• Dan Trotter, Welding Teacher, named BP Teacher of the Year
    BP has named six Mat-Su Borough School District teachers as 2013 BP Teachers of Excellence! Congratulations to them all, and a big high five to the two from our school!
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  • Colony High School Music Department wins a Grammy!
    CHS Band Director, Mr. Jamin Burton, and Choir/Orchestra Director, Ms. Pualeilani Monds, with Grammy Foundation, Alaska recording artist, Matt Hammer. CHS received $5,500 and a Grammy!
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  • CHS Senior wins Best of Show at All State!
    Krista Goodie won "Best of Show" with her fabulous piece, How Raven Stole the Sun!
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  • 2013 MSBSD GRADUATIONS AND 8TH GRADE PROMOTIONS
    See or download a list of MSBSD Graduation Ceremonies. Use the Watch Live link to stream events held at the Menard Sports Complex. Visit the site early to download required Flash prior to the ceremony.
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        Colony's Tong Thao Represents Alaska at the National Poetry Out Loud Competition in Washington DC
        As the Alaska State Poetry Out Loud winner, Colony senior Tong Thao represents the state at the National Competition April 29 and 30. Tong recited two poems in the semi-finals, which was streamed live.  Below are clips of Tong's performances from April 29.
         

        Watch Tong's first recitation in the National Semi-Finals
        with the poem "Heaven" by Cathy Song 
         
         
         
         Watch Tong's second recitation
        with the poem "History Lesson" by Natasha Trethewey
          
         

        Colony Students Place Well at The 10th Annual Alaska Japanese Speech Contest

         
         
        Japanese students
         
         
         
        The 10th Annual Alaska Japanese Speech Contest was held at UAA on March 30, 2013.  Colony High School has received the following awards:
         

        Japanese III/IV class = 2nd Place on the Non-HeritageGroup Skit: (Middle School, High School, College)

        Tracie Haan played as Melos and Audrey Edwards played as King Dionys.

        Other casts are Larysa Fomina, Logan Westhoff, Rebecca Mackey, Clayton Wade, Sue Lee and Ellie Hakari.

        The backup casts are Miky Eppler, Rebecca Farley,Stephanie Michels, Ardelia Nelson and Ashley Palembas.

         

        Emily Maxwell = 1st Place on the Elementary Speech Category:

        (Japanese Immersion K-3, Non-Immersion High School 1-2,College Beginning 1 - JPN101)

         

        Did you know Colony High School was the only large (over 1,000 students) comprehensive high school in the entire state of Alaska to make Adequate Yearly Progress in 2012 as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act? 
         
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          MSBSD Website users may have already discovered mobile web app delivery of our site when they are on their smart phone.  The mobile web app, giving parents and the community quick access to contact information, calendar features, up-to-date news and other features, is now online.  Just visit www.matsuk12.us on your smart phone.  Watch for schools to be added over the next month too!
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          You may read or download a 2013 MSBSD Graduation and 8th Grade Promotion Schedule--just around the corner for Mat-Su families. 
          Also, visit this page to see a list of Graduation Ceremonies with a "Watch Live" link to stream events held at the Menard Sports Complex.
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          All MSBSD Employees can take advantage of the Dell MPP program, Apple Employee Purchase Program and Microsoft Home Use Program.  Click here to find out more! 
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        • arrow BOND UPDATE INFORMATION
          In October 2011, voters in Mat-Su approved a $214 million five-year capital bond for the construction and major maintenance of schools in the Mat-Su Borough.  For regularly updated information on bond project management please visit this page.
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          School start and end times will remain the same for the 2012-13 school year as this school year. Elementary schools time is 9:15 to 3:45, and middle/secondary schools time is 7:45 to 2:15.
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          Parents—Online Absence Reporting. Parents now have a method to report online student absences. A written note or telephone call is still acceptable, but online reporting is easy through iParent.
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        Help Colony's Marching Band go to the Rose Bowl
        "THEE Northern Sound" - The Colony High School Knights marching band will be performing in the 2014 Tournament of Roses.  We request your support in helping our students travel to Pasadena, California to participate in the 125th Rose Parade. Donate now and  100% of proceeds will be used to support the band in this endeavor.