Bering Strait School District

GCI’s ‘ASAA Student of the Month’ for December is White Mountain Junior Lori ! A volleyball all-star, Lori stands out as a shining example of excellence in academics, athletics, and character. GCI and ASAA would like to congratulate Lori on all her amazing accomplishments! Go Wolves! *Nominations for this award are submitted by school principals and Athletic Directors. #ASAA #WinForLife #GCIStudentOfTheMonth Source: BSSD Student Activities

3️⃣ UPDATE 1/21/25: PowerSchool confirmed on January 17, 2025, that it will be reaching out directly to any individuals who may have been impacted and offering credit monitoring and identity protection services. If your information was affected, and your email address was stored in PowerSchool, you should receive a communication from PowerSchool within the coming weeks. We also understand that PowerSchool is providing notification of this event on its website and to media and state regulators. Because this occurred at PowerSchool, we do not have any additional details about the incident or the investigation at this time. We continue to monitor updates from PowerSchool and will share those updates as they become available. 2️⃣ PowerSchool has released a public statement and a FAQ section and can be accessed here: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/ 1️⃣ The PowerSchool breach mentioned in this letter was not isolated to our district but part of a nationwide incident affecting multiple school districts across Alaska and other states that used their hosting services. While we are monitoring the situation closely, PowerSchool is conducting a thorough investigation to assess the scope and impact and will provide an update once their investigation is finished. PowerSchool has committed to providing identity protection and monitoring services as needed. BSSD has notified our cyber insurance and district leadership and it is important to note that this data breach did not occur because of action or lack of action by any of the employees of Bering Strait School District. This data breach occurred through the support tools that PowerSchool (the company) uses to assist districts when they call in for technical support. Please read the attached letter regarding the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a software vendor which provides our Student Information System (SIS).

🎉2024 Wrestling State Qualifiers🎉 Good luck in the 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Wrestling Championships! To see Full Results click the link below: https://www.trackwrestling.com/Login.jsp?TIM=1734394001513&twSessionId=rlhstzvwbt&tName=&state=&sDate=12/14/2024&eDate=&lastName=&firstName=&teamName=&sfvString=&city=Kotzebue&gbId=&camps=false

🎉Congratulations to our 2024 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Mix Six/2A Volleyball State Championships Winners🎉

🏆Congratulations🏆 🏐BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament Winners🏐

🏐 BSSD Region 1 Western Conference Mixed-6 Volleyball Tournament 🏐 📍 Unalakleet School ⏱️ November 21-23 📆 Schedule and Bracket https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRy_2xGhfLSF46LNe5X5-q7s3JGBKgqCSwGyyC8ayVdjhoISnzjj7UX5gPJ_x8ciK-EW7g_ZQsIvDwm/pubhtml 📺 Watch Live https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co

📢Board Vacancy📢 The Bering Strait School District Board of Education declared a vacant board seat for the Gambell and Savoonga communities.

📣November 7-8, 2024 is District In Service. No school for students.📣

🎉Congratulations 🎉to all the winners on BSSD's 42nd Wrestling & Cheerleading Tournament.

🤼 SEMI-FINALS AND 📣 SMALL SCHOOL DANCE ROUTINE NIGHT! Doors will open at 6:30pm 42nd Annual BSSD Wrestling & Cheerleading Tournament is happening at Unalakleet School. Click the link below to watch the LIVE sessions on the NFHS Network. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co Session Rosters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1WxQD1vbPpaEAxAVmFwU9PTfWoQQPtA7RTaafw6uPA3ZBJ0i31VyIycE_y_KELlhvTrZYUcpd79qR/pubhtml Elementary Brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS12Drffs-xUnOryxdGLKeYD2s8wEiwhyfy63x4ZnLFD5jk2mfX4kWch8OnIKONRQ/pubhtml Junior High Brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSriv6q0uggp32pJpjdQQ7GFPcwOmms6nbCs-niBBvcpHcOfMeSCXJ3FTidhqFDrA/pubhtml

📢UPDATE: CHANGES TO SESSION ONE AND SESSION TWO Session Rosters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1WxQD1vbPpaEAxAVmFwU9PTfWoQQPtA7RTaafw6uPA3ZBJ0i31VyIycE_y_KELlhvTrZYUcpd79qR/pubhtml Elementary Brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS12Drffs-xUnOryxdGLKeYD2s8wEiwhyfy63x4ZnLFD5jk2mfX4kWch8OnIKONRQ/pubhtml Junior High Brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSriv6q0uggp32pJpjdQQ7GFPcwOmms6nbCs-niBBvcpHcOfMeSCXJ3FTidhqFDrA/pubhtml

42nd Annual BSSD Wrestling & Cheerleading Tournament is happening at Unalakleet School. Click the link below to watch the LIVE sessions on the NFHS Network. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co Session Rosters: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ1WxQD1vbPpaEAxAVmFwU9PTfWoQQPtA7RTaafw6uPA3ZBJ0i31VyIycE_y_KELlhvTrZYUcpd79qR/pubhtml Elementary Brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vS12Drffs-xUnOryxdGLKeYD2s8wEiwhyfy63x4ZnLFD5jk2mfX4kWch8OnIKONRQ/pubhtml Junior High Brackets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSriv6q0uggp32pJpjdQQ7GFPcwOmms6nbCs-niBBvcpHcOfMeSCXJ3FTidhqFDrA/pubhtml

📣 BSSD Loyal fans get ready for our first NFHS live streamed event, the 42nd Annual Wrestling & Cheerleading Tournament! Bering Strait School District will be transitioning to live streaming school activities for all school sites through the NFHS Network. To watch BSSD hosted events for free, create a ✅FREE ✅ account by following this link (https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/users/sign_up). No need to sign up for a paid subscription to watch BSSD hosted events, the district is covering the subscription fee! Currently, the system is installed in Unalakleet, but stay tuned for updates as we get the NFHS equipment installed across the district.

42nd Annual BSSD Wrestling & Cheerleading Tournament is happening in Unalakleet School. Click the link below to watch the LIVE sessions in NFHS Network. https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co

Another historic day for BSSD! Ourea from UNK is now the back to back D3 State Cross Country Girls Champion!!! She finished 1st overall with a time of 20:05.0. Isabella of UNK had a time of 21:49.9 finishing an impressive 7th overall, and Cedar of UNK had a time of 26:11.2 finishing 36th overall, securing a 3rd place in the overall team awards for the Unalakleet girls! For the boys, Seth from SKK took home a medal with a 6th place overall finish with a time of 18:11.7 becoming Shaktoolik's first top 10 runner! Norman of SHH put up a time of 21:01.5 giving him a 51st overall finish, and Derrick of GLV had a time 21:14.4 finishing 55th overall. Congratulations to all BSSD runners! Go to https://asaa.org/activities/cross-country-running/ for full state results. GO BSSD! Source : BSSD Student Activities

Monday October 7, 2024 is Blue Shirt Day and the month of October as Bullying Prevention Month.

Congratulations to all BSSD athletes and State qualifiers! BSSD Full Results below. High School Boys: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15iV6dCPWXH0iFtvpXCO8Lc52Nf-iMwWx/view?usp=sharing High School Girls: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12i4xBa9GtbGp4-jYO4O_CTjge-HpY32W/view?usp=sharing

Region I Bering Strait School District High School Cross Country.

BSSD is HIRING Administrative Assistant for Student Activities. For interested applicants click the link https://www.bssd.org/page/currentclassifiedopenings or scan the QR code for more details.

Welcome Back to School. Get ready for a memorable time and a great experience.