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For the second consecutive year, Angele (McDonald) Jones had one of her works accepted for the Alaska Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition. This year she was awarded First Honorable Mention for her painting, "Cycle of Death and Rebirth," which is featured above. The exhibition runs through Sept. 4 at 2 Friends Gallery, located at 341 E. Benson Blvd. in Anchorage. Angele graduated from Petersburg High School in 2008 and now makes her home in Anchorage....
A fully automated camera would allow Petersburg School District to broadcast sporting events and other activities in the gymnasium through the National Federation of State High School Associations. The cameras can be programmed to turn on at specific times and begin streaming on the online NFHS Network. PSD can purchase two cameras for a one-time fee of $5,000, plus an additional $1,000 for shipping, said Activity Director Jaime Cabral. One camera would be placed in the gymnasium and the other...
Running anywhere from four to eight miles a day, six days a week, the Petersburg High School cross country team has begun practicing for their first meet of the season at the end of the month. There are 20 kids on this year's team, which includes seniors Jack Byrer, Melanie Chase, Kole Sperl and Noah Sullivan. Head Coach Thomas Thompson said he will be testing the waters at the first meet on Aug. 31 in Juneau, because it is still early in the season. He anticipates that the students who did some...
Anthony Dale Owens, 53, died of a heart attack on July 3, 2019. He was born December 19, 1965 to Gene Fredrick Owens and Joyce Nadine Owens (Adams) in Clinton, Kentucky. He and his family moved the family to Fortine, Montana then several years later, the family moved to Petersburg, Alaska. In grade school Anthony got involved in baseball, and he went on to become the best 12-year-old pitcher in SE Alaska. The family moved to Estacada, Oregon where he graduated from Estacada High School in 1982... Full story
The borough assembly denied Police Chief Jim Kerr's request to advertise and fill a vacant police sergeant position at an assembly meeting last week. While the borough's 2020 operating budget does allocate funds for the position, assembly members decided not to fill the position, citing uncertainty in the ability to continue funding the $127,224 position in the future. The assembly increased the millage rate in service area one to 12.3 mills earlier this month as a response to Gov. Mike...
On Aug. 11, Abigail Anderson will be leaving Petersburg to study in Celle, Germany for her sophomore year of high school. Anderson said she was first inspired to study abroad after listening to one of her classmates give a presentation on his time spent studying in France. "That sounds cool to do," said Anderson. "Go off to another country and learn their language and learn their culture." She applied for a student exchange program through the Alaska District Rotary Club, which sends about 24...
The Muskeg Maleriers donated a sign to the Petersburg School District's garden that sits next to the high school track. Founded in 1974, the group tries to make one donation a year. The members spent about a week and a half painting the aluminum sign, which comes just in time for the summer garden program that will begin later this month. According to garden coordinator Chris Sargent, the produce grown in the garden is used by the school cafeteria. Back row from left to right: Rhoda Gilbert,...
Since she was 12 years old, Kara Newman has dreamed of living in Scandinavia and later this month, she will finally achieve that goal. Newman, 15, said she wanted to go to Scandinavia to better understand the culture that she grew up in here in Petersburg, although; she won't be staying in Norway, but in Sweden. Newman said that by living in Sweden, she will be in the heart of the region, with Finland to the east and Norway to the west. "I'm so excited to go," said Newman. "This has been my...
Hazel Wilcoxon, passed away Nov. 19, 2018 on her 80th birthday. Born in Petersburg, Alaska in 1938, Hazel was the oldest of the three daughters of John "Jack" and Vera O'Donnell. She graduated from Petersburg High School in 1957. She attended Linfield College and graduated from the University of Arizona. She worked in the education system as a teacher, reading specialist, and school psychologist in both Alaska and Washington. Hazel loved folk dancing and traveling. She is survived by her son... Full story
Jayne Aiken, a graduate of Petersburg High School Class of 2008, successfully completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in the field of Cell Biology, Stem Cells, and Development. She received the Dean's Outstanding Dissertation Award for her Ph.D. dissertation titled "Building a Brain: Interrogating How the α-Tubulin Gene TUBA1A Contributes to Neurodevelopment". Jayne will be continuing her work in neurobiology at the University of Pennsylvania,...
Jeremy Tucker Schouweiler, 45, died on June 27, 2019 in Petersburg. He was born June 30, 1973 in Petersburg to Joni Clausen and Dennis Schouweiler. He attended primary school in Petersburg, remote logging camps, and high school in Soldotna. His early life was filled with family, adventures in the natural world, and lessons from demanding physical work. He grew to love pursuit of adrenaline and was an accomplished snowboarder. Working as a commercial fisherman was a particular source of pride in... Full story
Six Petersburg High School students made the trip to the LeConte Glacier on May 10 for the annual survey of the glacier's face. According to the coordinator of the program, Victor Trautman, one side of the glacier is in about the same location as it was in 2018, but the other side came out about 60 to 80 feet. Trautman said the fast moving glacier can easily shift 100 feet in a day. For the students, preparations for the trip began a few years prior. Trautman said the students have to be a part...
When Victor Trautman graduated from Dickinson State University in North Dakota in the early 1970s, the biology major received some wise advice from his brother-in-law: people are always going to have kids, and people are always going to need schools. As a result, Trautman made the decision to become a teacher. Forty-five years later, Trautman is retiring from Petersburg High School where he spent 29 years teaching science. "I chose well," said Trautman. "I have never regretted being a science...
In last week’s issue of the Petersburg Pilot a story on the Petersburg High School track and field team on page six incorrectly stated that Tolin Eddy broke the school record for the 1600 meter run. Eddy set a school record in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:17.29, which was originally held by Raleigh Cook. Brian Anderson still holds the school record for the 1600 meter run with a time of 4:39.97, which was set in 1984.... Full story
The Class of 2019 completed their high school careers in a commencement ceremony on Tuesday that saw 30 seniors from Petersburg High School receive their diplomas. Of the 30 graduating seniors, 17 have definitive plans on attending college. Two students plan on joining the military. Two students have plans to attend a trade school. George Skeek will be moving to Sitka to begin a wood carving career, and Koren Sperl plans on attending flight school to obtain his commercial pilot license. Fifty sc...
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team traveled to Juneau where they had their second win of the season in the first round of the region tournament. The Vikings played Thunder Mountain in their first game of the tournament on Thursday. The weekend before, the two teams had played each other in Petersburg, and the Vikings saw their first win in three years. Less than a week later, Petersburg beat Thunder Mountain again in their first game of the tournament, 4-1. "Everything we talked...
Two of the five members of the Petersburg High School track and field team that traveled to Palmer last week to compete at State placed in the top three of their events at the meet. Aiden Luhr took second place in the 100 meter run and third place in the 300 meter run. Julian Cumps took third place in the long jump. Tolin Eddy took seventh place in the 1600 meter run and set a new personal record with a time of 4:43.99, which was also a PHS record. Eddy also took seventh place in the 3200 meter...
The Petersburg School Board approved the hiring of Heidi Cabral as Rae C. Stedman Elementary School's newest fourth grade teacher at their board meeting last week. Cabral has been an instructional aide with the district for the past year, but has experience teaching sixth grade and English as a Second Language in Kansas. There is a large class of about 44 students coming into the fourth grade next year, so the district had to hire a second fourth grade teacher. Cabral said there will likely be...
May 23, 1919 Both the H Van Vlack Company and Earl Ohmer are finding the shrimp business to one of the leading industries in this section. Both are processing shrimp at the Citizens Dock. Ohmer is using his own boat and preparing about a ton of shrimp daily for market. May 19, 1944 Colleen McDonald, valedictorian of the graduating class at the Petersburg high school, has been given the Seventh Annual Award of the Reader’s Digest Association for students who by their successful school work give promise of attaining leadership in the c...
The Petersburg High School varsity baseball team won their first game in three years on Friday against Thunder Mountain. Friday's varsity game had a unique start. Opening pitcher for the Vikings was Thomas Durkin, and Thunder Mountain's opening pitcher was Stone Morgan. The two had been good friends and played on the same little league teams growing up. Morgan had moved to Juneau since the last baseball season and now the two players, for the first time in their lives, were playing against each...
All 15 students on Petersburg High School's track and field team qualified for State after competing in the regional tournament in Juneau over the weekend. Even though all the students qualified for State, only five will actually compete in Palmer this weekend. Head Coach Tyler Thain said it can be a bit expensive traveling to Palmer and the students have to miss several days of school during final exams. Additionally, some of the students only qualified for State in one or two events. "A lot of...
Clair Byrer Parents: Carli and Michael Byrer Number of years in Petersburg schools: 13 High School awards or honors: ASTE People’s Choice, ASTE First Place Digitally Enhanced Photo, National Honor Society, 4 years of Honor Roll Plans following graduation: Travelling and learning new knitting techniques Favorite music genre? Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Israel Collison Parents: Jeremy and Marissa Collison Number of years in Petersburg schools: 12 Plans following graduation: Study Mechanics Joshua E Coonrad Parents: Mark and G...
A slightly smaller senior class of 30 students will be graduating Petersburg High School on Tuesday at the commencement ceremony in the High School gym at 7 p.m. According to Principal Rick Dormer, the average senior class size is approximately 35 students. Last year’s senior class had 45 graduates, one of the largest in Petersburg School District history. Despite their low numbers, the 2019 graduating class has made a name for themselves as one of the more independent classes. Dormer said that instead of the seniors acting like one cohesive b...
