The dorms are having a dance Friday, September 2nd, from 9pm-11pm at the sub.

GCSD’s Collaborative Group will be meeting regularly during the 2022/23 school year. Here are the meeting dates:

Sept 6 and 20
Oct 4 and 18
Nov 8 and 22
Dec 6
Jan 10 and 24
Feb 7 and 21
March 7 and 21
April 11 and 25
May 2

Auditions for Galena’s winter production of Clue will be held on September 7th and 8th from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Composite Auditorium on GILA campus.

Once casted, Mrs. Casey will send an email with the full rehearsal schedule. For those interested, rehearsals will tentatively be M-T-W during Sept and Oct. November, select weekends and additional tech days are TBD.

Auditions for Galena’s winter production of Clue will be held on September 7th and 8th from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Composite Auditorium on GILA campus.

Once casted, Mrs. Casey will send an email with the full rehearsal schedule. For those interested, rehearsals will tentatively be M-T-W during Sept and Oct. November, select weekends and additional tech days are TBD.

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

Team Hollywood, a motivational traveling group made up of former NBA players, will be visiting our SHES students on Thursday, September 15th at noon. The Galena community is invited to attend!

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

Team Hollywood, a motivational traveling group made up of former NBA players, will be visiting our SHS 8th-12th grade students on Friday, September 16th at 1:30 P.M. The Galena community is invited to attend!

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

GCSD’s Teacher Collaborative Group will be meeting regularly during the 2022/23 school year. Here are the meeting dates:

Sept 6 and 20

Oct 4 and 18

Nov 8 and 22

Dec 6

Jan 10 and 24

Feb 7 and 21

March 7 and 21

April 11 and 25

May 2

Our Galena Esports team will be holding try-outs for League of Legends on Tuesday, September 20th at 4:30pm in the Ptarmigan Hall Esports Lounge. (Rocket League try-outs will be on Thursday, September 22nd at 4:30pm)

Additional info:
• Open to all high school students
• No previous experience needed to participate
• Students can play on both teams
• Bring your school computer with you to try-outs
• If you can’t attend try-outs & want to participate, email or speak with Richard Ramage (richard.ramage@galenanet.com)
• League of Legend practices will run from 4:30pm-6:30pm on M, Tu & W
• Rocket League practices will be at the same time on Th & F

Our Galena Esports team will be holding try-outs for Rocket League on Thursday, September 22nd at 4:30pm in the Ptarmigan Hall Esports Lounge.

Additional info:
• Open to all high school students
• No previous experience needed to participate
• Students can play on both teams
• Bring your school computer with you to try-outs
• If you can’t attend try-outs & want to participate, email or speak with Richard Ramage (richard.ramage@galenanet.com)
• League of Legend practices will run from 4:30pm-6:30pm on M, Tu & W
• Rocket League practices will be at the same time on Th & F

Current/updated by Lilly Ann DeWilde as of September 7, 2022 @ 2:00PM

On behalf of our staff and students of the Galena Interior Learning Academy, we’d like to invite the entire Galena community to a picnic dinner happening Friday, September 30th at the Two Seasons Dining Hall on GILA campus. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be served!

[🗓] September 30th
[⏰] 5-7pm
[📍] Two Seasons Dining Hall

We hope to see everyone there!!

Questions? Please call Ben Blasco at Ptarmigan Hall: 907-656-2112
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The Galena Interior Learning Academy is hosting a Hope in the Darkness Art Gallery and Auction on September 30, 2022, from 6:00pm-8:00pm in the Student Union Building (SUB). Please submit your art with your name and the title and drop off to Rachel Aultman or Connie Jensen at the GILA Composite Building.

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

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GCSD’s Teacher Collaborative Group will be meeting regularly during the 2022/23 school year. Here are the upcoming meeting dates:

Oct 4 and 18

Nov 8 and 22

Dec 6

Jan 10 and 24

Feb 7 and 21

March 7 and 21

April 11 and 25

May 2

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

GCSD’s Teacher Collaborative Group will be meeting regularly during the 2022/23 school year. Here are the upcoming meeting dates:

Oct 4 and 18

Nov 8 and 22

Dec 6

Jan 10 and 24

Feb 7 and 21

March 7 and 21

April 11 and 25

May 2

Galena City School District’s Indian Education PAC (Parent Advisory Committee) will be meeting on October 20, 2022 at 5:10pm in the SHS Charles Evans Library Area.

Participants may use our GCI teleconference line to attend by phone at 1-800-315-6338 / Access code: 12053#.

Please find the October 20th meeting agenda below:

1. Call to order

Members in attendance:

A) Staff:

B) Tribal rep:

C) Parent rep:

2. Old Business:

A) 506 Forms – recruitment

B) PAC responsibilities

3. New Business:

A) Grant review

B) PAC seats – Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer

4. Next committee meeting date

5. Adjourn

Game Schedule for Saturday, October 22

Please note: All games will start approximately 15-20 minutes after the previous game ends, which may mean adjustments to these times. Unfortunately, Delta is not able to make it in because of unsafe road conditions.

10:30 am:   Nome Varsity vs Galena Varsity     

12:30 pm:   Nome JV vs Galena JV

1:30 pm:    Nome Varsity vs Galena Varsity

(Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of October 21, 2022 @ 11:35AM)

Friday, October 28, 2022 is an Early Release Day. K-7 will be released at 1:00 pm. The busses will be running. Grades 8-12 will be released at 2:00 pm.

Current/updated by Cory Stringer as of September 7, 2022 @ 9:05PM

The SHS Halloween Carnival will take place Sunday October 30th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Located in the Sidney C. Huntington School gym. Come dressed in your Halloween costume. There will be lots of spooktacular booths and games. The options of yummy treats are gigantic, mammoth, colossal! Cake Walk to support the Junior Class, Caramel Apples supporting the Lady Hawks, and Concessions will support the cross-country running team! Tickets for booth participation are available for $5.00/per 10-tickets. Bring your deenga and your appetite for a spooky night. All ticket sales support our school groups.

(Updated/current as of October 21, 2022)

Over the weekend of Friday, October 28th through Sunday, October 30th, there will be a Halloween Haunted House on the GILA campus. The entrance is the back door of Iditarod, facing Ptarmigan Hall.

Haunted House Schedule:
Friday (10/28) from 7 pm to 8 pm
Saturday (10/29) from 7 pm to 9 pm
Sunday (10/30) from 7 pm to 9 pm

Admission is free, but tips are most welcome!

(Current/updated as of October 24, 2022)

JV Basketball Game Schedule for Thursday, November 3rd:

6:00PM:

Galena Coed #1 vs. Nulato Coed

7:00PM:
Galena Girls vs. Huslia Girls

8:00PM:
Galena Coed #2 vs. Nulato Coed

(Current/updated as of Monday, October 31 @ 4:19pm via Cory Stringer)

JV Basketball Game Schedule for Friday, November 4th:

5:30PM:
Galena Girls vs. Huslia Girls

6:30PM:
Galena Coed # 2 vs. Nulato Coed

7:30PM:
Galena Girls vs. Huslia Girls

8:30PM:
Galena Coed #1 vs. Nulato Coed

(Current/updated as of Monday, October 31 @ 4:19pm via Cory Stringer)

The Indian Education Parent Advisory Committee will be meeting on November 8th, 2022 at 5:10 PM at the Charles Evans Community Library.

View/print the agenda by clicking here.

Galena is starting up a Pre-K and under reading time. The fledgling reading time will take place in the SHS elementary library, entrance through the elementary door. An adult must accompany their fledgling to reading time.

For the month of November we will be hosting two gatherings:
November 12th from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
November 19th from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Come enjoy read-aloud stories and then check out books from our library collection. If you have any questions please contact Ayla Kalke 907-656-1883 x 120 or e-mail ayla.kalke@galenanet.com. Or call/text Keilah Havener at 907-656-7290.

The GCSD School Board is meeting Wednesday, November 16th in the SHS Library/Commons area. The Work Session begins at 6:00pm. The Regular Meeting starts at 7:00pm.

You can also teleconference into the meeting by calling 1-800-315-6338 and entering the access code 12053#. The Board Packet is available at the following website: https://www.galenaalaska.org/school-board/.

Click here to access the “GCSD November 2022 School Board Packet.

Boys basketball informational meeting on the 17th of November at 4:15 in STEM room 204.

Galena is starting up a Pre-K and under reading time. The fledgling reading time will take place in the SHS elementary library, entrance through the elementary door. An adult must accompany their fledgling to reading time.

For the month of November we will be hosting two gatherings:
November 12th from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
November 19th from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Come enjoy read-aloud stories and then check out books from our library collection. If you have any questions please contact Ayla Kalke 907-656-1883 x 120 or e-mail ayla.kalke@galenanet.com. Or call/text Keilah Havener at 907-656-7290.