Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial School

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.

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. 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.

We will have a 1:30 P.M. early out on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 for Thanksgiving Break. Happy Thanksgiving.

🏆Congratulations🏆 🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐

Due to the funeral at 3:00 P.M. today, students will be released at 1:30 P.M. so students and staff can attend. Our condolences to the Annogiyuk family for their loss.

There will be a 1:30 P.M. early release on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 for Thanksgiving Break.

Due to the ice and high winds, the AEC meeting scheduled for tonight will be held next Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:00 P.M. in the MPR.

🏐 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

I am sorry for the late notice, but there will be no tutoring today due to the funeral.

On behalf of the staff of Hogarth Kingeekuk, Sr. Memorial School and Bering Strait School District, our condolences to the family of Sam Mokiyuk. With the permission of the family, there will be open gym following the funeral tonight.

📢Board Vacancy📢 The Bering Strait School District Board of Education declared a vacant board seat for the Gambell and Savoonga communities.

The Bering Strait School District is looking for candidates to fill the Savoonga-Gambell seat on the Regional School Board. If you are interested, please come to the school to pick up a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. That form must be returned to the school by 4:00 P.M. on November 18, 2024. Candidates will be discussed at the AEC meeting on November 19. Candidates must be a resident of Savoonga or Gambell and a registered voter.

Starting today, we will have two new discipline options: lunch detention and in-school suspension. Lunch detention will be for minor offenses and will take place during the student's lunch time in the ISS room (Room 120). ISS will be for more serious offenses and will be for the entire school day in Room 120. For both detention and ISS, students will be expected to work on classroom assignment and make-up work all day, except when they are eating or on a bathroom break. Adding detention and ISS will provide discipline options for the school administrators other than out-of-school suspension (OSS). OSS will still be an option for serious offenses or for failure to follow the rules while in ISS. Attached is a discipline matrix that will be used when determining consequences for misbehavior. The consequences listed are subject to change by the school administrators if the situation warrants it, but we will try to follow the matrix progression as much as possible. My hope is that these new discipline options help decrease occurrences of both minor and major misbehavior so every student can focus on being successful in the classroom. If you have any questions about detention, ISS, or the discipline matrix, please come talk to Gaetano or myself and we will be happy to discuss them with you. Happy Veteran's Day! To all our veterans in Savoonga, thank you for your service to our country.