Spirit Week/King Cove Trip

Spirit Week was so much fun! Tuesday was Pajama Day. I need to buy a cute set of footie pj’s or a snuggie to wear for this. Wednesday was Fake an Injury Day. I had some help on this one. Toby and I took a carrot and split it in half. We then drilled a screw through the carrot to secure it to a headband. It scared the elementary kids. Thursday was school pride day. As you can see I went full on tutu. There were so many fun games. The new teachers challenged each other to an eating contest. We were given pie plates with whip cream. There was a tic-tac hidden inside. After several moments, we realized that there wasn’t any tic-tacs in there. I was smart and brought my raincoat. My clothes were protected! I missed fancy Friday because I was a chaperone on a basketball trip. You’ll have to read up on King Cove.

Sand Point is an island. You have to take the ferry or fly to King Cove. We took about 2/3 of the school on the ferry. Abi and her pal chose a booth to sleep on. It was an overnight trip. We left at midnight and we arrived around 6 am.

This is the view of King Cove at 5 am. I can see the lights. 

I wanted to sleep on the coach at the school, but Middle School girls slept in the Kindergarten room. Hey we had bean bags!

Views from the school

They have a wonderful hydroponics garden started in the atrium. I'm hoping to start one here. 

This is the mascot of King Cove. There are so many bears in the area. Most people don't walk around. Rumor is that if you are outside and see a bear, run to the nearest house. The door will always be unlocked. 

Beautiful mountains... and our transportation to the AC store. 

More mountains. 

Shopping! I think the kids bought the town out of pizza rolls, hot pockets and mini pizzas. 

I found a coffee shop!

Scary picture, but quite common in Alaska. 

Abi is 21. Her team won twice! 

This is where I was sleeping. Yep, I forgot to bring an air mattress. 

It's like one giant slumber party!

The teams take a moment to celebrate the game. 

King Cove School is beautiful inside and out. The design company did a wonderful job of incorporating function and beauty. 

The ferry back seemed very quick. We left at 2:30 and arrived around 8:30 on Sunday. Everyone was sleepy and some were sick. I still had to do my lesson plans and set up a lab. I rushed to school and worked until about 11:30 before calling it a night. 

I think I want to take the ferry all the way to Dutch Harbour next summer. I think it would be a fun trip... if Georgia doesn't get seasick again.