🎨✨ Middle School Artists in Action! ✨🎨
Our middle school art students are diving into an exciting landscape block printing project! 🖌️🌅 Each student designed their own unique composition featuring land, sky, and water on a 3" x 4" rectangle. We explored the concept of positive and negative space and learned to think of our landscapes in reverse — a fun challenge that sparked some creative thinking!
Some students have already transferred their designs onto rubber blocks and begun the carving process. When finished, they'll have a beautiful series of 12+ prints — just like creating their own custom stamp!
Spring has Sprung
Enjoy the March 2025 School Community Newsletter
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🎉 Join us as we celebrate the hard work and achievements of our learners during the 3rd quarter! 🏆 Our Awards Assembly will be held on Monday, March 31st, at 2:20 PM in the auditorium. 🎓 We look forward to seeing you there! 😊
Please stay clear of school grounds starting at 8:45 AM Sunday, March 30 until finished. The tsunami warning siren is being removed from the middle school roof via helicopter. See the map for which streets will be closed off and more information.
High School Track & Field open workouts will be happening next week for all PHS students interested in the 2025 Spring Track season! Mon March 10 - Fri March 14 from 8-10am in the high school gym.
The food service program is looking for a long-term sub for March through May, 6.5 hours a day. The pay is $17.78/hr. Contact Carlee at cjohnson@pcsd.us with a letter of interest.
The Baking Club whipped up a batch of delicious pizzelles (Italian waffle cookies) this week, and they turned out beautifully! These students have truly grown into wonderful bakers over the course of the quarter, and it has been a joy to taste their impressive creations.
Mitkof Middle School and Petersburg High School is partnering with the Association of Alaska School Boards to conduct the School Climate and Connectedness Survey©, a statewide survey taken by students, staff, and families. This survey measures their perceptions of each school’s climate including the engagement of students, staff, and families.
The Student Survey will be given to students in grades 6-12 on February 24, 2025. Students will complete the survey online during the school day.
The student survey will ask questions such as how students feel about school rules, their perceptions of how students treat each other, their relationships with staff, social and emotional skills, and observed risk behaviors of other students at school and school events.
Family Survey: We also value input from our families. You are an important partner as we work to continually improve the school environment. Each parent/guardian is asked to complete one survey by March 15th for each school (middle and/or high) that your child attends.
Middle School Family Survey: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aasb/390030family
High School Family Survey: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aasb/390020family
Petersburg School District
February 2025
School Community Newsletter
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Petersburg Live! Wednesday, 2/26, 6:30- 8:30 pm in the Wright Auditorium. All are welcome. This is a family-friendly event. Donations at the door; suggested donation of $5. Doors will open at 6 pm. This is a fundraiser for the HS Artfest travel and HS Drama travel.
Today, our 6th and 7th graders braved the chilly temperatures to gather data at the North Boat Harbor, wrapping up our ocean currents unit with an unforgettable field experience! Students measured salinity and temperature at various depths, discovered fascinating marine life—including nudibranchs and sea angels—during plankton tows, and learned how a depth finder works from Mr. Tagaban aboard the Harbor Master boat.
This hands-on adventure was not only educational but also a fantastic way to connect science to our local environment. Huge thanks to all the volunteers and the Harbor Master who made this field trip possible—we couldn’t have done it without you!
Spring is often a time when we need more subs in our buildings!
We are hiring! We are looking to add a Middle School Teacher and a Special Education Teacher to the MS/HS staff for the 25-26 school year. Applicants can apply at alaskateacher.org searching the Petersburg School District.
Hiring Now: PT project manager to work on the Capital Improvement Projects that are set to begin this summer. The Project Manager will work closely with the contractor and facility director to ensure that the project is being completed in a thorough and timely manner. Full job description can be obtained by emailing contact @pcsd.us
Sparks are flying in the shop! This week, another group of 8th graders are learning all about working in the metals shop.
Come support your Petersburg Vikings this weekend as they play their last home games of the season against the Metlakatla Chiefs!
Saturday night will be Cancer Awareness night. Wear your blues and whites!
Borough/School Board Work Session Notice - Thursday, February 6th, 6:00 pm
Valentines Grams and bake sale sold by Student Council!
The Underwater ROV Competition is officially underway! Teams are putting their remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the test in a series of intense underwater challenges.
🎉👏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 👏🔬🚀
