Education
Nome Public Schools Superintendent Jamie Burgess delivered the annual State of the Schools address to the Nome Common Council’s work session on Monday, November 10.
In her report, Burgess emphasized...
By Anna Lionas |
Nome Public Schools opened its doors on Tuesday for the first day of the 2025-2026 school year. Students flooded in ready to begin the new year, but the hallways are a bit emptier...
By Anna Lionas |
The Bering Strait School District approved a $69.4 million budget for the 2025/26 school year, after months of working to balance a deficit budget made more difficult by a...
Photo by Ian McRae SPEEDY OUTSIDE–Speedy the snake hangs out at the Nome Elementary School playground.
By Anna Lionas
It’s finally summertime which means Speedy the snake will have Nome...
By Laura Robertson
On Wednesday, May 28, Nome’s streets filled up with trucks and cars decorated in Nanook blue and white, celebrating the Nome-Beltz graduating Class of 2025 with a customary...
Story and photos by Anna Lionas
To laugh or not to laugh –- if that was the question, then the answer was a no brainer for audience members attending the Nome-Beltz student production of I Hate...
By Laura Robertson
Faculty, dignitaries and families joined the Class of 2025 at Old St. Joe’s on Thursday, May 8, as 41 students — not all present — graduated from University of Alaska Fairbank’s...
Nome-Beltz students walked out of class at 1 p.m. today to advocate for more state funding for schools.
Dozens of students stepped out into the bright cold afternoon wearing “Red for Ed” as they...
In less than a month Nome Public Schools will approve its budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The district is hoping for a funding increase from the state at a time as legislators are struggling to...
As soon as next year, Nome students could begin earning a bachelor’s degree in tandem with their high school education.
In a special meeting last Tuesday, Nome Public School Board approved the...