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Five Petersburg High School swimmers will be competing in the state swim and dive meet this weekend in Anchorage after qualifying at the regional meet this past weekend at home. "It went really well," said head coach Andy Carlisle. "It's hard to be the host and try to keep everything going and still coach the kids. I had a lot of good help." Preliminaries were held on Friday to determine who would be part of the A and B teams for each event on Saturday. The top six in each event were placed in...
Petersburg High School’s varsity volleyball team competed in its first seeding tournament winning four out of six games October 19-20. On Friday, Petersburg defeated both Skagway and Klawock. The game against Skagway went for three matches with Petersburg winning 25-10, 26-24 and 25-13. “Friday's game against a very good Klawock team pushed us to the limit,” said head coach Jaime Cabral. “We found ourselves up 2 games to 1 and in the 4th set down 24-19. Kaili Simbahon assisted in serving us to win the game 26-24 in an exciting game.” Petersbur...
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rosann Marie Dunham. At the age of 63, Rose succumbed after a long fight with cancer. She left peacefully with her children at her side in Silverdale, Washington on September 25, 2018. Rose was born August 2nd, 1955 to John and Margaret Smida in Beufort, South Carolina. Rose was the oldest of seven children in a military family and grew up helping her mother raise her younger siblings. The Smida family moved to Grant's Pass, Oregon; where... Full story
The Petersburg High School's varsity volleyball team participated in the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza over the weekend, finishing in fifth place out of ten teams. "Really, really good matches overall during the weekend," said head coach Jaime Cabral. "A lot of court time for the kids. We finished fifth overall by the end of the weekend, which is really good knowing that our team is young and we're getting better every single weekend." JIVE is a tournament style meet that includes...
Over the weekend, the Petersburg High School wrestling team hosted the first meet of the season with each wrestler placing between second and sixth in their matches on Friday and Saturday. Josh Coonrad placed sixth on both Friday and Saturday. On Friday he scored three team points and ended the day 0-3. He finished Saturday at 1-2 and scored 5 points for the Vikings. Reed Anderson placed fifth both days, finishing 0-2 on Friday and 1-2 on Saturday. He scored zero points on both days. John...
Sixteen-year-old Jack Byrer, of the new esports club at Petersburg High School, gave a presentation at a school board meeting on Tuesday explaining that the club is looking to compete with other schools in the spring in the online video game League of Legends after training during the fall. "Esports at its core, it's just a sport," said junior Bryrer who is the club's student leader. "It's a team based competition, much like basketball or football, but it includes video games instead. Two teams...
Local artist Ashley Lohr was featured at a reception at the Clausen Museum on Friday showcasing her solo exhibit Room of Squares, which she has been working on for nearly a year. "Things can feel out of balance sometimes," said Lohr. "This is my way of practicing some sort of balance." Lohr's paintings are inspired by color theory and precisionism art. The eight paintings focus on crisp lines, squares and indications of shadowing and light, said Lohr. She was particularly influenced by color...
The Petersburg High School volleyball teams finished in the top three in each of their matches over the weekend in Ketchikan. The Petersburg C team finished in second place in the C bracket; the Petersburg junior varsity team finished in third place in the JV bracket and the Petersburg varsity team finished in second place in the varsity bracket. The C team placed second in their division behind Mt. Edgecumbe High School with a score of 1-7. In the championship game with Mt. Edgecumbe, the Petersburg C team lost 2-0. While in Ketchikan, the...
The Petersburg High School cross country team had their final meet of the season in Anchorage on Saturday. The girls team came in fifth place over all, and the boys team came in ninth. "Getting up there and having that experience with some really good runners is just going to make them stronger," said assistant coach Debby Eddy. "I was really proud how they accomplished what they did this weekend." Kendra Coonrad and Maia Cowan came in 10th and 11th place respectively, at 20:42 and 20:50. At...
The Mitkof Middle School cross country team ran their second and last meet this past weekend in Ketchikan at Ward Lake, which is where the high school teams run their meets. Both the boys and girls teams came in second place over all. "I was proud of them," said Coach Joe Viechnicki. "They did a great job running." Kinley Lister came in second place at 14:13, followed by Bryana Ratliff in third place at 14:22. Ratliff barely beat Bree Johnson of Schoenbar Middle School. Johnson had stopped...
At a meet in Juneau over the weekend, the Petersburg High School girls swim team came in fourth place overall and the boys team came in fifth place in Saturday’s events. The team had a combined score of 128, coming in fourth place overall behind Thunder Mountain High School, Juneau Douglas High School and Sitka High School. In the girls 200 yard medley relay, Allie Morgan, Clarisa Bashoff, Jaden Perry and Kate Bisset came in 10th with a time of 2:29.39. Maria Pfundt came in fifth place and Lister came in ninth place in the girls 200 yard freest...
At their first match of the season, the Petersburg High School volleyball team played against Juneau-Douglas High School, winning three out of eight matches. “All good things that we saw,” said head coach Jamie Cabral. “It showed us what we need to work on and focus on in the next couple weeks. Your flaws can be really ignited when you play a team of that caliber.” On Friday, Petersburg C team lost 3-0. One of Petersburg’s junior varsity teams won 3-1 with the second JV team losing 3-1. The varsity team lost 3-0. At Saturday’s games, the...
The Petersburg High School girls cross country team came in first place at Regionals in Juneau on Saturday, with the boys team coming in third. Both teams will be heading to the state cross country meet in Anchorage this weekend. "I think we inherited some good talent," said assistant coach Debby Eddy. "They're just willing to work hard, which makes them faster runners. That comes from inside of them." The girls cross country team came in first place overall with a combined score of 32. This...
MVFS misconception To the Editor: I want to address a small point in Glo Wollen’s letter this last issue. Thanking Glo for her fine support of Proposition 1, which I agree, she referred to a popular misconception as she described our quality of life in Petersburg. Many citizens use the term “Meals on Wheels” when they refer to Petersburg’s Senior dining program. The Mt. View Food Service is not an affiliate of Meals on Wheels. We are an organization in Petersburg which is dedicated to a senior group dining experience. If eligible consume...
Bill Tremblay General Information Name: Bill Tremblay Age: 64 Experience: My past experience includes 9 years on the Petersburg City Council (1999-2007), and 2 1/2 years on the City Council for Craig, Alaska (1985-1988). In addition to my 36 year work experience with the Forest Service, I have been a part of several groups or organizations that provide a benefit to the Petersburg community. At this time I am the President of the Board of Directors for KFSK Public Radio, a board member for the...
This Saturday, the Petersburg High School cross country team will be competing in Juneau at the Regional championships. “It’s just been a great group to work with all year and now we’ll see if the training has paid off,” said head coach Tommy Thompson. Only seven boys and seven girls who were selected for their times, eligibility and involvement in the program this season will be competing at Regionals this weekend, said Thompson. On the boys team, Tolin Eddy, Brennan Skeek, Chase Lister, Kole Sperl, Koren Sperl, Uriah Lucas and Julian Cumps w...
The Petersburg High School swim team had their second meet of the season in Sitka on Friday and Saturday. “Our fitness levels were good because the end of our races were good, but the speed wasn’t quite there. So we’re going to work on that,” said head coach Andy Carlisle. On Friday, in the boys 200 yard medley relay, Sean Spigelmyre, Chase Lockhart, Rylan Wallace and Peter Kowalski came in fourth place. Wallace, Caleb Pfundt, Spieglemyer and Kowalski came in third place in the boys 200 yard freestyle relay. Kowalski came in fourth in the boy...
Petersburg School District has received its scores for the Performance Evaluation For Alaska's Schools, which shows students have improved in English language arts and math in the two year period the test has been given. "It is one test, one time a year," said Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter at a school board meeting on Tuesday. "It provides a piece of information about a child, but it is a piece." The PEAKS assessment is given to students between 3rd and 9th grade. In the two years that it has been given to PSD students, they have had a...
In October, the Petersburg School District will receive its first assessment from the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to Superintendent Erica Kludt-Painter at a school board meeting on Tuesday. Signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2015, ESSA seeks to provide all children with significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable and high-quality education and close achievement gaps, according to the act’s statement of purpose. The assessment focused on two groups in the 2017-2018 school year, kindergarten through 6th grade and 7th...
September 6, 1918 The school term for the Petersburg schools opened and the bell which calls the children to their lessons is again heard daily. So far the teaching staff is short two members but they are expected on the first boat from the south. Miss Esther Maakestad, Miss Burke, and Miss Viola Kirchstein, all arrived on recent boats and are on the job. Mrs. Strand is filling in until the arrival of the other teachers. High school will not start until they arrive. September 3, 1943 Miss Adeline Beauregard one of the new teachers who will...
High school students in the certified nursing assistant program through Petersburg Medical Center began their training last week. CNAs work directly under a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse and provide the more hands on care to patients and residents, such as help them get up in the morning, brush their teeth, eat meals and do exercises. They also take measurements and monitor vital signs. Since CNAs spend so much time with patients and residents, they are able to identify when something is wrong with them and can alert the nurse. ...
Petersburg High School hosted a swim and dive meet on Friday and Saturday that saw the girls team finish in the top three in several of the relay events. "I was really happy with the girls relay," said Coach Andy Carlise. "We hadn't had girls relays that could compete for a long time." On Friday, the boys and girls team had a combined score of 443.5 and came in 5th place overall. The girls team came in 4th place with 291 points. The boys team came in 5th place with 152.5 points. The boys and...
At the cross country meet in Metlakatla on Saturday, the Petersburg girls team came in 1st place with 31 points and the boys team came in 2nd with 32 points after Ketchikan. "We did really well," said assistant coach Debby Eddy. "We had a boy and a girl come in first place." The top three places in the girls 5k race were all claimed by the Petersburg team. Maia Cowan came in 1st place at 20:01, Kendra Coonrad came in 2nd place at 21:00 and Melanie Chase came in 3rd at 22:10. The Petersburg and K...
