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Ket'acik & Aapalluk Memorial School

Ket'acik & Aapalluk Memorial School

School Information

Here in Kwethluk, Ket’acik & Aapalluk Memorial School is where students are taught to be educated. Our mascot is the Kwethluk Kings. This K-12 school hosts 15 teachers and about 250 students, ages ranging from 5-20 years of age. The school is across from the Kwethluk Inc., the IRA building & the Post Office. Our school sports and activities are Basketball, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Wrestling, Native Youth Olympics, Robotics, Lego League, Eskimo Dancing, Sunday Tutoring, Halloween Carnival, All-Nighters, Spirit Week, & the end of school year games.

Click on the pictures below to learn more about the school.

  • A row of salmon-colored buildings with wooden stairs and windows, parked ATVs in front.
    The elementary wing of the school. Notice the 4-wheelers parked out front. It is a common way to get to class.
  • A red sign with white text reads "AT OUR SCHOOL... TEACHERS ARE VERY SPECIAL".
    The sign in the front office.
  • A display case filled with trophies and awards, some with blue accents.
    Our trophy case overflows. Sports and academic competitions are important to us.
  • A long, well-lit hallway with framed pictures and posters on the walls.
    Elementary hall way.
  • Three people work at desks in an office with papers and photos on the walls.
    The office staff is friendly and hardworking.
  • A set of moose antlers that hangs in the front walkway.
    A set of moose antlers that hangs in the front walkway.
  • A hallway lined with metal lockers, some decorated with colorful papers and artwork.
    Students can decorate their lockers to however they want it.
  • Wooden stairs lead up to a salmon-colored building with a red door and a window.
    Welcome to school!
  • A tall, dark bookshelf filled with a variety of books stands in a room.
    We have a small school library, but it works well for the elementary kids.
  • A long, brightly lit hallway lined with yellow lockers and a wooden bench with shoes on it.
    Elementary lockers down the hall.
  • A display case filled with various ceramic figurines and decorative objects.
    This is a heritage case. It is filled with local artifacts that have been collected throughout the years.
  • A wooden ramp leads towards a row of modular buildings under a clear sky.
    This is a view of the classes outside the back of the school. We have a total of 4 outside classrooms.
  • Children in a classroom listen attentively as a teacher presents information on a large screen.
    A typical elementary class.
  • A man stands on scaffolding in a gymnasium, working on a ceiling project.
    Our very small gym. The maintenance men are hard at work getting things ready for prom.
  • Several bicycles are parked under a raised, salmon-colored building with windows.
    The high school wing of the school from the front of the school
  • A classroom library with bookshelves filled with books and framed pictures on the wall.
    The resource center of the library.
  • Students work at desks in a classroom with laptops and papers.
    This is a VTC class. Students communicate with a teacher on television screen.
  • Pictures of the students for the Student of the Month Wall
    Our Student of the Month wall!
  • A wooden ramp leads towards a tan building under a clear blue sky.
    Outside behind the school, there is an elementary class on the left and the right is the junior high students and some of the high schoolers class.