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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bill Bailey - Director, Community & Public Relations
August 14, 2013 452-2000 ext. 11403
First
?Day
?of
?High
?School
?Reserved
?for
?Freshmen
?and
?New
?Students
?

?
As
?part
?of
?the
?innovative
?Ignition
?program,
?the
?first
?day
?of
?school
?for
?all
?high
?schools
?on
?Wednesday,
?
August
?21,
?2013
?is
?reserved
?for
?freshmen
?and
?new
?students
?only.
?All
?other
?high
?school
?students
?in
?grades
?
10
?through
?12
?start
?school
?the
?following
?day,
?Thursday,
?August
?22,
?2013.
?

?
Schedule:
?
? Wednesday,
?August
?21,
?2013
?�C
?first
?day
?of
?school
?for
?grades
?1
?through
?9
?as
?well
?as
?new
?students
?
in
?grades
?10
?through
?12.
?
? Thursday,
?August
?23,
?2013
?�C
?first
?day
?of
?school
?for
?grades
?10
?through
?12.
?

?
Ignition
?is
?a
?transition
?program
?that
?helps
?students
?build
?relationships
?and
?make
?a
?positive
?shift
?to
?high
?
school.
?On
?the
?first
?day
?of
?school,
?freshmen
?meet
?with
?mentors,
?attend
?group
?activities,
?tour
?buildings
?
and
?familiarize
?themselves
?with
?class
?schedules.
?

?
By
?allowing
?freshmen
?to
?start
?the
?school
?year
?without
?upper
?class
?students,
?teachers
?and
?administrators
?
are
?able
?to
?connect
?and
?engage
?with
?students
?early
?in
?the
?transition
?process
?and
?foster
?a
?more
?
constructive,
?positive
?high
?school
?experience.
?
?

?
District
?high
?schools
?have
?various
?Ignition
?schedules
?and
?activities
?on
?the
?first
?day
?of
?school.
?Parents,
?
guardians
?and
?students
?should
?check
?their
?high
?school
?website
?for
?specific
?Ignition
?information
?prior
?the
?
first
?day
?of
?school.

?
?

?
For
?more
?information
?contact:
?Dr.
?Karen
?Gaborik,
?Assistant
?Superintendent
?-?�\
?Secondary,
?(907)
?452-2000
Ext.11412, karen.gaborik@k12northstar.org

?
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?
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
520 Fifth Avenue Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 (907) 452-2000
www.k12northstar.org

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