KHS Bear Tracks
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Feburary, 3 2023
Kodiak HIgh School Academic Excellence Awards
Bears in Action
Feb. 2-4 JV Basketball Redington (JV) Redington TBA
Feb 6-10 National School Counseling Week
Feb. 9 Boys B-Ball (C-Team, JV, V) Service TBA
Feb. 10-11 SAT Reg. Deadline
Feb. 10-11 Boys B-Ball Palmer
Feb. 10-11 Girls B-Ball vs. Palmer Home 5, 6:30pm
Feb. 11 ACT Test
Feb. 16-18 Girls B-Ball Eagle River/Wasilla TBA
Feb. 17-18 Boys B-Ball vs. Wasilla Home 4,5:30, 7pm
Feb. 22 School Bus Driver Appreciation Day
Feb. 23 Boys B-Ball (JV, V) Eagle River 6, 7:30pm
Feb. 23-25 DDF State ANC TBA
Feb. 24-25 ACS Girls B-Ball vs. ACS Home 5, 6:30pm
Feb. 24-25 Boys B-ball (JV, V) ACS TBA
Feb. 27 E-Sports Spring Season Begins
KHS Yearlong Sports Schedule (updated 11/28/22)
KHS Chess Bear Tournament
The 3d Season of KHS Chess Bear Tournament has concluded with the overwhelming victory of Ken Mago (1st place in the Competitive League) and Cherubim Del Rosario (1st place in the Pursuit League). Congratulations!!! These two were closely followed by Koby Marsh (Vice Champion in the Competitive League) and Tytus Nelson (Vice Champion in the Pursuit League). Third places went to Jace Gardiner and Aiden Johnson (Competitive League) and Mia Loska (Pursuit League). All of the champions received medals and certificates from their coaches (Ms. Daria Safronova and Mr. Salisbury), and valuable prizes from Linda Resoff, the head of the Social Services Department of the Sunaq Tribe of Kodiak. The award ceremony was followed by the ice-cream buffet also sponsored by the Sunaq Tribe, the official sponsor of KHS Chess Bears.
The fourth season is to start next week! Now we are going to have three leagues: Champions, Competitive, and Pursuit! Chess Bears are getting stronger!!! Arrrhh!!!
Shakesbears
Shakesbears compete in first tournament of the season.
The Kodiak High School Drama, Debate and Forensics (DDF) team, known as the Shakesbears, competed in their first tournament of the 22-23 season in Juneau last weekend. While early results were mixed, nearly every Shakesbear made it to the final round, and a few garnered respectable honors with some jaw-dropping performances.
The tournament was the Region 5 championship competition for southeast Alaska schools, but the Shakesbears, a Region 2 team, were invited to compete because of limited tournament opportunities for KHS and the Shakesbears are currently ranked #1 in Alaska.
Kodiak joined about 100 students from Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Mt. Edgecumb, Sitka, Skagway, and Juneau’s Thunder Mountain, who hosted the tournament.The Shakesbears brought a team of 13 actors and public speakers to Juneau, with seven of them having never competed in a DDF tournament before.
Eleven Shakesbears qualified for the Finals round. Seniors Mary Grace Enriquez and Kody Witherow qualified for Dramatic Interpretation, and WItherow and Garrett Pittman (junior) qualified for Improv Acting. Qualifying for pantomime were Jillian Dorner (sophomore), Dee Melin (senior), Beth Miland (sophomore), and Tatiana Otto (freshman).
Several Shakesbears new to DDF qualified in Readers’ Theatre: Freshman Yuri
a Frost, Ronan Hinman, Jayla Olson, Tatiana Otto, and Naomi Thomas, plus sophomore Beth Miland. Witherow and Pittman took first place honors for improv acting. Taking second place for Dramatic Interpretation was Enriquez, performing a piece from Grace Talusan’s memoir “The Body Papers.
The highlight of the weekend was Witherow snatching another first place win, in Dramatic Interpretation, performing a piece about the long-term effects of bullying. Witherow’s piece was lauded by coaches and judges, who voted to give him a Command Performance. When Witherow performed his piece in front of the entire tournament on Saturday night, there was no dry eye in the auditorium.
“My heart rate shot up high enough that my tongue went numb. But seeing my team’s faces up there made me feel more at home than anything else in the world,” Witherow said.
After the tournament, the Shakesbears increased their overall 1st place ranking, with Hinman and Witherow increasing their individual rankings.
The next tournament, the final regular season tournament, is at Service HS in Anchorage this weekend. This is the Shakesbears’ final opportunity to polish their performances before the state tournament later in February, where they hope to defend their state title in Drama for the third year in a row.
To round out their trip to Juneau, the Shakesbears also took a tour of the state capitol and met with Senate President Gary Stevens to discuss issues important to them, including education funding and rocket launches.
The more you know
Fabian Ramirez- Student Assembly
Fabian Ramirez - Community Event
Dance Team Kid's Camp
Dance Team Rummage Sale
Looking to get a jump start on your spring cleaning? The KHS Dance Team will be holding their annual Rummage Sale and Bake Sale on Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9am-12pm at the Bayside Fire Hall. If you would like to make a donation, items may be dropped off to the Firehall on Friday, Feb. 3 between 6-8pm. Or Contact Coach Nugent to make arrangements for pick up (donation receipts available upon request).
New Club at KHS!
School Calendar (Updated) English
School Calendar (Updated) Spanish
School Calendar (Updated) Tagalog
Kodiak Child Find Event (English)
Kodiak Child Find Event (Tagalog)
Kodiak Child Find Event (Spanish)
KHS College Club
College Classes Career and College Prep
Free English Language Classes for Adults
Kodiak High School
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Location: 722 Mill Bay Rd, Kodiak, AK, USA
Phone: 907-486-7401
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