Ketchikan High School science teacher Frankie Urquhart led her anatomy and physiology class students on Monday afternoon through one of a series of lessons on medical diagnostics.

Ward Lake's main beach on Thursday was lively with enthusiastic fifth graders who were racing through a "bears and fishes" game, studying tiny creatures, and exploring the forest to practice tree species identification.

Ketchikan Charter School sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students produced and performed two Tlingit/Haida plays at the school's Core Knowledge Fair this past week.

Point Higgins Elementary School second graders visited the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center on Monday morning to deliver the tiny coho salmon fry they'd hatched and raised in their classrooms.

The Ketchikan Port and Harbors Department recently teamed up with local elementary school students to beautify the port by planting nasturtium seedlings that the children grew in their classrooms in the planters along the downtown berths.

Ketchikan High School senior Faith Easterly has been chosen as a Gates Scholarship recipient, which is a highly competitive "last-dollar" scholarship that allows students to attend college at no cost.

Schoenbar Middle School social studies teacher Chad Frey has been working with students in his documentary films class on creating a film titled “We Didn’t Talk About It,” focusing on the World War II relocation of Unangan residents in the Aleutian Islands to Ketchikan and of Japanese reside…

Ketchikan High School junior Catriona McCord recently was nominated for the 2023 Alaska Spirit of Youth award in acknowledgement of her many achievements and projects that she has been involved with.

Eighteen local students who plan to enter the trades were celebrated during a “Signing Day” event hosted by the Southern Southeast Alaska Building Industry Association on April 18 at the Ketchikan High School Library.

Ketchikan High School social studies teacher David Mitchel led a group of 34 students in grades 9 through 12 to Washington, D.C., and New York City from April 1 through April 9 to participate in the Close Up program.

Ketchikan High School students had the opportunity to get their hands dirty this past week while learning how to compost in the grassy area behind the school.

The Native Youth Olympics “Team Ketchikan” competed on April 1 and 2 at the regional Traditional Games held in Juneau at Thunder Mountain High School.

Randy Estrin, a 2017 Ketchikan High School graduate, has been earning academic awards, taking charge as a leader in business and is preparing to graduate in May from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.

For the first time since 2019, middle school students from the Japanese cities of Kanayama and Gero were able to travel on March 22 for the exchange program that was instituted with Ketchikan — Kanayama’s sister city — more than 30 years ago.

The Ketchikan High School Drama Kings play production class is planning to offer showings of the play “James and the Giant Peach” on Friday and Saturday evening.

Houghtaling Elementary School students this past week were given opportunities to explore science, technology, engineering and math activities with guest instructors who visited from the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry in Portland, Oregon.

Tongass School of Arts and Sciences fifth grader Paisley King earned the district spelling bee title in a fast-paced competition held on the evening of Feb. 22 at Fawn Mountain Elementary School.

Holy Name Catholic School preschoolers and their teachers have been enjoying some fresh upgrades to their classrooms, nutritional program and educational materials due to grants received in the past year.

A representative from Outer Coast in Sitka presented an immersive post-secondary education opportunity to students at Ketchikan High School on Tuesday.

Ketchikan High School construction teacher David Lindquist led a group of eight students in completing a school bus shed project along North Tongass Highway for Liz Kiffer’s daycare children on the calm, chilly morning of Jan. 30.

KETCHIKAN (KDN) — The Ketchikan National Ocean Sciences Bowl teams attended Sitka Whalefest from Thursday through Monday for a multi-day immersion in whale research, marine biology and ocean science competitions.

The Ketchikan High School's annual Senior Carnival that returned on Saturday for the first time since COVID-19 was a big hit for Ketchikan.

Houghtaling Elementary School sixth graders recently revealed their small-scale exhibit, “What we Gather & Why it Matters,” which was inspired by the Tongass Historical Museum’s  “How We Gather & Why it Matters” exhibit.

Viking ships, volcanos, cheetahs, Alaska seafood, and shadow puppet plays were only a few of the informative displays and presentations created by Ketchikan Charter School students for a “Core Knowledge Fair” held Thursday evening.

The scene was set with a billowy red backdrop and dimmed lamps, tall paper-cutouts of a jazz musician and a dancer, soft jazz music playing in the background and hot bowls of homemade gumbo set out nearby, and Ketchikan High School students mingled, enjoying the atmosphere of their very own …

History came to life on April 27 at the Tongass Historical Museum, with a little help from a group of second-graders from Point Higgins Elementary School.

A handful of students at the Tongass School of Arts and Sciences are out to find answers to their questions about the teachers and paraprofessionals who work in their school.

The voting stickers that many Southeast Alaska voters will wear after a trip to the polls this fall will sport an image designed and illustrated by a Ketchikan student — Keely Nall, a fifth-grader in Lucy Ortiz's class at Houghtaling Elementary School.

The Tongass School of Arts and Sciences has a new logo to represent its Thunderbird mascot and highlight the spirit of the school.

Late each Monday and Wednesday afternoon, a small group of students can be found in the Houghtaling Elementary School gym, working on setting goals, besting personal records and helping their teammates as they learn the components of the Native Youth Olympics sport.