Youth

Ellen Mitchell / Photo courtesy Trish Wurtz Fairbanks teen sees the world through her performance
My name is Ellen Mitchell. I am 15 and have been playing in the Fairbanks Youth Orchestras for more than seven years. This is what it’s like to be on stage. FAIRBANKS — I deftly pull the cello...
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Interior students present research projects for national competition
FAIRBANKS — More than 500 Fairbanks students have gotten carried away with history thanks to the 11th annual History Day competition that took place earlier this month at the University of Alask...
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Members of the Lathrop High School ballroom dance team strike a pose while performing for residents of the Denali Center on Thursday evening, February 25, 2010. John Wagner/News-Miner Lathrop Dance Team heads to Florida for performance
FAIRBANKS — Whether it’s a mambo, a samba or a slower-tempo dance, there’s a whole lot of shaking, lifting, sliding and gliding going on when the Lathrop High School Ballroom Dance Team takes ce...
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Lathrop High School artists take home top prizes at state art contest
FAIRBANKS — Artists from Lathrop High School have certainly earned their bragging rights. Eleven students submitted more than 25 pieces of art ranging from digital photography to sculpture to pa...
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Local author Mary Shields, joined by her sled dog Clifford, reads aloud one of her published books, "Can Dogs Talk?" during Family Literacy Night on Friday evening, Jan. 15, 2010, at Denali Elementary School. John Wagner/News-Miner Family Literacy Night draws a barking crowd to Fairbanks school
FAIRBANKS — Clifford the Sled Dog didn’t join in, but it was a howling good time for the children attending Friday’s Family Literacy Night at Denali Elementary School. After local author Mary Sh...
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Fairbanks library hosts 100th birthday party
FAIRBANKS — The Noel Wien Library will celebrate 100 years of libraries in Fairbanks at 2 p.m. on Tuesday inside the library’s auditorium. Children of all ages are welcome to wear their favorite...
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Group forms to build children's museum in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — A group of child advocates in Fairbanks is trying to build a high-quality children’s museum. On the organization’s Facebook page, founders state they want to provide an environment w...
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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District releases Winter Break activities guide
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has published a list of family-friendly activities and events to do during this holiday break. The list is titled “Winter Break Acti...
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West Valley High School orchestra cellist Margit Jaeger plays Thursday morning, December 10, 2009. Jaeger will be the only musician representing Alaska when she plays with an exhibition orchestra performing at the American String Teachers National Conference being held in San Diego, Calif., in February. (Eric Engman/News-Miner) West Valley’s Jaeger hunts for musical excellence
FAIRBANKS — Margit Jaeger is a hands-on kind of gal. She loves to dig in garden dirt, throw clay pots on a potter’s wheel and play the cello. Whatever the West Valley High School senior chooses ...
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Ryan Middle School band students entertain students and family members with holiday music during the school s Fine Arts Friday event Friday evening, Dec. 11, 2009. John Wagner/News-Miner Ryan Middle School students' art skills blossom at show
FAIRBANKS — Fine Arts Friday brought out some of Ryan Middle School’s most talented and inspired artists. An array of photographers, painters and sketch artists displayed some of their best work...
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Kenai students get inside look at salmon
KENAI , Alaska – It’s a teacher’s dream come true, a classroom full of eager students ready to roll up their sleeves and dive into their work. If the students in Dave Knudsen...
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Traveling map teaches geography in Juneau
JUNEAU , Alaska – Students from five different Juneau schools traveled all over North America last week. Some went to Maine. Some went to Canada. Some went to Mexico. All of them went witho...
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Cindy Bravo, center, looks over a selection of bowls made by students with her children Alex, 7, left, Aaron, 10, right, and Abby, not pictured, during Joy Elementary s Empty Bowls pottery sale Friday evening, Nov. 20, 2009, at the school. - John Wagner/News-Miner Joy Elementary students turn ceramics lesson into food bank fundraiser
FAIRBANKS — A Joy Elementary teacher’s ceramics project morphed into a schoolwide hands-on event encompassing lessons about hunger, food, compassion, craftsmanship, generosity and community serv...
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Swine flu clinics continue Tuesday
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Public Health officials are teaming to provide children ages 4 to 18 with a free swine flu vaccine. A free clinic will take place at 3 p.m. Tue...
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Interested in a Florida science trip?
FAIRBANKS – Janice Trumbull, a school teacher living in the Fairbanks North Star Borough and president of the Fairbanks Travel Club, is hosting a trip to Florida to study science on Spring...
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Statewide Coordinator for the Civic Center for Education, Maida Buckley, speaks to Randy Smith eighth graders Carla Yetter s Randy Smith, 8th grade social studies class Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in the school s library. Yetter s class were conducting a mock congressional hearing, addressing current issues and debating for a competition called "We the People." - Sam Harrel/News-Miner Randy Smith students strengthen their Constitutional knowledge in contest
FAIRBANKS — The students in Carla Yetter’s social studies class know their rights as American citizens. Students spent the last six weeks studying the Constitution and preparing for a nationally...
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Cast members of the Ben Eielson High School Drama Club loosen up before a dress rehearsal of the production "Fools", a comedy play by Neil Simon, Thursday afternoon, November 12, 2009. Performances are scheduled for November 13, 14, 20, 21 at 7pm. - Eric Engman/News-Miner It takes a group of smart kids to play fools
FAIRBANKS — It was 15 minutes to curtain call and backstage, the actors were singing from the top of their lungs and shaking their hands and feet in a game that helps relieve stage fright. Every...
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University of Alaska hires new 4-H program leader
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service has hired Deb Jones as the 4-H program leader for Alaska. Jones has worked as a 4-H agent in Alaska, New Hampshire and Virginia, an...
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Candlelight vigil raises awareness of youth homelessness in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — First Avenue and Cushman Street was illuminated by a stream of soft candlelight Thursday evening as supporters of fighting youth homelessness in Fairbanks marched down the main stree...
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Nordic skiers not complaining about ‘organic’ trail conditions
FAIRBANKS — Only about 5 inches of snow has fallen so far this winter in Fairbanks, but nobody is complaining about conditions on local cross-country ski trails. “It’s better than not skiing,” B...
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The scoop on ‘Robert’s Rules of Order’ and a recipe for cooking volunteers
FAIRBANKS – If you have ever sat on a committee or chaired for an organization, you have no doubt been subjected to “Robert’s Rules of Order.” Have you ever wondered exactly who Robert was...
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A platter of fresh vegetables makes a winning economical combination in this creamy feta and garlic dip with crudités. Those healthy veggies: Cut your own and save
Vegetable platters from the supermarket can make entertaining easy, but not cheap. A store-bought platter with dip can set you back as much as $1 or more per person. But vegetables aren’t that exp...
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Choosing wisely can transform decadent meals into healthy ones
Keeping your holiday buffet healthy doesn’t doom you to celery stalks and carrot sticks. There are plenty of options that are indulgent without leaving your guests feeling buffet-grazing remorse. ...
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A banner reading "Our school is 2 cool to do drugs!" is seen at the front door of Hunter Elementary School to kick off Red Ribbon Week on Monday morning, Oct. 26, 2009, promoting healthy, drug-free lifestyles. Fairbanks schools celebrate red ribbon week
FAIRBANKS — “Go red and choose not to use” was the motto for Fairbanks students last week during the annual Red Ribbon Week. The national campaign for safe and drug-free schools has recruited st...
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Chinook Charter School eighth-grader Katie Zerbst works at her desk while doing a job shadow project at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Wednesday, October 21, 2009. An eighth-grader's impressions of a week at the News-Miner
FAIRBANKS — For my school, the eighth-graders have to do something called “Passage.” It’s a yearlong (school year, that is) project that we have to do to graduate from Chinook. Around this time ...
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A group of boys at Hunter Elementary School work on recognizing vowel sounds after school as part of a supplemental instruction service provided by Alternate Learning Styles. Tutors help students catch up and read with relish
FAIRBANKS – According to statistics from a local tutoring program, 30 to 40 percent of local elementary students do not read up to grade level. Two veteran special education teachers, Deb...
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Poetry contest deadline nears
FAIRBANKS – The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation present Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, a program that encourages high school students to learn gre...
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Senate youth program wants Alaskans
FAIRBANKS – The 2009-2010 U.S. Senate Youth Program application package is available on the forms and grants page of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development’s Web site. ...
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