Flexible Fridays

Most Fridays are half days here, although the principal might decide to have school to make up missed days.  Last week they canceled some school days due to a death.  The entire village mourns together.  But we are ahead enough hours that the kids were able to this afternoon off.  Which, I think, is a good thing, because many were bound for Bethel for an Eskimo dance festival, and I was grateful for the time to spend with a student who needs help and on planning.

The current principal is going elsewhere next year, so this afternoon interviews were scheduled  for 2 principal candidates.  If I understand the process correctly, the candidates were selected by the district, and then the village leaders interview and make their recommendation for who they think would be a better fit.  It sounds like they make a swift decision, so the word should be out soon.

A couple of bulletins:

1. Anna said that I left out the part of her story yesterday where the dog was growling at the children who tried to coax him out from under the table!  Maybe I subconsciously omitted that part out of consideration for my BBC family, who have been worried about Anna and wild dogs!  Apparently she isn't safe from them, even while at school.
2. For those of you who have tried to comment but have been required to open an account to do so, I think I fixed the settings, all should be able to post!

I found out from a student that the Moravian church in the village has a Bible conference this weekend, so I'm going to check it out.  Should be interesting, it's all in Yup'ik!