Due to severe weather conditions, Gambell Schools will be closed today.
We are experiencing sustained high winds with dangerous gusts, and these conditions make it unsafe—especially for younger students—to travel to school. Based on current forecasts, conditions are expected to remain hazardous through much of the day, making a late start impractical.
To make up this instructional day, Saturday school is planned for February 7, weather permitting. More details will be shared as we get closer to that date.
Thank you for your understanding. Please stay safe.
Good afternoon, Sivuqaq,
We are aware of the incoming blizzard and are continuing to monitor conditions closely.
A decision about whether school will be open tomorrow will be made early in the morning once we can assess actual weather and travel safety.
As always, the safety of your child is our top priority. If you feel it is safer for your child not to travel in the morning due to weather conditions, please call the school office and they will be excused.
Please stay tuned for further updates.
Today’s the day — Qughsatkut Game Day is here! 🏀🔥
The gym lights are on, the balls are bouncing, and it’s time to come together for a full evening of basketball, laughter, and school pride.
Doors open at 5:00 PM ⏰
Saturday, January 10
Tonight’s lineup:
🏀 1st game: Lil Dribblers
🏀 2nd game: Middle School vs School Staff (bragging rights on the line 😄)
🏀 3rd game: High School Girls vs City League Women
🏀 4th game: High School Boys vs City League Men (selected)
Admission:
🎟️ $2 Students
🎟️ $3 Adults
❤️ Elders, babies, and AEC — free
Bring the family, cheer for our kids, and enjoy a fun night together.
Blue and white pride 💙🤍
Let’s fill the gym and make some noise! 🎉🙌
We’re excited to invite our community to Qughsatkut Game Day at GAM—a full evening of basketball, school spirit, and family fun.
📅 Saturday, January 10
🚪 Doors Open: 5:00 PM
Game Schedule
1️⃣ Lil Dribblers
2️⃣ Middle School vs. School Staff
3️⃣ High School Girls vs. City League Women
4️⃣ High School Boys vs. City League Men (selected)
🎟 Admission
$2 Students
$3 Adults
Elders, babies, and AEC: Free
Our concession stand will be open, and musubi will be on the menu, so come hungry and ready for a great night of basketball.
This event is for the whole family and the whole community. Let’s come together, support our players, and make it a night to remember. We hope to see everyone there!
Welcome back to school today, and Happy New Year to our students, families, and staff. We are looking forward to beginning the second half of the school year together.
School is open today as scheduled. While conditions are windy, the weather is currently within our normal operating range for school in Gambell. We are carefully monitoring the situation and will continue to do so throughout the day.
As always, the safety of our students is our number one priority. Families who feel it is safer to keep their child home due to weather conditions may do so, and absences will be excused.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership. We wish everyone a safe and positive return to school.
Good luck in the 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling Championships!
To watch the live stream click the link below:
https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/asaa/wrestling
🎄 Christmas Pageant Tonight – 6:00 PM 🎄
Families and community members are invited to join us for the Christmas Pageant this evening.
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
📍 Location: Gambell Schools Gymnasium
We hope to see you there.
It’s that time of year again! We’re checking in to see how our school leaders (our Principals) are doing and where we can improve. We really want BSSD to be a place where everyone feels supported, and we can’t do that without hearing from you.
Completing the survey should only take a few minutes. Here is a short guide on how to complete the survey.
📢 Staff: Please take the survey twice. Once from your perspective as a staff member and again 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.
This is completely anonymous. We want your honest thoughts, so please feel free to be open with us. Click here to complete the survey. The survey will be open until January 9, 2026.
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!
Good morning, Sivuqaq!
🐻❄️💙🤍 GAM Wrestling at Regionals! Next up: State! 🤍💙🐻❄️
Qughsatkut Strong. Finishing Strong.
Our Gambell wrestlers showed grit, strength, and true Qughsatkut toughness at the Region I Wrestling Tournament in Utqiagvik this past weekend! 🏆🤼♂️
Despite travel challenges and limited warm-up time, both wrestlers won their opening matches and competed with heart from start to finish. 💪🔥
🥈 Eddie Lane
Eddie battled through tough competition and delivered a dramatic come-from-behind victory, pinning a strong Utqiagvik opponent after trailing early. He pushed both of his remaining matches into the final period, fighting until the last second. Eddie showed endurance, determination, and real growth on the mat. 👊💙🤍
🥇 Donavon Angi
Donavon entered the tournament as the #1 seed and made it count. After a first-round bye, he pinned his opponent from Teller in under 30 seconds ⚡. In the finals, Donavon fought off his back, came from behind on points, and sealed the match with a pin — earning the title of Region I Champion! 🏆💙🤍
Because of his outstanding performance, Donavon Angi is advancing to the Alaska State Wrestling Tournament in Anchorage this weekend! 🏅✈️
He and Coach Bob are flying out today, representing Gambell and the Mighty Qughsatkut on the state stage.
👏💙🤍We wish Donavon the greatest success in Anchorage!
Bring the strength. Bring the heart. Bring GAM pride.💙🤍
GO GAM! 🐻❄️💙🤍
It’s a busy, joyful, and festive week here at Gambell Schools as we head into winter break ❄️🐻❄️
School will end for Winter Break this Friday, December 19, following our Atuq Ceremony at 1:30 PM. We are so proud of our students and grateful to our families and community for another strong first half of the school year.
🎁✨ Two Big Community Events Coming Up ✨🎁
🎶🎄 Christmas Pageant 🎄🎶
📅 Wednesday, December 17
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Gambell Schools Gymnasium
Join us for a wonderful evening as all of our amazing students—PreK through 12th grade—perform in our annual Christmas Pageant 🌟
This is always a highlight of the season and a chance to celebrate the talent, confidence, and hard work of our students.
🛍️🎄 Annual Christmas Bazaar 🎄🛍️
📅 Saturday, December 20
⏰ 3:00–5:00 PM
📍 Gambell Schools Gymnasium
Come shop, visit, and enjoy the holiday spirit at our Christmas Bazaar 🎅❄️
If you would like to rent a table, please contact Teacher JM for details.
📎 More information about both events can be found in the attached flyers.
We look forward to celebrating together as a community—Qughsatkut pride, holiday cheer, and lots of smiles all around 💙🤍🎄✨
See you there, Sivuqaq! ❄️🎁🎶
Announcement: Early Out Today at 1:30pm
Gambell Schools will dismiss students early today at 1:30pm so our community may attend the funeral. We extend our sincerest condolences to the Irrigoo Family. Our thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
With the family’s permission, our regular Open Gym schedule will continue as normal this evening.
Thank you, Sivuqaq, for your support and care for one another.
👏Huge congratulations to our 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Mix Six/2A Volleyball State winners!
🥈 Golovin Lynx: 2nd Place Overall
🥉 Shaktoolik Wolverines: 3rd Place Overall & Sportsmanship Award Winner!
👏 Well done to both teams!"
In recognition of today’s successful whale hunt and the excitement across the village, tomorrow will be a WHALE DAY!
✨ No school for students
✨ In-service day for staff
We offer our congratulations to the captains, crews, and everyone who took part in the hunt — your work brings strength and pride to the whole community. ⚓❄️🧊
Wishing all families a joyful, well-deserved day of celebration tomorrow.
Happy Whale Day, Sivuqaq! 💙🐋🤍
Good afternoon, Sivuqaq! 🦃🍁✨
As we head into the long Thanksgiving weekend, we would like to wish every family across our island a joyful, warm, and restful holiday. Tomorrow’s community gathering is always one of the highlights of the year—good food, good company, and the spirit of Sivuqaq coming together. 💛🤎🧡💙🤍
May your homes be filled with laughter, full tables, happy kids, safe travels, and a whole lot of gratitude. 🍂🔥
To everyone cooking, serving, hosting, dancing, drumming, sharing stories, helping Elders, and welcoming visitors—thank you. You make this community shine. 🌟🙌
Wishing all of Sivuqaq a joyful and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Eat well, rest well, and enjoy every moment tomorrow. 🥧🍽️😊
Gobble gobble gobble! 🦃😄
🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐
🎉Good luck to Golovin Lynx & Shaktoolik Wolverines at State Championships🎉
🎃✨⭐ Good morning, Sivuqaq!
Last Friday’s Halloween Carnival was a huge success — thank you to every student, family, and community member who came out to play games, enjoy food, and celebrate together. The gym was full of energy, costumes, and laughter all night long. From the Duck Pond to darts, from the bounce house to bingo, it was wonderful seeing our community come together. 🍬🎯👻
A big thank-you to our staff and volunteers for making the event happen. Your time and hard work brought the whole night to life.
🏆 A Note About Prize Tickets
Because the turnout was so strong, a few families ended the evening with leftover prize tickets they didn’t get a chance to redeem. If you personally still have unused tickets from the Carnival, please reach out to Ms. Brandi or Mr. Zach by the end of the day tomorrow, Friday, November 21st, so we can make sure you receive the prizes that were set aside for you. 🎁 Thank you for helping us keep everything fair and orderly.
Thank you again, Sivuqaq, for making the Halloween Carnival such a joyful community night. We appreciate your support, your participation, and the spirit you bring to Gambell Schools. We’re already looking forward to next year! 🧡✨🎪
We’re waking up to fresh snow and a steady wind this morning. School is open, and classes are proceeding as scheduled.
As always, your child’s safety is our highest priority. If you feel the weather conditions make travel a concern for your family and you prefer to keep your child home, the absence will be excused due to weather.
There is some reduced visibility and enough snow to make travel inconvenient at times, but nothing beyond the ordinary. We are not currently under any weather alerts or advisories.
If you decide to keep your child home, please contact the school office in the usual way so we can mark the absence appropriately.
Thank you for your partnership. Please dress your child warmly, and we’ll keep you updated if anything changes.
We are expecting deteriorating weather conditions this afternoon and evening. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for St. Lawrence Island, with heavy snow, winds up to 50 mph, reduced visibility, and the possibility of localized blizzard conditions.
Out of an abundance of caution, if you or your family would like to pick up your child early, students will be excused due to the weather. As always, the safety of our students is our first priority.
Additionally, Open Gym tonight is canceled due to the storm.
Stay safe out there, Sivuqaq!
This past weekend, our Gambell volleyball team played their final game of the season against the Teller Aklaqs. We also celebrated Senior Day for Tristan Campbell, Josephine Ungott, and Jarvis Campbell as they took to the court for their final high-school volleyball match. 🎓🏐
Even though the wins didn’t fall our way, the memories made on the court—every serve, every laugh, every huddle, every moment shared as a team—will stay with our athletes long after the season ends. 💙🤍
We are proud of their heart, effort, and resilience.
Qughsatkut Strong🐻❄️💪 💙🤍
The National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning for St. Lawrence Island is in effect until 6:00 AM Thursday. We are expecting 5–10 inches of additional snow and strong wind gusts.
School is open today. As always, the safety of Gambell’s children is our highest priority. If you feel it is safer to keep your child home because of the weather or travel conditions, please let us know — all weather-related absences will be excused.
We are closely monitoring the weather and will communicate any changes as needed.
Stay safe, Sivuqaq. Thank you for your continued support of our school and community.