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Start and End Times 8:15 AM - 3:30 PM

Start and End Times for School Year 2026/2027

Good day to you all! This is a formal announcement of the start and end times for the new school year. Every day we start at 8:15 AM and we start the day with the Pledge of Allegiance and our Kwethluk Pledge. Admit/tardy slips are handed out at 8:30 AM. Elementary classes end at 3:15 PM, while Middle School and High School end at 3:30 PM. Please call the school at 907-757-6014/6015 with any questions or concerns :) 

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We Are LKSD Survey Reminder

October 6, 2026

We Are LKSD Survey Reminder

We Are LKSD Survey We Are LKSD Survey Reminder: I want to hear from you. If you’re a parent, student, Elder, staff member, or anyone connected to LKSD, the We Are LKSD survey is your chance to shar...

Community Meeting - Task Force on Education Funding

August 18, 2026

Community Meeting - Task Force on Education Funding

On August 26th, the Task Force on Education Funding will hold an informal community meeting with legislators about the future of education in our communities. The meeting will be held in the cafete...

LKSD Enables ParentSquare Direct Messaging

August 17, 2026

LKSD Enables ParentSquare Direct Messaging

Welcome back to the new school year!Over the summer, the Lower Kuskokwim School District (LKSD) added Direct Messaging to the ParentSquare platform. Direct Messaging lets school staff and families ...

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OUR MISSION

Parents, community members, and educators of Ket’acik Aapalluk Memorial School are dedicated to the belief that all children are able to learn and will be educated to reach their full potential.

The academic and extracurricular programs will include the values of traditional Yupik culture with rigorous and relevant curriculum to allow them the opportunity to succeed as productive members of society.

Kuigglugmiut: angayuqait, elitnauristait, calistait-llu Ket’acik Aapalluk Memorial School-am umyuallgutengqertut tamarmeng mikelnguut elicugngaut elitnaurumaciqluteng-llu piyugngatacimegcetun.

Elitnauram elitarkai ilangqertut yuuyaramtenek piciryaramtenek, elitnaurviim-llu allanek paivutainek.  Makut ikayutnguciiqut elitnaurat elluarrluteng yuullerkatnun.

Welcome!

Welcome to Ket'acik & Aapalluk Memorial School in Kwethluk. We are located upriver from Bethel, about 10-15 miles. Our community is divided into Russian Orthodox and Moravian. According to the 2010 US Census, our population was 721.

Our school of approximately 250 students is served by about 50 staff members. This includes classified and certified Native and non-Native teachers. Our mascot is carayiit (bears). Our community loves subsistence living, dog mushing, and basketball. 

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Principal – Joe Dugan

LKSD is Fully Systems Accredited through Northwest Accreditation, a division of AdvancED.

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