AK Dispatch: Led by a strong attack from Mesa Rohrer, Valdez overcame a first-set loss to capture the Class 3A state volleyball championship Saturday with a four-set win over Monroe at the Alaska Airlines Center.
The Buccaneers triumphed 24-26, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 to return to the top of 3A volleyball for the first time since winning four straight state crowns from 2001-04. 
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EARLY-SEASON AVALANCHES IN SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA PROMPT WARNINGS
AK Dispatch- Outdoor enthusiasts, beware: Alaska’s serving up a slew of early-season avalanches, even without a large amount of snow accumulation.  Read full story HERE

2015 GMS BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

The Gilson Middle School Gym was packed Saturday night as the boys and girls Husky basketball teams competed for the Boys B, Girls A and Boys A Championships. The Boys B team lost the final round game to the Cordova Wolverines and the Boys and Girls A Teams took 1st Place.  SEE RESULTS


Girls Gilson Middle School A Team Wins Championship Game at Valdez Invitational

DRUGS & PARAPHERNALIA FOUND AT VALDEZ HIGH SCHOOL
Valdez High School requested officer’s assistance after three juvenile students were found in the possession of drug paraphernalia and contraband – including tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Investigation continues and will result in citations and criminal charges forwarded to the Juvenile Intake Officer.

WOMEN OF DISTINCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT AWARDS CEREMONY
 
Mary Helen Stephens and Kate Farmer
Congratulations!

LETTERS ALOUD PERFORMANCE THIS THURSDAY
Thursday at 7pm

The Valdez Arts Council welcomes Letters Aloud, a highly entertaining reading series where intimate, private letters, written by some of history’s most famous (and infamous) people,
are read aloud.

VALDEZ POLICE RESPONDED TO A DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT

On Saturday, Nov 14th, a caller reported witnessing a vehicle swerve into and hit a parked truck in front of their residence, and another vehicle in their neighbor’s driveway. The driver of the vehicle, Caleb M. Springer of Valdez, DOB 08/07/1987, was determined to be heavily intoxicated and transported to Providence Valdez for further medical treatment.  He was arrested on the charges of Driving under the Influence, Reckless Driving, and Failure to Possess Liability Insurance. Springer provided a BrAC of .209 at the Valdez Jail.

CODY GREENE DOMINATES AT HUTCHISON MELTDOWN

The VHS wrestling team traveled to compete in the Hutchison Meltdown this past weekend. Greene won 1st place at the 138 pound weight division. 
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ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW TEXTING-AND-DRIVING PENALTY
AK Dispatch- Beginning Jan 1st, drivers caught texting behind the wheel in Anchorage will face a $500 fine but no threat of jail time. The change will make prosecution easier by changing a texting violation from a misdemeanor into a minor offense.
The law is not an outright cellphone ban while driving. It is designed to prevent drivers from using texting or apps on smartphones while behind the wheel.  Read More HERE

FEDERAL JUDGE SPEAKS OUT ON EXXON VALDEZ SAGA
AK Dispatch- U.S. District Court Judge Russel Holland, who presided over the monumental Exxon Valdez oil spill court cases, removed his black robes to joke and offer personal thoughts on the stories surrounding his decades of legal work on the disaster Thursday in an Anchorage federal courtroom.  READ MORE


Derek Case picks up his personalized KVAK Trivia Grand Champion jacket.  Congratulations!

SCHOOL AND DISTRICT ALASKA MEASURE OF PROGRESS RESULTS

District and school-wide Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP) results are available on the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development's website.  Individual student results will be available to parents at the end of November.  See the reports here:  State, District, Valdez High School, Gilson Middle School, Hermon Hutchens Elementary