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Naomi Gallien – Recent UAA Graduate
by Jenny Chissus
Our very own, Naomi Gallien of Seldovia, Alaska, is among the 2,315 graduates of the University of Alaska Anchorage Class of 2013.
Naomi is a 2007 graduate of Susan B. English school, and on Sunday, May 5, she received her college degree with a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing and business management at a celebratory ceremony at the George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
Naomi is pictured here, surrounded by her younger sister, Kristy (who lives in Wasilla) and her older sister, Laurie who resides in Seldovia, along with her parents, Matt and Trinket Gallien, who are also long time Seldovia residents.
It is so great to see our youth graduate from Susan B English school and go on to accomplish further studies at the university level! Congratulations Naomi!
Dr. Atwater Returns for 2nd Round of Principal Interviews
UPDATE 5/15/2013: We are only going to have 3 candidates, as the fourth candidate already accepted another position!Gazette: How do you avoid the situation we just had – where 2 of the 4 candidates pulled out before they even had the chance to be offered the position?
Dr. Atwater: We can’t fully – it’s a matter of folks disclosing that they are pursuing other options.
Gazette: Isn’t it essential to be in a position to offer the “right” candidate the job as soon as possible, so they don’t get snatched up for another position? Can that time frame (from interview to job offer) be minimized to secure the right applicant?
Dr. Atwater: Perhaps, we could tighten the audience input to the same day. It is difficult for me do all the interviews- limitations of my schedule prevents faster pace of hiring- this is difficult, because I like and want to be at the interviews. We have decided that all audience input will be due on Monday the 20th, to facilitate the process.
Dr. Atwater: A school of 40 students can present serious challenges- there is a certain level of expertise/experience needed. It would be wrong however, to compare it to Homer High School. Thus, it is a lot easier to not have pervious administrative experience and do well at SBE than it is at HHS.
Gazette: Will any of the previous (2) candidates be in the top 4 this time around?
Dr. Atwater: No
Why God Made Moms
Author(s) unknown – This should make you smile! Happy Mother’s Day!
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us. Continue Reading
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