Akiak School

10/24/2026

10/21/2026

The afterschool enrichment program will not meet on Thursday because of parent teacher conferences. We will resume on Saturday from noon to 2 pm. Students must be registered in order to participate, and registration forms are available in the office. Thank you.

10/21/2026

Doug from Bethel Family Clinic will be here by today or tomorrow to complete physicals. Please ensure you give your physical paperwork forms the secretary. All athletes are encouraged to have their physical complete, whether they're about to expire or not. Quyana

10/21/2026

Parent–Teacher Conferences will take place this Thursday and Friday.

Families may come to the school at their convenience during the following times:

Thursday: 1:30–4:00 PM

Friday: 2:30–4:00 PM

Students are required to participate in their conferences.
To support this, school will release at 1:30 PM on Thursday and 2:30 PM on Friday.

We look forward to meeting with you and discussing your child’s progress. Report cards will be available at the conferences.

10/21/2026

Our community, our athletes, and our staff came together today and yesterday to participate in selecting this year’s Thunderbolt basketball coaches. Because basketball means so much to our village, we made sure the process was fair, transparent, and community‑driven.

To avoid any concerns or misunderstandings, the principal facilitated but did not vote and did not tally results. All selections were counted independently by our math teacher using an advanced calculation program to ensure accuracy and neutrality.

Thank you to every candidate who stepped forward to serve our students. Your willingness to lead our youth does not go unnoticed.

After all selections were computed, our 2026–2027 head high school basketball coaches are:

Boys: Clifton Smith
Girls: Lindsey Charles

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this democratic process and helped keep basketball strong in our village.🏀🎉⚡

10/20/2026

Akiak community members, we will interview the following coaches for our HS Thunderbolt basketball players. EVERY community member is encouraged to come to the library at 4:00. Your voice matters!

Clifton Smith: Boys' Head Coach
Lindsey Charles: Girls' Head Coach
Margene Gilila: Girls' Head Coach

Library doors will be shut at 4:05.

10/20/2026

If you're child is not enrolled in the Enrichment program, they are missing out in great snacks and amazing activities! Applications are at the school! All students are welcome.

10/20/2026

Thank you to all the community members, basketball players, and staff who participated in today’s coach interviews. Your voices matter, and your involvement helps ensure we choose leaders who reflect the strength and pride of our village.

We have three more interviews tomorrow from 4:00–5:00 PM —
one for our female athletes and two for our male athletes.

Your participation is STRONGLY encouraged. The more perspectives we have in the room, the better we can support our Thunderbolt athletes and uphold the Yup'ik traditions that make basketball so important in our villages.

Please join us tomorrow in the library from 4–5 PM.
Everyone is welcome.

10/19/2026

4:00 today in the school library we will interview our first and second HS girls basketball coach candidates. All Akiak community should participate. It's take about 15 minutes.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!! Help choose our next championship coach!

Two more interviews will take place at the same time in place tomorrow.

10/18/2026

REMINDER: You have a voice in choosing our next Thunderbolt basketball coaches! We have several candidates for both the boys’ and girls’ high school teams, and—to ensure equity and transparency—we will interview each applicant with input from our school community.

Our first interview is Monday at 4:00 PM in the library. Staff, basketball athletes, and community members are strongly encouraged to participate.

Please join us in the library on Monday at 4:00 PM. Everyone is welcome and STRONGLY encouraged to make your voices heard.