Mt. Edgecumbe High School was instituted on Japonski Island in Sitka in 1947 on the recently deserted Sitka World War II installation. It was originally administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and, along with boarding schools in others parts of the state, helped educate today's leaders from rural areas. In fact, there are several MEHS graduates in the current Alaska Legislature. In the 80s the school was transferred to the State of Alaska which has been administering the institution since. The school is named for Mount Edgecumbe which is located on Kruzof Island, a dormant vol ...

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The area was originally settled by the native Tlingit (Kolosh) Indians. Old Sitka was founded in 1799 by Alexandr Baranov, the governor of Russian America. Baronov arrived under the auspices of the Russian-American Company, a "semi-official" colonial trading company chartered by Czar Paul I. In 1802 a group of Tlingit destroyed the original establishment (an area today called the "Old Harbor") and massacred most of the Russian inhabitants. Baranov was forced to levy 10,000 rubles ...

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Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities. Sitka boasts two post-secondary institutions. Sheldon Jackson College is a small Presbyterian-affiliated private college and University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus is located on Japonski Island in an old World War II hangar. Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools. The Sitka School District runs several schools in Sitka, including a principal and alternative high school. Mt. Edgecumbe High School, a State of Alaska-run boarding high school is located on ...

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A boarding school is a school where some or all students not only study but also live, amongst their peers but away from their home and family. Many famous UK public schools are boarding schools for ages 13 to 18. Pupils may be sent to boarding schools at any age between two and eighteen; the amount of time spent in boarding school also varies considerably, from a brief period to more than 12 years, in one or two schools. There are any number of different types of boarding schools, from nursery or Kindergarten boarding schools, ...

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Sitka's many attractions include: Alaska Day Alaska Raptor Center Baranof Castle Hill Isabel Miller Museum Naa Kahidi Dancers Russian Bishop's House Saint Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge Saint Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral Saint Peter's-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka Jazz Festival Sitka Lutheran Church Sitka National Historical Park Sitka Pioneer Home Sitka Summer Music Festiva ...

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Sitka is located at 57°03′10 N°135′19. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough is the largest incorporated area in the U.S, with a total area of 12,461.8 km² (4,811.5 mi²). 7,443.6 km² (2,874.0 mi²) of it is land and 5,018.2 km² (1,937.6 mi²) of it, or 40.27%, is water. Average annual rainfall is 57 inches; annual average snowfall is 39 inches. The average high temperature in July is 61 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average ...

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Sitka City and Borough Alaska - Colleges and Universities. Sitka boasts two post-secondary institutions. Sheldon Jackson College is a small Presbyterian-affiliated private college and University of Alaska Southeast-Sitka Campus is located on Japonski Island in an old World War II hangar. Sitka City and Borough Alaska - High Schools. The Sitka School District runs several schools in Sitka. Baranof Elementary School, Keet Goshi Heen Elementary School, Blachley Middle School, Sitk ...

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As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 8,835 people, 3,278 households, and 2,219 families residing in the borough. The population density is 1.2/km² (3.1/mi²). There are 3,650 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 68.50% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 18.57% Native American, 3.79% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 7.53% from two or more race ...

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Boarding school - Typical UK boarding school characteristics. The term boarding school often refers to classic British boarding school, and most boarding schools around the world are modelled on the classic British boarding school. It is of the essence of such schools that they are entirely free to make all their own educational and other arrangements, so this can only be an il ...

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Boarding schools and their surrounding settings and situations have become almost a genre in (mostly) British literature with its own identifiable conventions. Notable examples of the school story include: Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby serialised novel (1838) Thomas Hughes's Tom Brown's Schooldays novel (1857) Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co novel (1899) Frank Richards's Billy Bunter long-running series (from 1908) Hugh Walpole's Jeremy at Crale novel ...

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Boarding schools involve separation from one's parents and possibly culture, and so may give rise to a phenomenon known as the TCK or third culture kid, in which the pupils may fail to belong to either their parents' culture or their school's. Modern philosophies of education like constructivism and new methods of music training for kids including Orff Schulwerk and the Suzuki method make the everyday interaction of the child and parent an integral part of training and education. The European Union-Canada project "Child Welfare ...

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Boarding schools and their surrounding settings and situations have become almost a genre in (mostly) British literature with its own identifiable conventions. Notable examples include: Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby serialised novel (1838) Thomas Hughes's Tom Brown's Schooldays novel (1857) Rudyard Kipling's Stalky & Co novel (1899) Frank Richards's Billy Bunter long-running series (from 1908) Hugh Walpole's Jeremy at Crale novel (1927) Jam ...

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It has been observed globally that a significantly larger number of boys are sent to boarding schools than girls and for a longer span of time. This may reflect the expense of boarding education and cultural bias that girls should remain at home either for their protection or for domestic duties. Boarding schools in England started before mediæval times, when boys were sent to be educated at a monastery or noble household, where alone literate clerics could be found. In the twelfth century the Pope ordered all Benedictine monasteries ...

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Some of the world's best known boarding schools offering a curriculum in English and other languages are: Boarding school - Africa. Rift Valley Academy Diocesan School for Girls Diocesan College (Bishops) Highbury Preparatory School Hilton College Kearsney College Michaelhouse School Roedean School St. Andrew's College St. Anne's Diocesan College St. John's College St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls, Kloof St. Stithian's College See also:

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Mt. Edgecumbe's sports teams are known as the Braves and the Lady Braves and the school is especially recognized for both its boys and girls basketball teams. Mt. Edgecumbe, as classified as a 3A school, has made repeated runs to state with its basketball teams. Besides basketball, its competitive drama and debate team has been successful as the state level and the school has produced ...

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Mt. Edgecumbe's success in developing very educationally disadvantaged students from the "bush" (as rural Alaska is known) has been recognized from a state, national, and even world-wide level. In fact, 90% of its students go on to college, all students are required to learn a language (primarily Chinese or Japanese), familiarize students with an array of technologies, and participate in an all-around vigorous academic environment (for example, class is held every other Saturday). Mt. Edgecumbe staff also take students to their house for din ...

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Mt. Edgecumbe is in the process of expanding. It has expanded from 370 students in 2004 to 420 students as of 2005 and with a projected long-term (2007 onward) capacity of 450. The primary motive for this expansion is both Mt. Edgecumbe's success and the high demand that has come from that success. The school usually only has 140 openings, but usually an excess of 300 students apply every year. As of ...

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