After long exhaustive discussions between Mat Su Borough officals and insurance companies, there is finally an end.  The Borough can now re-coop the funds used to build the brand new Su Valley High School after a fire destroyed in the building in 2007.

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In the continuing coverage of the $24 million Su Valley Junior and Senior High School, Sue Deyoe speaks with George Troxel about furnishings and the frustration of the insurance that is not yet settled.

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SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT SU VALLEY— Local PTSA member Jody Fitzgerald addresses the Mat-Su School Board during their regular meeting on Wednesday, January 20 at the newly built Su Valley High School. Photo by Diana Haecker

The Mat-Su Borough School Board held their regular meeting at the new Su Valley Highschool on Wednesday. The board heard from community members thanking the board for their cooperation to build the new state-of-the-art facility. But they were also hearing questions and concerns regarding furnishing and completely equipping the school with all supplies needed.

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The Susitna Valley High School girls and boys basketball teams travelled to Healy on Thursday to participate in a three day tournament, the Tri-Valley Invitational. The boys defeated Huslia on Thursday, and defeated Northway on Friday to gain entrance into the Ship, the tournament championship game. North Pole JV played twice on Friday, and beat Cordova JV and Tri-Valley to earn their way into the title game. The boys championship game was the last of eighteen games played over a three day span, and, perhaps, the most exciting. Click on the links below to listen to the game, quarter by quarter. Each link will take you to a new page. Click the link once more on the new page to listen to the audio coverage on your media player.

First quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. North Pole JV (boys’ finals)-first quarter

Second quarter:

Note: sorry, I missed the first couple minutes due to the stinkin’ pause button on my recorder. My bad.

Susitna Valley vs. North Pole JV (boys’ finals)-second quarter

Third quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. North Pole JV (boys’ finals)-third quarter

Fourth quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. North Pole JV (boys’ finals)-fourth quarter

The Susitna Valley High School girls and boys basketball teams travelled to Healy on Thursday to participate in a three day tournament, the Tri-Valley Invitational. The Lady Rams lost to Huslia on Thursday, and lost to Northway on Friday. Below is coverage of their game against the host Tri-Valley girls squad on the final day of the tournament. Click on the links below to listen to the game, quarter by quarter. The links will each take you to a second page, on which you will have to click once more to play the audio in your media player.

First quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. Tri-Valley (girls)-first quarter

Second quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. Tri-Valley (girls)-second quarter

Third quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. Tri-Valley (girls)-third quarter

Fourth quarter:

Susitna Valley vs. Tri-Valley (girls)-fourth quarter

The epitome of students taking great care KTNA photo

Students and staff headed back to school this week in a jumble –figuring out where classrooms where, how phones worked, missing library shelves and a myriad of other minor details.  Anyone else walking into the school would think it the happiest school on earth.

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Photos by Diana Haecker

The move into the new Su Valley Junior/Senior highschool building is coming along. Furniture arrived this week and is being unpacked and assembled. Bob Bechtold  is one of the Mat-Su Borough’s project managers and explains the unique features of the new school building. 

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Hosts Suvan Sterling and Laura Stahl interview Su Valley junior and senior high school students about their most memorable holiday events and music.

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Photos by Diana Haecker

The big move to the new Su Valley High School is ongoing. While movers have cleaned out the portables and moved boxes into the new school, workers continue apply the finishing touches and install art work.

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On their last day of school before the Christmas break, Su Valley Junior and Senior High School students left their temporary class rooms in the portables and are preparing to move into their brand new school building across the street. When students are coming back to school on January 4, it will be to a whole new setting.

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After warmer weather than usual, the hockey rink was finally ready for a home game. Coach  Jack MacDonald speaks about the preparation, the game and the future.

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On last week’s Su Valley Voice, host Sue Deyoe speaks with High School Principal Rob Picou and Talkeetna Elementary Principal Carol Wadman about NCLB, upcoming events, homeschooling, and how they handle their positions in the school. (1 hour)

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