School to resume with 2 weeks of online classes
Classes at Cordova schools will resume Jan. 4 following winter break, with two weeks of online-only instruction.
Toys for Tots distributes to elementary-aged and younger kids
Amidst a national toy shortage, Toys for Tots will only be able to provide toys for elementary-aged and younger children in Cordova this year.
Mt. Eccles students study light-emitting animals in the wild
Mt. Eccles Elementary School Students observed light-emitting organisms in Orca Inlet. The after-dark field excursions were led by Prince William Sound Science Center oceanographer Rob Campbell aboard the research vessel M/V New Wave.
Balloon project left up in the air
Mt. Eccles Elementary School students helped launch a helium-filled balloon equipped with a transmitter. The project was funded by the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and the Teacher Innovator Institute.
ASAA cancels fall state championships, postpones other activities
Effective Oct. 13, the Alaska School Activities Association canceled state tournaments in all fall sports, and postponed other activities.
Students cheer return to classrooms
"I don’t mind wearing a mask if I get to see my friends," fourth grader Milana Merritt said.
Update: CHS follows ASAA protocols for fall sports
Cordova High School has started a number of fall sports while carefully following Alaska School Activities Association protocols.
CHS brings pomp and circumstance online
Since schools closed in March, streaming video has been used to make online classes run quickly and conveniently. On Saturday, May 16, it was also used to build a sense of ceremony and significance for Cordova Jr./Sr. High School’s 100th graduating class.
Centennial Celebration: A bucket of Copper Nuggets
On the 100th anniversary of CHS, here is a collection of tidbits from all those years, in very random order.
Students and teachers adjust to a semester without classrooms
Many students welcome a day or two off school. However, the school shutdown that now extends to the end of the academic year may be too much of a good thing.
