4:26 I would actually prefer that you stand up when you come at this thing because there s this lip here, Knowles said, demonstrating to the class as he kneeled near the pit. So, if you re down next to this thing and you re hitting it, you re missing all this inside edge.
Unalaska s Firefighter I certification course began in February and is scheduled to end sometime around June.
The course includes three major sections: fire and hazardous materials training, as well as a written portion. After completing the course and final testing, the six students participating will be certified to work as firefighters.
Eight teachers, the Unalaska High School registrar, and Eagle s View Elementary Achigaalux̂ Principal Chad Eichenlaub have all submitted letters of resignation, according to Superintendent John Conwell.
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The Unalaska City School District will have to fill a total of 10 vacancies for the upcoming school year.
Eight teachers, the Unalaska High School registrar, and Eagle s View Elementary Achigaalux̂ Principal Chad Eichenlaub have all submitted letters of resignation, according to Superintendent John Conwell.
The vacancies are equally split among the island s elementary and high schools. The openings at the high school include alternative education and language arts, taught by Amy Purevsuren, who has been with the district for 13 years; high school social studies, currently taught by Ryan Humphrey; another high school language arts position held by Jacob Collins-Wilson; and seventh through ninth grade math, currently taught by Emma Carr.
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Remote education has been a challenge for many teachers and families, especially recently, as the district shifted to in-person learning and back out again, all within about one week.
And for those parents who are also teachers while it may seem they have an advantage to teaching their children at home it s also been a very bumpy road. My fourth grader is doing things that I m just not 100 percent confident with, said first grade teacher Mallery McEldery. So that s hard. And I guess as a teacher, I have an advantage there, but with kids in different grade levels, it s tough trying to manage all their work and not to exhaust them with it.