Artist to Speak
At SJ Museum
Lecture Series
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum will host Richard Jackson (Tlingit) for its winter lecture and culture share series 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, via Zoom.
Jackson will talk about the work of his mother, Esther Shea, and how he has continued his mother’s legacy of sharing Tlingit language and culture through his own work in Ketchikan. He will tell stories and show images of his mother and her artwork, talk about her experience as a student at Sheldon Jackson, and share how he has continued in her footsteps through his own work with the Tongass Tlingit Cultural Heritage Institute.
To access the Zoom event, visit: Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89380668514?pwd=TlVFemozK3V5TWZIR00rV1IrTDBTUT09
and input: Meeting ID: 893 8066 8514 and Passcode: 240445.
Jackson’s event is one of a series. Jackson’s and the other Zoom events will be open to the general public, recorded, and then placed on the Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum YouTube Channel. They also may be posted to Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum Facebook page and social media pages.
For information about the series or to access the Zoom link or recorded events, send an email to Jacqueline.Fernandez-Hamberg@Alaska.gov.
The Sheldon Jackson Museum is open to the public. For the most up-to-date information on museum operating hours and admission, visit: https://lam.alaska.gov/sjm-info.
Signups Extended
For Keet Kids Run
Registration for the second season of Keet Kids Run I toowú klatseen has been extended to March 7. Register at: tinyurl.com/KKRITKRegister.
The 10-week virtual after-school program for second- through fifth-grade students of all genders helps build self-esteem, healthy relationship skills, and respect – all while safe at home, organizers said.
The program, rooted in Southeast Alaska traditional tribal values and culture, will prompt students to get moving with physical exercise, create art, journal and other activities.
Participants will learn lifelong lessons and values that will inspire them to be advocates for others, stewards of the air, land, and sea, and healthy in mind, body, and spirit, organizers said.
Weekly connection calls via Zoom will help participants stay connected to their coaches and with each other. Also planned are physical challenges, incentives, and a chance to win free swag.
The season starts in early March and will conclude in May with a celebratory and COVID-conscious 5K fun run. Contact Diana Fulton-Twaddle at 966-1213/twaddled@sitkaschools.org and/or Kera Jefferson at 747-3493/kjefferson@safv.org with questions.
The program is sponsored by partners from the Pathways to a Safer Sitka Coalition.
APC Test Score
Rules Updated
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education will continue to administratively suspend the Alaska Performance Scholarship testing requirements for Alaska’s 2021 high school graduates.
APS eligibility and award level will be determined by meeting the existing curriculum and GPA requirements.
Suspension of the requirements are ‘‘to preserve student access to the Alaska Performance Scholarship, and at the direction of the Alaska Department of Law.
Updated information will be available soon on the website at APS.alaska.gov.
