Return from Kiana

I found out this weekend that it CAN be fun chaperoning high school kids, only if you aren't coaching. Since I wasn't the coach, I felt as if a weight was lifted off of my shoulders, and I was able to relax, and have a good time with the 4 guys, all of whom are great kids (one is an aide in my classroom for 1 hour on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and he also ran Cross Country), so I didn't have to do much policing for them.

As for the matches, well the Lynx of Kiana won friday night 3 sets to 0. Saturday went a bit better with the Sissauŋi taking the first set, dropping the next two sets. In the fourth do-or-die set, Buckland came out out on top, which meant a tie-breaking 5th set to 15, normally it is played to 25. Again, Kiana came out on top, but for the young Sissauŋi it was a great effort. On the flight home, the boys were all asking me to chaperone again, which sadly is not my call (but I would love to travel to Noorvik and Selawik with them).

As for the weather, after being in the 40s and 50s the past week it is cold. How cold? so cold that every morning the frost has frost on it! The river is now frozen over, and it looks as if winter is here to stay! I can't wait now for the snow, which will just be driving the kids crazy. Also, the darkness is becoming more and more of a factor, each day, there is 7 minutes less of light! The sun rises after shcool has started, and sets around 7pm, this is truly a new experience, but should mean the Northern Lights are on thier way as well, there is just so much going on here, and I am always busy.

This upcoming week, is a short week for students, only three days! The teachers, on the other hand have a six day week, ugh! For five schools in the district, those that did not meet Annual Yearly Progress the last 3 years, this means an inservice in Noatak, so another trip to another village this weekend!