The holidays are a special time of year to celebrate what is right in the world by supporting education. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District this holiday season is giving the gift of music during the darkest month of the year to brighten the Christmas spirit. Many schools from across the KPBSD are having winter school music concerts or play to attend or watch.
Superintendent Clayton Holland told KSRM:
“Many of our schools are having music and holiday performances. Check out the district website, app, or our social sites to view the schedule and consider attending a concert at one of our neighborhood schools watching a livestream or a prerecorded concert that will be posted online. This week you can catch Thursday evening, Soldotna High School band and choir concert is at 7:00 p.m. and the Kenai Central High School holiday choir event is Sunday at 3:00 p.m. I encourage folks to go out and support those students. A lot of great things happening and it’s really wonderful to have these in person again.”
In addition, programs are at the school location unless otherwise noted and some will be prerecorded and shared with families on individual school websites or social media. Also, some schools have more than one program and the location may vary by date, according to the KPBSD.
- Aurora Borealis Charter School – December 14, 6:00 p.m., Soldotna Creek Park
- Chapman School – December 10, 1:45 p.m., Grades K-4; December 14, 7:00 p.m., Grades 5-8
- Cooper Landing School – Virtual Event (Recorded) – Available by December 17
- Homer High School – December 13, 7:00 p.m., Winter Concert, Mariner Theater
- Homer High School – December 16, 7:00 p.m., Candlelight Carols & Desserts, Mariner Theater
- Homer Middle School – December 9, 7:00 p.m., Winter Concert, Homer High School Mariner Theater
- K-Beach Elementary School – Winter Program Virtual Event (Recorded)
- Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science Charter School – Winter Program Virtual Event (Recorded)
- Kaleidoscope School of Arts & Science Charter School – n/a for band this year.
- Kenai Central High School – December 12, 3:00 p.m., Holiday Choir Concert
- Kenai Middle School – December 14, 7:00 p.m. Holiday Choir Concert, KCHS auditorium
- McNeil Canyon Elementary School – December 8, 6:30 p.m., Grades 4-6 Band and Winter Program; December 9, 6:30 p.m., K-3 Winter Program
- Mountain View Elementary School – December 16, 6:30 p.m., Livestream Sing-Along (online)
- Nanwalek School – December 22, 1:00 p.m., Nanwalek Christmas Program
- Nikiski Middle-High School – December 14, 7:00 p.m., Winter Concert, school auditorium
- Nikiski North Star Elementary School – Winter Program Virtual Event (Recorded)
- Port Graham School – December 22, 6:00 p.m., Winter Program
- Redoubt Elementary School – Winter Program Virtual Event (Recorded)
- Seward Middle School – Winter Program Virtual Event (Recorded) available by December 14
- Soldotna High School – December 9, 7:00 p.m., Holiday Band & Choir Concert, Soldotna High auditorium
- Soldotna Montessori Charter School – December 16, 6:00 p.m., Winter Concert Grades K-6, Soldotna High auditorium
- Susan B. English School – December 9, 3:00 p.m., Grades K-2 Open Air Holiday Concert, Main Entrance Parking Lot
- Tebughna School – Winter Program (recorded) available by December 14, and shared on school social media
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