To Parents, Guardians, and Community Members, We want to share an important update about school meals.
📸 Quick Update, Shishmaref!
School pictures are finished! If any families or community members weren’t able to make it last night, you can still come in now until 2:00 PM to get your photos taken.
Friendly Reminder for all visitors:
• Please check in at the office before heading to the photographer — we need to know who is in the building at all times for student safety.
• Please sign out when you’re finished — we appreciate it!
Thank you for helping us keep our school safe and organized! 😊
School pictures are finished! If any families or community members weren’t able to make it last night, you can still come in now until 2:00 PM to get your photos taken.
Friendly Reminder for all visitors:
• Please check in at the office before heading to the photographer — we need to know who is in the building at all times for student safety.
• Please sign out when you’re finished — we appreciate it!
Thank you for helping us keep our school safe and organized! 😊
📸 Say cheese, Shishmaref! 😄
Good news — the photographer made it in!
Family & community photos TONIGHT (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) from 6:00–8:00 PM. Come by, bring your family, and capture some special moments together!
📍 Location: Elementary Teacher Workroom (next door to the Kinder classroom)
ECE families — join us tonight during Family/Community Night to get your pictures taken!
📷 School pictures will take place tomorrow during the school day, and we’ll also try to grab additional activity photos if needed/wanted.
We’re excited to see everyone smiling and shining bright! ✨
Good news — the photographer made it in!
Family & community photos TONIGHT (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) from 6:00–8:00 PM. Come by, bring your family, and capture some special moments together!
📍 Location: Elementary Teacher Workroom (next door to the Kinder classroom)
ECE families — join us tonight during Family/Community Night to get your pictures taken!
📷 School pictures will take place tomorrow during the school day, and we’ll also try to grab additional activity photos if needed/wanted.
We’re excited to see everyone smiling and shining bright! ✨
📸 Say cheese, Shishmaref! 😄
Good news — the photographer made it in!
Family & community photos TONIGHT (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) from 6:00–8:00 PM. Come by, bring your family, and capture some special moments together!
ECE families — join us tonight during Family/Community Night to get your pictures taken!
📷 School pictures will take place tomorrow during the school day, and we’ll also try to grab additional activity photos if needed/wanted.
We’re excited to see everyone smiling and shining bright! ✨
Good news — the photographer made it in!
Family & community photos TONIGHT (Wednesday, March 18, 2026) from 6:00–8:00 PM. Come by, bring your family, and capture some special moments together!
ECE families — join us tonight during Family/Community Night to get your pictures taken!
📷 School pictures will take place tomorrow during the school day, and we’ll also try to grab additional activity photos if needed/wanted.
We’re excited to see everyone smiling and shining bright! ✨
🏆Congratulations to our 2026 1A/2A Champion & Winners!!!🏆
🐝📚✨ She’s headed to STATE! ✨📚🐝
Join us in celebrating Aisonna, our BSSD Spelling Bee District Champion, who is headed to the State Spelling Bee to represent Shishmaref Northern Lights and the Bering Strait School District! 💚💜
Your hard work, confidence, and dedication have truly paid off, and we couldn’t be more proud. You are shining bright for our school and our community! 🌟
Good luck at State, Aisonna—we’re all cheering you on from Shish! Go spell your way to the top! 🐝📖✨
#ShishmarefNorthernLights
#ShineBright
#BSSDStrong
#StateBound
#SpellingBeeChamp
Join us in celebrating Aisonna, our BSSD Spelling Bee District Champion, who is headed to the State Spelling Bee to represent Shishmaref Northern Lights and the Bering Strait School District! 💚💜
Your hard work, confidence, and dedication have truly paid off, and we couldn’t be more proud. You are shining bright for our school and our community! 🌟
Good luck at State, Aisonna—we’re all cheering you on from Shish! Go spell your way to the top! 🐝📖✨
#ShishmarefNorthernLights
#ShineBright
#BSSDStrong
#StateBound
#SpellingBeeChamp
✨📚🐝 Shishmaref Northern Lights Shine Bright! 🐝📚✨
Join us as we send off our BSSD Spelling Bee District CHAMP as they head to represent Shishmaref School at the State Spelling Bee! 💚💜
📅 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 School Gym
Let’s pack the gym and show our Northern Lights pride as we celebrate this incredible achievement! 🌟 Your hard work, dedication, and brilliance have brought you this far—now it’s time to shine at State!
💬 Drop some words of encouragement below or come cheer them on in person!
#ShishmarefNorthernLights
#ShineBright
#SpellingBeeChamp
#BSSDStrong
#RoadToState 🐝📖✨
Join us as we send off our BSSD Spelling Bee District CHAMP as they head to represent Shishmaref School at the State Spelling Bee! 💚💜
📅 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 School Gym
Let’s pack the gym and show our Northern Lights pride as we celebrate this incredible achievement! 🌟 Your hard work, dedication, and brilliance have brought you this far—now it’s time to shine at State!
💬 Drop some words of encouragement below or come cheer them on in person!
#ShishmarefNorthernLights
#ShineBright
#SpellingBeeChamp
#BSSDStrong
#RoadToState 🐝📖✨
We hope everyone had a great Spring Break! 🌟
We look forward to seeing all of our students back at school tomorrow, Monday, March 16, 2026.
Breakfast begins at 8:20 AM.
We can’t wait to see everyone and hear about your break. See y’all tomorrow, Northern Lights! 💜💚
Shishmaref School Reminder 🌼
Spring Break is March 9–13, 2026, so there is no school this week.
We hope everyone enjoys the time to rest, spend time with family/friends, and recharge. Stay safe and enjoy the break!
Students will return to school on Monday, March 16, 2026. We look forward to seeing our Northern Lights back then! ✨
🏀✨ STATE SEND-OFF PEP RALLY! ✨🏀
Our Shishmaref Northern Lights Boys & Girls Basketball Teams are STATE BOUND! 💜💚
Join us tomorrow from 12:30–1:00 PM in the school gym as we celebrate our athletes and send them off with the support of our entire community!
Come cheer, make some noise, and help us show our teams how proud we are before they head to the State Tournament.
Let’s pack the gym and give them a send-off they’ll remember!
💜💚 NORTHERN LIGHTS… SHINE BRIGHT! 💚💜
#NorthernLights
#ShishmarefPride
#StateBound
#CommunityStrong
Our Shishmaref Northern Lights Boys & Girls Basketball Teams are STATE BOUND! 💜💚
Join us tomorrow from 12:30–1:00 PM in the school gym as we celebrate our athletes and send them off with the support of our entire community!
Come cheer, make some noise, and help us show our teams how proud we are before they head to the State Tournament.
Let’s pack the gym and give them a send-off they’ll remember!
💜💚 NORTHERN LIGHTS… SHINE BRIGHT! 💚💜
#NorthernLights
#ShishmarefPride
#StateBound
#CommunityStrong
"Celebrating Excellence in the 2026 Bering Sea Conference!"
"A massive congratulations to the 🏆Shaktoolik Wolverines - Boys and Girls, our 2026 Conference Champions🏆, and the 🥇Shishmaref Northern Lights - Boys and Girls on their impressive Runner-Up finish🥇!
We are incredibly proud of both teams as they represent our region at the State Championships. Bring it home!"
🏀 Spring Carnival Tournament
📅 April 15–18 (Inupiaq Days: April 15–17)
💰 $150 Team Fee
👩 8 Women’s Teams
👨 8–10 Men’s Teams
👉 Register your team with Curt Ray
📝 Teams must register by April ___ (final deadline TBD — secure your spot early!)
🎟️🎉 SPRING CARNIVAL
📅 Friday, April 17
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM
Bring the kids, bring the family! Expect games, prizes, fun, and community celebration while our tournament teams battle it out on the court.
This is more than basketball — it’s a fundraiser supporting our teams and bringing everyone together during Inupiaq Days week. 🧡
Tag your team. Share with your friends. Let’s pack the gym and make it a weekend to remember!
#SpringCarnival #CommunityStrong #BasketballTournament #InupiaqDays #ShineBright
📅 April 15–18 (Inupiaq Days: April 15–17)
💰 $150 Team Fee
👩 8 Women’s Teams
👨 8–10 Men’s Teams
👉 Register your team with Curt Ray
📝 Teams must register by April ___ (final deadline TBD — secure your spot early!)
🎟️🎉 SPRING CARNIVAL
📅 Friday, April 17
⏰ 2:00–4:00 PM
Bring the kids, bring the family! Expect games, prizes, fun, and community celebration while our tournament teams battle it out on the court.
This is more than basketball — it’s a fundraiser supporting our teams and bringing everyone together during Inupiaq Days week. 🧡
Tag your team. Share with your friends. Let’s pack the gym and make it a weekend to remember!
#SpringCarnival #CommunityStrong #BasketballTournament #InupiaqDays #ShineBright
🌟 Shishmaref School – Family & Community Survey 🌟
Good Afternoon Shishmaref Families & Community,
We are inviting you to complete our School Climate & Connectedness Family/Community Survey.
Your voice matters. The feedback you share helps us:
• Set meaningful school improvement goals
• Strengthen student supports through MTSS
• Evaluate important federal grants
• Apply for new funding to bring more opportunities to our students
This survey helps us understand how connected, supported, and welcomed our families feel — and where we can continue to grow.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey using the link below:
🔗 https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aasb/70110family
🗓 The survey will close on March 20, 2026.
If you need access to a device, Chromebooks are available at the school during school hours for families and community members who would like to complete the survey on-site.
We truly value your input and appreciate you taking the time to support our school and students. Together, we continue Shining Bright like the Northern Lights. 💚💜
#ShishmarefStrong
#NorthernLightsPride
#ShiningBright
Good Afternoon Shishmaref Families & Community,
We are inviting you to complete our School Climate & Connectedness Family/Community Survey.
Your voice matters. The feedback you share helps us:
• Set meaningful school improvement goals
• Strengthen student supports through MTSS
• Evaluate important federal grants
• Apply for new funding to bring more opportunities to our students
This survey helps us understand how connected, supported, and welcomed our families feel — and where we can continue to grow.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey using the link below:
🔗 https://surveys.panoramaed.com/aasb/70110family
🗓 The survey will close on March 20, 2026.
If you need access to a device, Chromebooks are available at the school during school hours for families and community members who would like to complete the survey on-site.
We truly value your input and appreciate you taking the time to support our school and students. Together, we continue Shining Bright like the Northern Lights. 💚💜
#ShishmarefStrong
#NorthernLightsPride
#ShiningBright
🏀✨ DOUBLE STATE BOUND! SHISHMAREF IS SHINING BRIGHT! ✨🏀
Both our Lady Northern Lights and our Northern Lights Boys are bringing home 🥈 2nd Place at Regionals AND punching their tickets to STATE! 🎟️🔥
What a weekend of grit, heart, teamwork, and PRIDE. These athletes showed resilience, discipline, and true Northern Lights spirit on that court. 💜💚🤍
Shishmaref, we are STATE BOUND — BOTH TEAMS! 🙌👏👏👏
Let’s keep shining bright all the way to State! ⚡✨
#NorthernLightsPride
#StateBound
#ShiningBright
#BSSD
#ShishmarefStrong
🏀✨ SHINING BRIGHT AT REGIONALS! ✨🏀
Congratulations to our LADY NORTHERN LIGHTS on bringing home TRUE SECOND 👏👏👏👏
2️⃣ 2nd Place at Regionals
🎟️ STATE QUALIFIERS
We are SO proud of your grit, heart, and hustle. You represented Shishmaref with pride and played like champions. The hard work showed, and now it’s on to STATE! 💜💚🤍
Now let’s send that same energy to our BOYS as they get ready to take the court against Gambell! 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Let’s go, Northern Lights — keep shining bright! ⚡✨
#NorthernLightsPride
#ShiningBright
#Regionals
#StateBound
#BSSD
#ShishmarefStrong
🔥🏀 CHAMPIONSHIP NIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN LIGHTS! 🏀🔥
Both our Shishmaref Northern Lights teams are headed to the BSSD Regional Championship games tonight and we could not be more proud! 💜💚✨
🏀 Girls Championship Game – 7:30 PM
🏀 Boys Championship Game – 9:00 PM
Two teams.
Two championship games.
One school. One community. Shining Bright like the Northern Lights. 🌌
These athletes have worked, sacrificed, traveled, pushed through adversity, and represented Shishmaref with heart all season long.
🎥 Watch LIVE on NFHS Network:
👉 https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co/gam67ef2c0d85
Let’s show up loud from wherever you are.
💜💚 GO NORTHERN LIGHTS! 💚💜
#ShiningBright
#NorthernLightsPride
#BSSDRegionals
#ChampionshipNight
🏀💜💚 Our Northern Lights Take the Court at REGIONALS Tomorrow Morning! 💚💜🏀
The stage is set and our Shishmaref Northern Lights are ready to shine bright at Regional Tournament play! ✨
🕗 8:00 AM – Shishmaref Northern Lights- Girls vs. Elim Eagles
🕤 9:30 AM – Shishmaref Northern Lights- Boys vs. Savoonga Huskies
They’ve put in the work. They’ve shown the grit. And now they’re taking the court at Regionals, proudly representing Shishmaref. 💪💚💜
If you can’t be there in person, you can catch the live stream on the NFHS Network.
📺 https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co
Drop your good luck messages below and let our athletes feel the love all the way from Shishmaref!
Shine Bright, Northern Lights. ✨
#NorthernLightsPride #Regionals #ShineBright #GameDay
The stage is set and our Shishmaref Northern Lights are ready to shine bright at Regional Tournament play! ✨
🕗 8:00 AM – Shishmaref Northern Lights- Girls vs. Elim Eagles
🕤 9:30 AM – Shishmaref Northern Lights- Boys vs. Savoonga Huskies
They’ve put in the work. They’ve shown the grit. And now they’re taking the court at Regionals, proudly representing Shishmaref. 💪💚💜
If you can’t be there in person, you can catch the live stream on the NFHS Network.
📺 https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bering-strait-school-district-unalakleet-co
Drop your good luck messages below and let our athletes feel the love all the way from Shishmaref!
Shine Bright, Northern Lights. ✨
#NorthernLightsPride #Regionals #ShineBright #GameDay
Adult Driver’s Education – This Week at Shishmaref School!
Ready to get your permit? We’ve got you covered!
📍 Shishmaref School
🗓 February 24–26, 2026
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM in the MPR
We will be studying together and practicing for the driver’s permit test — and you’ll have the opportunity to take the permit test online!
This is open to:
✔ Adults who are ready to get licensed
✔ Students 14 years and older who are interested in getting started
Whether you’re just beginning or finally checking this goal off your list, come join us. Let’s build confidence, independence, and new opportunities for our community. 💪🏽
You can start studying now at:
👉 www.tinyurl.com/bssddmv
Let’s get you on the road! 🚙💨
Hope to see you there!
Ready to get your permit? We’ve got you covered!
📍 Shishmaref School
🗓 February 24–26, 2026
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM in the MPR
We will be studying together and practicing for the driver’s permit test — and you’ll have the opportunity to take the permit test online!
This is open to:
✔ Adults who are ready to get licensed
✔ Students 14 years and older who are interested in getting started
Whether you’re just beginning or finally checking this goal off your list, come join us. Let’s build confidence, independence, and new opportunities for our community. 💪🏽
You can start studying now at:
👉 www.tinyurl.com/bssddmv
Let’s get you on the road! 🚙💨
Hope to see you there!
🌷 Ahhh, spring. Get set with lightweight layers perfect for up-and-down temps now at Sideline.
Shop your Northern Lights Sideline Store! Customize your gear!
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Shop your Northern Lights Sideline Store! Customize your gear!
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Our Northern Lights are headed to the Regionals Tournament! 💚🏀✨
Both our Boys and Girls teams have earned their spot, and we could not be more proud of the heart, hustle, and resilience they’ve shown all season.
We’re celebrating with Spirit Week as we send them off shining bright:
🌌 Monday – Light the Way
Wear neon, aurora colors, glow, or anything that shines.
💚🤍 Tuesday – GREEN & WHITE Travel Day
All-out Northern Lights Pride as we line the halls and send our teams off!
🧊 Wednesday – Arctic Strong
Camo, Carhartt, winter gear — built rural, built tough.
🏀 Thursday – Jersey Pride
Rep Shishmaref basketball gear and tournament shirts.
✨ Friday – Shine Bright Day
Gold, glitter, aurora colors — celebrating heart and effort!
When Shishmaref travels, we travel together.
Once a Northern Light — always shining. ✨
#NorthernLightsPride #RoadToRegionals #ShishmarefStrong #ShineBright
Both our Boys and Girls teams have earned their spot, and we could not be more proud of the heart, hustle, and resilience they’ve shown all season.
We’re celebrating with Spirit Week as we send them off shining bright:
🌌 Monday – Light the Way
Wear neon, aurora colors, glow, or anything that shines.
💚🤍 Tuesday – GREEN & WHITE Travel Day
All-out Northern Lights Pride as we line the halls and send our teams off!
🧊 Wednesday – Arctic Strong
Camo, Carhartt, winter gear — built rural, built tough.
🏀 Thursday – Jersey Pride
Rep Shishmaref basketball gear and tournament shirts.
✨ Friday – Shine Bright Day
Gold, glitter, aurora colors — celebrating heart and effort!
When Shishmaref travels, we travel together.
Once a Northern Light — always shining. ✨
#NorthernLightsPride #RoadToRegionals #ShishmarefStrong #ShineBright
