...honored as 2013 Teachers of Excellence. Each teacher receives $500...learn." Math teacher Renee Merkes...and talented teachers in our district...students, parents, teachers and staff at...Accepting the BP Teacher of the Year award...

Now Playing Synopsis: A reserved, single English teacher comes out of her shell to help a former student realize his dreams of becoming a playwright in this warm-hearted comedy drama. Linda Sinclair (Julianne Moore) teaches high-school English in Kingston, PA. Forty and single, she's content to spend her evenings curled up with a good book in her cozy apartment. Linda's staid routine is suddenly interrupted, however, with the unexpected reappearance of her most promising pupil, Jason Sherwood (Michael Angarano). Having failed to make his mark as a playwright in New York City, Jason has returned home to Kingston humbled, and convinced that success has passed him by. Jason's domineering father Dr. Tom Sherwood (Greg Kinnear) wants him to go to law school rather than wasting his time pursuing a career in the arts, and the rejected twentysomething is about to do just that when Linda makes the decision to mount his brooding play as a high-school production. With haughty drama teacher Carl Kapinas (Nathan Lane) assuming the role of director, the Kingston High School stage is soon buzzing with activity. Meanwhile, as Linda embraces uncertainty for the very first time, she finds that in life as in romance, there are no rewards without risks. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Nathan Lane, Lily Collins Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

...and Student Activities, John O'Brien, District Counselor/Specialist, Sara Moore, and the principals, counselors and teachers of Skyview, Soldotna, Kenai, and Nikiski high schools for partnering with the Peninsula Job Center and providing student...

...tap my wife, his high-school English teacher, on the shoulder. He had a clarifying...around at the audience, populated with teachers and counselors, but with mostly teenagers...new "Gatsby" can finally give English teachers, and the rest of us, reason to celebrate...

Opens Friday, Jul 12, 2013 Synopsis: A child's lie threatens to destroy the life of a divorced daycare worker attempting to reconnect with his teenage son in this emotionally-charged drama from director Thomas Vinterberg (The Celebration, Submarino). In the wake of a fractured marriage, 40-year-old Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen) gets a new girlfriend and a new job in a daycare center while fighting to win custody of his teenage son. Lucas is a respected figure in his close-knit community, and the ids at the daycare center where he works all look up to him. When Lucas repeatedly finds young Klara (Annika Wedderkopp) roaming the streets alone as her parents engage in angry shouting matches, he becomes something of a protector to the frightened young girl, often walking her home once the arguments have died down. When Klara attempts to repay Lucas' kindness with a kiss on the lips, the shocked teacher quickly corrects her by telling her that that display of affection is not appropriate. Upset over being rebuffed by the man she so admires, Klara responds by telling the inexperienced manager of the daycare center that she saw Lucas engaged in inappropriate activity. Before long the rumor has caught fire, and as Christmas approaches mob mentality prevails. Everyone close to Lucas, including two best friends and his son, quickly become pariahs in the community. Meanwhile, the desperate Lucas wages a losing battle to reclaim his dignity in a town that would sooner see an innocent man crucified than admit their mistake. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrom, Susse Wold Movie Details Play Trailer Movie Review

...with a group of students and her NHS science teacher through Education Field Trips to Costa Rica...staff. Ernst named Nikiski Language Arts teacher Laura Neimczyk as her most influential teacher for her honor as a U.S Presidential Scholar...

...but it feels good," he said. "In a school this small it is weird to know you'll never walk through it again, see my teachers and see my friends. But it feels really good to have accomplished the impossible." To mark the accomplishment, students...

...the Peninsula. Six other Kenai Peninsula teachers were honored as 2013 Teachers of Excellence. Each teacher receives $500, and their school receives a matching $500 grant. Those teachers include: Donna Austin, who teaches kindergarten...

...students will be dismissed at noon for Teacher In-Service Day. May 17th is the last day...needed, please check with your child's teacher. May 21st ? Field Day for grades K...needed, please check with your child's teacher. May 22nd ? Last Day of School Please...

...would be relocated to the current Skyview High School campus. "The ninth-grade house would have about 200 students and teachers would be hired to work specifically with that group," O'Brien said. During a Monday Board of Education meeting, District...