There will be no school today due to snow and high winds. I am concerned about the safety of students getting to and from school. Stay safe, Savoonga.
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!
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https://forms.gle/Bd1HMejYvryRCMks8
Please complete the Alaska School Climate Connectedness Survey prior to March 21 if you currently have a student in the school. The link below brings you to the survey. Thank you for your participation.
surveys.panoramaed.com/aasb/family
Due to basketball regionals, we will have early outs on February 26, 27, and 28. The release time for students will be 2:00 P.M. Thank you.
The school administration and teachers send our condolences to the family of Bernice Rookok. With the family's permission, we will have open gym tonight.
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).
There will be no open gym tonight. The floor is very wet from multiple leaks in the roof. I cannot send anyone up there to fix the leak until the wind stops and it is safe.
RSV is spreading through the school. For adults and older children, it is usually not serious; for infants and younger children, it can be a very serious illness. If your child is symptomatic, please keep him/her home and take them to the clinic. Here is a link about the symptoms, causes, and treatment of RSV, from Cedar-Sinai medical center.
https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions---pediatrics/r/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv-in-children.html
We will have a 1:30 out today due to weather. If you need to pick up your students prior to that, they will be excused. Stay safe.
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!🎉
Your child will bring home an "opt out" form for the presentation on Erin and Brie's Law tomorrow and Wednesday. These sessions are required for schools by Alaska state law. The presentations will cover topics such as sexual safety and safe relationships. If you want your child to participate, there is nothing you need to do. If you DO NOT want your child to participate, please sign and return the "opt out" form tomorrow before noon. Thanks.
Good morning, Savoonga. School will start at 10:30 A.M. this morning to give our maintenance crew enough time to move the snow drifts so everyone can get to the building, and in the building, safely. I will message again around 9:00 A.M. and let you know which door to use. Have a great day.
There will be no open gym tonight. Pieces of the gym roof are flapping around and may come loose, which is causing a dangerous situation for anyone near the school. Please avoid the school area if possible until the storm is over and our maintenance team can secure the metal roofing. Thank you.
We have lifted the lockdown. Thank you.
We have been notified that there is a polar bear at the graveyard. We are in a modified lockdown until it is dead. No one leaves or enters the school until further notice. Thank you.
🎉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🎉
There will be boys basketball practice on Saturday from 3-5 and Sunday from 3-5.
Reminder for parents: If your child was engaged in subsistence activities today, or will be tomorrow, please call the school to excuse them. Thank you.