Alaska Northern Lights: Mat-Su Teacher of the Year 2010

Fri, Sep 4, 2009

Congratulations to Pioneer Peak Elementary 5th grade teacher, Jackie Johnson, who was selected as Mat-Su Teacher of the Year 2010 by the Mat-Su Borough School District.

Alaskan Northern Lights – extraordinary people in our community doing extraordinary things. It’s our way of applauding the accomplishments of Alaskans and spreading the word of their achievements with KSKA listeners.

Good Job!

Alaskan Northen Lights: Young Alaskan Artists & Alaska’s Superintent of the Year

Thu, Jul 30, 2009

Congratulations to the winners of the Eleventh Annual Young Alaskan Artist Award to soprano, Elena Bird of Kenai and soprano, Sydnee Waggoner of Anchorage. And, the Alaska Association of School Administrators has announced Jim Hendrickson is Alaska’s Superintendent of the Year for 2010. Hendrickson has been Superintendent of the Bering Strait District since 2007.

Well Done!

Originally named “Bravo! Brava!,” we decided to rename these announcements recognizing starlets in our community to Alaskan Northern Lights.

Extraordinary people in our community are doing extraordinary things. Alaskan Northen Lights is KSKA’s way of applauding the accomplishments of Alaskans and spreading the word of their achievements with our listeners. Way to go!

Bravo! Brava!: National Merit Scholars

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

Congratulations to two more high school seniors from the Anchorage School District named winners of in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are:

Elizabeth Conway of South High School
Samuel Strobe of West High School

National Merit Scholars are evaluated on their academic records, test scores, leadership in school and community activities, essays, and letters of recommendation from their schools. Scholarship winners are judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies. Bravo Elizabeth and Samuel!

Bravo! Brava!: Major Roger LaBlanc

Wed, Jun 3, 2009

An Alaska Air National Guardsmen, Major Roger LaBlanc was named the 2009 Alaska Distinguished Principal by the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals.

Chosen for his outstanding leadership and commitment to improving the opportunities for students, teachers and the community as a whole, LaBlanc is the principal at Fairview Elementary School.

Major Roger LeBlanc will receive his award at the 2009 National Distinguished Principal program to be held this fall in Washington D.C.

Congrats Major LeBlanc!

Bravo! Brava!: Military Order of the Purple Heart

Sat, May 30, 2009

Today KSKA recognizes the Military Order of the Purple Heart, launching an extraordinary expedition today (Saturday) by America’s heroes to successfully summit Mt. Denali, after more than a year of intensive preparations.

You heard the team leader of Operation Denali, Lieutenant Colonel Marc Hoffmeister on KSKA back in 2007. In between tours, Lieutenant Hoffmeister moderated a panel of soldiers discussing their Iraq War experiences. AWAC Presents: Alaskans on the Ground, Experiences in Iraq has been archived on our website and is available for download at anytime.

Bravo! Brava! on KSKA

Thu, May 28, 2009

Congratulations to six Anchorage School district students that earned National Merit Scholarships. They are:

Molly Biegel and Carly Bond of South High School
David Mills and Stacy Wheeler from West High School
Esther Kennedy and Miles Veater of Service High School

Extraordinary people in our community are doing extraordinary things. Brava! Bravo! is KSKA’s way of applauding the accomplishments of Alaskans and spreading the word of their achievements with our listeners. Way to go!