Good Afternoon Gambell Schools Community:
Unfortunately, due to the number of community spread COVID cases and the school closure, all student travel and home activities are cancelled until further notice per BSSD Superintendent, Dr. Bolen. We will continue to monitor the situation and send out updates as soon as they are available.
Good Afternoon Gambell. I would like to inform the students, staff, and community that Gambell Schools will be on RED status next week 11/1-11/6 due to the current number of community spread COVID cases in the village. Meals and school work packets will be provided beginning Monday from 11:30 am-2 pm. Please only have one person from each family pick-up meals and you must wear a mask.
Good Morning Gambell. In order to mitigate the possible spread of COVID here in the village, the school has decided to move the school carnival to November 24, 2021 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. We will also have an early out that day. We will also not be having Open Gym this weekend, and will re-evaluate this next Monday. Our responsibility is and continues to be the safety of the students, staff, and community members and the school administration feels that not having the carnival and open gym is the best way to help prevent the spread of COVID. We will continue to monitor the situation, as we are in communication with Norton Sound Health and the school superintendent, and keep you advised of any and all changes that occur. Thank you for your cooperation.
CARNIVAL UPDATE: DUE TO THE LACK OF RAPID COVID TESTS, the school will request a vaccination card and will do temperature checks at the door. EVERYONE will need to wear a COVID approved mask. Thanks everyone and I apologize for the confusion.
SCHOOL CARNIVAL UPDATE: Gambell School will still have the school carnival from 6:00 pm-8:30 pm, Friday, October 29, 2021. Anyone ages 12 and older will need to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test within 72 hours. All staff, students, and community members attending the carnival will need to wear a mask. A costume mask does not count. Gambell School will not have additional masks to provide, so please be sure to have a mask with you.
****UPDATE**** Good Afternoon Gambell Community. There will be open gym. However, masks must be worn by anyone not actively participating on the court. We do NOT have any COVID cases in Gambell at this time. The school is doing everything to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID should we end up with any cases. Thank you for your understanding.
Good Evening:
Due to the number of positive cases of COVID in Savoonga and the possible exposure that some of our community may have had during the tournament, I have decided to close the gym tonight until the school administration can determine the best way to protect the school and community. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but I feel that it is in the best interest of the community to keep everyone safe at this time. Thank you for your understanding.
Hey Sivuqaq! Reminders for this week:
This week, we have spirit week!
- Wednesday is wear your Halloween Costume to school day! We will have a costume contest!
- Thursday is a Teacher Workday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!!
- Friday is an Inservice day: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!!
**Carnival is this Friday 6-8:30, see you all there!
Halloween Activities tomorrow, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021:
- Kinder & 1st grade will do their costume parade in the morning.
- Maggie will go around the school starting at 10:30 to get pictures of students in their costumes for the contest. We will have a winner from each grade band (K-2, 3-5, MS, & HS). We will post winners and students in their costumes for everyone to see!
We can't wait to see everyone in their costumes!
Good Morning:
There will be an AEC meeting on Tuesday, September 28, at 4:00 pm in the MPR. All are welcome to attend.
If you are a student athlete or the parent of an athlete the following needs to be completed prior to travel:
Planet HS: Parents can come to the school starting at 1 PM tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 to complete PlanetHS requirements for student athletes. Please be patient as we will only have 1 computer for use by parents. Students can complete anytime on their own starting after 3:00 PM
School Operating Protocols (Updated September 17, 2021): https://5il.co/z9tk
Good Morning,
Out of respect for the friends and family of long time community member, Dave Shinen, school will dismiss at 2:30 pm. Volleyball and wrestling practice is cancelled today. Please, except our condolences.
There is a correction to the time we are dismissing students for the funeral today. We will dismiss students at 1 PM. Sorry for any confusion. Thank you.
Out of respect for the Booshu family, we will again dismiss school at 1:30 in order for families to attend the funeral. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the Booshu's.
Good Morning:
Out of respect for the Booshu family, we will be dismissing school at 1:30 today. Our condolences go out to the friends and family of the Booshu's.
BSSD School Operating Protocols (Updated September 3, 2021): https://5il.co/yffi
BSSD School Reopening Family Letter for the 2021-2022 School Year: https://5il.co/y2ha
Gambell Schools is open from 8 am to 3:30 pm Monday thru Friday. If you have a child(ren) you wish to enroll, please stop by the school. Delma will need birth certificate, tribal enrollment card (if available) we can also use the parent(s) tribal enrollment card, social security card. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT you bring proof of their immunizations! School starts on the 25th of August. You have couple of weeks left to enroll. Please do not do last second!
Good Evening Sivuqaghhmiit! Hope your summer is going well!
Attention XC runners: You should start running & working out on your own until Courtland is back in town. Let Courtland know when you work out & what you did so we can keep track of your practices.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!