Schools in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska

Source: Wikipedia

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Clover Pass School

The Clover Pass School is a historic school building in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. It is located 16 miles (26 km) north of the city of Ketchikan, at the junction of Potter and Knudson Cove Roads. The small one-room wood-frame structure was built in 1947, and was used as a school until 1961. It thereafter was used as a local community center, and is now owned by Historic Ketchikan (although the land on which it sits is owned by the federal government and administered by the United States Bureau of Land Management).

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

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Ketchikan High School

Ketchikan High School, often referred to as Kayhi, is the principal high school for the Southeast Alaska community of Ketchikan and theKetchikan Gateway Borough School District.

Address
2610 Fourth Avenue
Ketchikan, Alaska 99901
United States

Coordinates 55°21'12?N131°40'38?W

Information
Type Public secondary
Principal Robert Marshall
Grades 9–12
Number of students 562
Campus Open
Color(s) Maroon and white
Mascot King salmon

Ketchikan High School website: https://www.kgbsd.org/Domain/81

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Schoenbar Middle School

Schoenbar Middle School is the primary public middle school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Ketchikan and the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District. The school includes 7th and 8th graders, and in 2009 its enrollment was listed as 295 students. Schoenbar Middle School's mascot is the Knights, connecting with Ketchikan High School's mascot, the Kings.

Address
217 Schoenbar Road
Ketchikan, AK 99901
United States

Information
Type Public Middle School
Principal Casey Robinson
Grades 7-8
Color(s) Blue and Silver
Mascot Knights

Schoenbar Middle School (or SMS) is located in Bear Valley, northeast and inland from Downtown Ketchikan. The school was first opened in 1965, its name selected because of its location on Schoenbar Road. The road, in turn, took its name from the tramway and trail leading to Ketchikan's Laskawanna gold mine, renamed the Schoenbar Mine in 1900 after its acquisition by John Schoenbar, a figure of gold rush history whose origins and activities in early Ketchikan are relatively shadowed.

The school is near both of Ketchikan's charter elementary schools, the Tongass School of Arts and Sciences (TSAS) and Ketchikan Charter School (KCS), both of which are housed in the building of former Valley Park Elementary School, which closed after the 2002-2003 school year. During the next school year, Schoenbar was closed for renovation following concerns over asbestos in the school. 8th graders were moved to Ketchikan High School while 7th graders stayed in their elementary schools, sharing some classes at the high school. Renovation was initially expected to last only through the 2003-2004 school year, with students returning in September 2004. Many problems ensued during construction, however, resulting in the continuation of 7th and 8th graders not having a school for over four years. The new building was finally opened for students in 2007.

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Tongass School of Arts and Sciences

Located in Ketchikan, Alaska, the Tongass School of Arts and Sciences (also known as TSAS) is a creative school. It has its own preschool and is available to grades K-6.

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University of Alaska Southeast

The University of Alaska Southeast is a public, four year university that is part of the University of Alaska System.

The main campus is located in Juneau, Alaska and the university has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan.

The University of Alaska Southeast is abbreviated as UA Southeast, Alaska Southeast, or UAS.

UAS was established on July 1, 1987 with the restructuring and consolidation of the former University of Alaska Juneau, Ketchikan Community College, and Islands Community College (Sitka).

UAS is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

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