Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - In a ceremony on Friday at the Anchorage School District’s Education Center, five Alaskan schools earned the designation of Alaska Purple Star School for their support of military-connected students and families; this is in addition to the twenty schools who earned this designation last year.
The Purple Star award signifies that Canfield High School and Canfield Village Middle School demonstrated commitment to serving these students and families.
Principals and representatives for Aurora, Ladd, Orion and Ravenwood Elementary schools, as well as Frontier Charter School, were all presented with certificates designating their schools with the recognition.