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Last week, the North Slope Borough School District Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Michele Brown, spent three days visiting Point Hope to meet and support teachers as they prepared for the 2026-2027 school year. Director Brown visited each classroom, meeting with each teacher, to ensure teachers have all of the materials needed for this school year. In one case, when something was needed, Director Brown managed to get the needed material put on a plane heading to Point Hope from Utqiagvik on the same day it was requested. Director Brown was highly impressed with the quality and readiness of returning and new teachers to Tikigaq School, calling our school, students, and community quite fortunate. The reputation of Point Hope students being kind and welcoming to their teachers is spreading as this inspires their hard work and preparation for the school year.
Director Brown was thrilled to visit and explore the old village site with its sod houses as well as drive along the seven-mile road. More than anything, seeing so many whale bones on display made her recognize what everyone village resident already knew, the best whalers in the world are from Point Hope!
Greetings Point Hope Community:
This is a non-school sponsored post at the behest of some of the teachers.
Some of our new teachers are amazed at how beautiful Point Hope is AND wish to go exploring on four-wheelers. If there are any residents willing to rent out their four-wheelers to teachers, please reach out Lily in the office with your name and number.
The rental of four-wheelers will be a private matter paid for privately by the teachers and is in no way connected to the NSBSD, including Tikigaq School.
Tikigaq School is off to a fantastic start this school year. Not only does every classroom have a well-trained permanent teacher, our students are amazing! Below are pictures of our first morning lineup, where our students say the Pledge of Allegiance in English and Inupiaq. our makeshift cafeteria that's working out really well (and has an excellent view) with warm lunches being served every day, and a few pictures of our new assistant principal, Tom Coxson, who began his teaching career here nearly 15 years ago. There are few pictures of Mr. AlSherifi, one of our fifth grade teachers as well.
This week, the NSBSD Food Services Manager, Matumelo Wilkin, spent three days at Tikigaq School inspecting our kitchen, food supplies, and arranging a menu for our students based on the foods available at Tikigaq School. Ms. Wilkin assured me all of our meals will be nutritious and meeting the standards federal, state, and NSBSD standards.
This was the first village school Ms. Wilkin has visited and she was amazed to see what a fantastic building we have, how friendly and well-mannered our students are, and why Point Hope is the crown jewel of the North Slope.
Greetings Parents & Guardians:
We are off to a great start today and are so happy and excited to see our students returning to school.
After speaking with the district office and those supporting/monitoring students during lunch time, NSBSD schools will no longer heat up or cook/prepare food brought from outside the school cafeteria. This includes heating up hot instant noodles and anything else that needs microwaving. There are times only two or three people are available to supervise students during lunchtime and to have one person needing to leave the cafeteria for several minutes to heat food limits supervision and the ability to assist students, particularly younger students, with preparing their school-provided meals. Additionally, there have been several incidents where those heating noodles or other foods have gotten burned preparing or carrying the food to students. Hot meals can still be brought in from home to school, but school staff will not be able to heat or prepare those foods for the children. Thank you for understanding this matter as we try our best to ensure the safety and assistance of all students.
Last week, the North Slope Borough School District Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Michele Brown, spent three day visiting Point Hope to meet and support teachers as they prepare for the 2026-2027 school year. Director Brown visited each classroom, meeting with each teacher, to ensure they have all of the materials needed for this school year. In one case, where something was needed, Director Brown managed to get the missing material put onto a plane heading to Point Hope from Utqiagvik on the same day it was requested. Director Brown was highly impressed with the quality of returning and new teachers to Tikigaq School, calling our school, students, and community quite fortunate. The reputation of Point Hope students being kind and welcoming to their teachers is spreading.
Director Brown was thrilled to explore the old village site and visit the sod houses and drive along the seven-mile road. More than anything, seeing so many of whale bones on display made her recognize the best whalers in the world are right here in Point Hope!
Dear Parents and Point Hope Community Members,
Recently, several students have been seen climbing on the roof of Tikigaq School and digging under the fence area surrounding the bottom of the school. While this involves only a few individuals, we ask you please remind your children of the safety dangers and risks of climbing onto the school roof or playing under the building. In some cases, bolt cutters were used to break through the fence. Should you see any children climbing on the roof or playing under the building, please notify the police, as we want to ensure all children in the village are safe and healthy. Thank you for your help and support in keeping the children and community safe.
