Gambell Trip Update: Per Bering Air, travel from Gambell is canceled for today (Saturday, March 29). They will try again tomorrow. They did not provide a specific time except possibly midday. I will update you when I get a departure and arrival time. I spoke with Frank Amaktoolik to inform him. He says the kids are doing great.
Gambell Trip Travel Update - Bering Air is on a weather hold. Weather check at 2 pm. Will keep you updated.
Report Card Pick Up and Parent-Teacher Conferences are 4-6 pm today.
Also, if your child is traveling to Gambell tomorrow, they must be at school with their snow gear—gloves, hat, boots, jacket, and snow pants or bib. Travel time is scheduled for 12:53 p.m. Since so many students are traveling, we will need help transporting them to the airport. Parents, we would appreciate your help if you could come by the school to help us take the students to the airport. We will start shuttling students when the plane is 15 minutes out. They will be taking a 1900 from here to Gambell.
Good Morning, Lynx Family. This is a friendly reminder that school will be closed next week for spring break. We will see everyone back on March 17! Have fun!
Just a Friendly Reminder: School will release at 2:30 pm tomorrow, Thursday, March 6. Teachers and staff will be attending a mandatory training for the AKSTAR.
Region One 2025 Bering Sea Conference at Savoonga, AK.
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co
Link to updated schedule and brackets:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTlbSGjeiMFG_3a4YPpS_6L9GyntijZpkBVBKOuMu88Z6WfEPYXPMCGzSc5OI5Z2WMWMbMI4x8cOSye/pubhtml
Your input through a quick survey of our Building Administrators (Principals) at BSSD is crucial as we constantly work towards improvements. Your feedback on their leadership is immensely valuable to us. Ensuring that we're serving everyone to the best of our abilities is our priority.
📢 If you're a staff member, we kindly request you to complete one survey from your staff perspective and another from your viewpoint as a parent/community member.
📢 Parents, your insights are highly appreciated! Please take a few moments to share your thoughts through a separate survey focusing on your parental perspective.
📢 Students, your voice matters! You'll have the opportunity to express your opinions by participating in the survey at school.
If you need assistance accessing the survey, don't hesitate to contact a school administrator at your site. Your perspectives play a significant role in our plans for improvement. Thank you for taking the time to provide your valuable insights!
THIS IS ANONYMOUS
https://forms.gle/Bd1HMejYvryRCMks8
Attention parents of students in grades 7-12! Permission slips are now available for the Alaska Hunter Education Certification Course, which includes an online portion and a required Field Day. The Field Day will be 4-5 hours long, covering key safety topics, firearm handling with non-functioning firearms, a field course, and a live-fire proficiency shoot with an air rifle and a rimfire rifle. To participate, students must complete the online course and receive a Field Day Qualifier Certificate before attending the in-person training! Permission slips are available for pick up in the school office. Kevin Busk will provide the training. A date will be announced once we have a list of participants.
4️⃣ UPDATE 2/10/25: Please see the link below from PowerSchool with detailed instructions for affected individuals to sign up for the complimentary monitoring services they are offering.
https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/?mkt_tok=ODYxLVJNSS04NDYAAAGYUw1qvalCkM-opsqw_X88mZGfsOU0TvCbtKpV6UUxwrK7Lum_5r7aoh3zISVwBLVRyqWFjqt7ztZHf-GcQzBzwSKTutzlww3UsWMZ0uz-qnYsNA8b
3️⃣ UPDATE 1/21/25: PowerSchool confirmed on January 17, 2025, that it will be reaching out directly to any individuals who may have been impacted and offering credit monitoring and identity protection services. If your information was affected, and your email address was stored in PowerSchool, you should receive a communication from PowerSchool within the coming weeks. We also understand that PowerSchool is providing notification of this event on its website and to media and state regulators.
Because this occurred at PowerSchool, we do not have any additional details about the incident or the investigation at this time. We continue to monitor updates from PowerSchool and will share those updates as they become available.
2️⃣ PowerSchool has released a public statement and a FAQ section and can be accessed here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/
1️⃣ The PowerSchool breach mentioned in this letter was not isolated to our district but part of a nationwide incident affecting multiple school districts across Alaska and other states that used their hosting services. While we are monitoring the situation closely, PowerSchool is conducting a thorough investigation to assess the scope and impact and will provide an update once their investigation is finished.
PowerSchool has committed to providing identity protection and monitoring services as needed. BSSD has notified our cyber insurance and district leadership and it is important to note that this data breach did not occur because of action or lack of action by any of the employees of Bering Strait School District. This data breach occurred through the support tools that PowerSchool (the company) uses to assist districts when they call in for technical support.
Please read the attached letter regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).
Congratulations to all the participants and winners of the BSSD Academic Decathlon and best of luck to all participants of the 2025 State Academic Decathlon!
🎉 Competing in such events requires dedication, hard work, and passion for learning—well done!🎉
Classes are scheduled for regular school hours tomorrow, Friday, January 17. Please contact the school for a weather excuse if you decide to keep your child home. We are monitoring the weather, and if a change is needed, we will post it tomorrow morning. Stay safe, Lynx!
Early out at 1:30 pm this Thursday, Jan 9, so we may have parent conferences for report cards. Parent conferences will be from 1:45 pm to 5 pm. See you then.
Reminder: MLO Christmas Program tonight at 6 pm in the gym. Christmas gifts for all children attending. Santa will be joining us.
🎉2024 Wrestling State Qualifiers🎉
Good luck in the 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling Championships!
To see Full Results click the link below:
https://www.trackwrestling.com/Login.jsp?TIM=1734394001513&twSessionId=rlhstzvwbt&tName=&state=&sDate=12/14/2024&eDate=&lastName=&firstName=&teamName=&sfvString=&city=Kotzebue&gbId=&camps=false
🎉Congratulations to our 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Mix Six/2A Volleyball State Championships Winners🎉
Tomorrow (Tuesday), school will start at 10:00 AM due to icy roads and expected windy conditions. Students will report to their 2nd-hour class. Additionally, open gym is canceled for tonight.
If you feel it is safer, please keep your child home from school tomorrow. I am currently weathered in Anchorage, but you can email me at reymundo.gomez@glv.bssd.org for a weather excuse for your child’s absence or send a note with them on Wednesday.
Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe!
Parents and guardians, you are invited to have lunch with your child today at MLO. The Lynx Thanksgiving Luncheon will be at 11:20 a.m. for Elementary and 11:55 a.m. for Middle and High School. We are serving up Turkey, Green Bean Casserole, Sweet Potato Casserole, Mashed Potatoes, Rolls, Cake, and Fruit Salad.
🏆Congratulations🏆
🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐
🏐 BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament 🏐
📍 Unalakleet School
⏱️ November 21-23
📆 Schedule and Bracket
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRy_2xGhfLSF46LNe5X5-q7s3JGBKgqCSwGyyC8ayVdjhoISnzjj7UX5gPJ_x8ciK-EW7g_ZQsIvDwm/pubhtml
📺 Watch Live
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co
📣November 7-8, 2024 is District In Service. No school for students.📣
