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Senate Education Committee - For the best opportunity to have your testimony considered, call before 4:00 pm.
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm House Education Committee - The committee will hear all testimony of individuals who are in the queue by 7 PM.
Friday, January 31
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Senate Education Committee - For the best opportunity to have your testimony considered, call before 4:00 pm.
Full text of HB 69 can be found at this link. at this link: https://www.akleg.gov/PDF/34/Bills/HB0069A.PDF
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January 2025 Newsletter
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Vikings are in action this weekend around Southeast!
MMS Wrestling @ Wrangell for the 2025 Stikine Tournament!
PHS Girls JV Basketball @ Mt. Edgecumbe Friday & Saturday!
PHS Boys JV Basketball tonight and tomorrow morning in Petersburg!
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Notice: Phone System Restored
We’re happy to share that the phone service has been fully restored.
You can reach the school district at (877) 526-7656.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
PHS JV Boys Basketball Triangular! See you at the gym.
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Good Luck PHS Girl's JV Basketball at Mt. Edgecumbe this weekend.
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🌊The 6th and 7th graders are gearing up for their Underwater ROV project by diving into the science of ocean currents. This week, they’ve been exploring how factors like salinity and temperature influence the movement of ocean water. Hands-on learning like this lays the foundation for their upcoming project and builds a deeper understanding of the forces shaping our marine environments! 🌊
🎊 Last week we got to celebrate all the hard work our middle schoolers did in Quarter 2. We are so proud of them and we can't wait to see what they get up to this quarter 🎊
📷 Big shoutout to Mr. Crump for taking photos during the Awards Assembly📷
Our LEGO robotics team has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming state competition in just a couple of weeks. This past week, they had an exciting opportunity to collaborate with researchers from Oregon State University, who had visited last summer to study LeConte Glacier using their own ROVs. The 8th graders engaged in a brainstorming session, incorporating valuable feedback from the researchers to enhance the design and functionality of their own ROV. We’re thrilled to see their creativity and determination in action and can’t wait to cheer them on when they head to state!
Happy Monday! Please see the High School/Middle School Bulletin and/or This Week’s Happenings for more details.
This week at a glance:
>Monday: MMS Awards Assembly @ 2:20 (parents welcome)
Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
>Tuesday: Poetry Out Loud @ 2:15
>Wednesday: Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
>Thursday: Basketball Invitational
>Friday: LAST DAY for schedule changes!
Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
Basketball Invitational
>Saturday: Basketball Invitational
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We are excited to announce our new Petersburg High School Facebook page! Please come check out our page (Petersburg High School) and click 'Follow' for posts on announcements, events and happenings pertaining to our high school student body!
🍰 Quarter 3 of Baking Club starts today! Please reach out to Mrs. Smith if you are interested in joining 🧁
