While many high school students are focused on simply completing their classes, Paxton Crum is taking his high school experience a step further. Currently a high school senior, he has spent the last three semesters taking college credit courses as part of the Mat-Su Middle College School, where he can take free college classes through the UAA system. One of the courses he is currently enrolled in is a computer science course through PWSC.
Cal has been working hard to help winterize the Blueberry and Worthington campgrounds and soon he will assist with the planning and preparation of the Valdez Ice Fest.
Students who enroll in 12 PWSC credits or more, for the Spring 2021 Semester, by December 11, 2020, will receive a $702 credit on their student account!
November is Alaska Native Heritage Month. PWSC will be hosting events as the month continues.
After graduating from PWSC, Jeremy Gallman continued to work at Seed Media in Valdez. He recently worked on a music video with a Christian-worship singer, Beckah Shae.
In today’s technological world, programming classes have become a necessity for many students. We recently caught up with Ria Wildermuth, who is taking the course TECH A125: Web Database Systems, with Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Technology Dr. Steve Johnson.
PWSC welcomes a new Assistant to the Director to the team, Casey Frahm! Casey moved to Valdez from San Fransisco Bay Area with her two cats.
Jim Pomplun moved to Valdez from Ketchikan, where he lived for 13 years before deciding that he “needed real winters”. Now, Jim works for the City of Valdez and teaches a GIS course at PWSC.
Monday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day! Join in on the state-wide events that are happening to honor this day.
The new resident assistants (RAs) Joe Kay and Rodrigo Flores are each responsible for creating an inviting, inclusive, and safe living environment at PWSC housing. Event planning, programming, and getting students involved are reasons that drew Rodrigo and Joe to become RAs. This year, event planning takes extra care given COVID-19.
