HomeBRIDGE

Please join us for our Site Council meeting on Monday, 10/26. This is a great opportunity to check out what happens at Site Council and perhaps to get involved in the direction of your students school.

HomeBRIDGE Site Council - Google Meet

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/kxz-izda-myp?pin=8749482243533

Reimbursement Requests covering expenses for fiscal quarter one (July-September) are due to the HomeBRIDGE office (or postmarked) by October 31. Please refer to the HomeBRIDGE Handbook pages 8-11 regarding reimbursements. Requests can be

• emailed to homebridge@juneauschools.org
• dropped off at the HB office (TMMS Room D-215) between 8:00am and 2:30pm
• mailed to HomeBRIDGE, 10014 Crazy Horse Dr., Juneau AK 99801 (postmarked by deadline)
• or (google users) submitted with this google form and title the document with:
• your student's (legal) lastname_firstname_Q1_Reimbursement

Be sure

• to use your student's legal (PowerSchool) name
• all receipts/invoices are complete and clear
• the request form is filled out in its entirety
• request is made for only what can be reimbursed
• all is submitted as one document
• title the document with: your student's (legal) lastname_firstname_Q1_Reimbursement

REMEMBER: Internet access is reimbursable (see the handbook for restrictions)

Check out this presentation about submitting requests.

If you have questions contact Leslie or email HomeBRIDGE

Is your student interested in playing college sports at the NCAA Division I or II level?

Core course requirements start at in 9th grade, so we want to make sure your student is on track. Please fill out this form:

NCAA Eligibility Survey

Calling all students in grades 6-12! Would you be interested in joining a crochet club? We can provide a space where you can bring materials, get creative, share your skills, and connect with other homeschool students.

If there is enough interest, we'll plan to start the crochet club in January!

Interested? Please email teacher Tara Kulbeth to let us know!

The Juneau Skating Club's Learn-to-Skate program next session is starting soon!

The club offers basic and advanced skills lessons for all levels - tots, youth, and adults! Advanced basic skill lesson (completed basic skills) are available for student 6+ and for adults.

Session 2 dates are October 26 - December 20

For more info: https://juneauskatingclub.org/ or the quick info flyer here

Register here: https://reg.juneauskatingclub.org/

Questions: contact the registrar

We are excited to be able to take the first 15 students in grade 2 - 6 to the Juneau Dance Theatre's performance of The Nutcracker on December 4.

Families are responsible for dropping students off to Tara Kulbeth and Jess Kovach at JDHS at 10:25 AM and picking them up at 1:00 PM. Families must sign them in and sign them out.

Space is limited to the first 15 students in grades 2–6, so please sign up early! If you do sign up, please plan on attending. If your student will not be able to make it, please let us know as soon as possible.

Please complete the following google form: Nutcracker Sign Up to add your interest. We will be sending out permission slips in November to the first 15 students. We look forward to enjoying this special holiday performance with our students!

Date: December 4th

Location: Juneau-Douglas High School (JDHS)
Drop-off: 10:25 AM
Pick-up: 1:00 PM

What to Bring: Students will need to bring a sack lunch to eat during intermission.

The Common App lets you fill out one application and send it to any of 1,000+ colleges and universities. Enter your personal information, grades, activities, and essay once, then submit to as many schools as you like, One app, less stress, and all your deadlines in one place. (Not all universities belong to Common App, however, many do.)

Please designate Mrs. Lockhart or Mrs. Kovach as your Counselor in your application so that they can help you with the process.

Link here

Are you interested in an outdoor conservation career? The Alaska Professional Hunters Association is once again sponsoring their annual essay contest. Alaska youth ages 12 - 16 have the opportunity to share their love and appreciation for the wilderness and wildlife of Alaska. The contest is free to enter and the winner will enjoy a three day conservation-based introduction to the outdoors at the Ultima Thule Lodge and KUIU gear!

Deadline to enter is October 31, 2026.

Essay contest details here.

Questions : Contact APHA.

Did you miss the Junior or Senior night presentations at JDHS? Ms. Knapp, College and Career Counselor at JDHS, shared valuable information about post-secondary planning--college, trade school, military service, or direct to workforce. Ms. Knapp is a wealth of knowledge and is happy to meet with HomeBRIDGE students.

Presentations from those info nights:

Junior Night slides

Junior Night recording

Senior Night slides

Senior Night recording

We are happy to share that MAPS assessment results are available for families to view through PowerSchool using your parent account. We encourage you to take a look at your child's results and celebrate their growth and progress! If you would like a copy of your child's MAPS report emailed to you, or you would like to meet to discuss the results, please reach out to Tara Kulbeth (tara.kulbeth@juneauschools.org).

Link to parent PowerSchool access.

The 2027 yearbook is available for pre-order on the JDHS website. (https://sites.google.com/view/jdhs-yearbook-totem/buy-yearbook); everything yearbook related can be found on that website. Check it out first!

Also on the site are the important links SENIORS (and parents) should note:

• Senior Portraits: if using a professional photo: please upload ONE copy only that wiil replace the standard school photo.

Deadline to up load your senior portrait is December 1, 2026.

• Baby Photos: Please upload ONE copy of the baby photo to be used.

Deadline to up load your baby photo is November 1, 2026.

• Senior Shout Outs: this is for parents and families who want to purchase space in the YB to make an announcement or a shout out to their graduating senior.

Deadline to turn in a shoutout request is December 1, 2026.

Please do not email photos or shout outs; Everything must be submitted through the website.

The Juneau School District provides funding for all students to take a College- or Career-Readiness Assessment (CCRA). The approved career-readiness assessment is Workkeys; the approved college-readiness assessments are ACT or the SAT. Students choose which assessment best fits their post-secondary path.

JSD will pay for the administration of one CCRA per 11th grade student. Students may take the assessment during the scheduled school day(s) of administration. Students should use the selection form to choose the assessment they will take.

More information here

Selection form here

Contact your counselor if you have questions.

Registration for Eaglecrest Homeschool Lesson Program is available 8/26/26 through 12/4/26.

This is a 10 week lesson program - your choice of Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.

Lesson times are 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Students registered by Friday, December 4 can either pay in advance or have Eaglecrest invoice HomeBRIDGE directly. Funds will be deducted from the student's allotment.

Details are here.

Registration here.

Annual Bookmark Contest - ends October 15 - Info here

October 13 to 31 : Downtown Scavenger Hunt sponsored by the Downtown Business Assoc

October 31 - 2:00-6:00pm : Downtown Trick or Treating

Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24

Haunted House 6:00-7:00pm Lights on, all ages; 7:00-9:00pm lights off, full scare - entry $5 (benefits Books 2 Boards program

Trunk or Treat (October 24) 4:30-6:00pm

Current exhibits: Critter Trek and Slow Beauty Ends Saturday, October 24)

Exhibits:

Alaska Positive Exhibit: Ends December 30

The Spirit of Independence: Ends December 31

Every Friday: Noon Organ Concerts: 12:00 - 1:00pm

Friday, October 30, 7:00pm : Evening at Egan Lecture Series - Glacier Outburst Flood: Lower But Not Smaller

HomeBRIDGE Site Council meetings are the fourth Monday of the month (with exceptions for holidays)

Meetings are at 5:00pm in the HB office - Room D215 at TMMS

Next Meeting: October 26

Upcoming meetings:

November 23

January 25

February 22

March 29 * (to accommodate spring break)

April 26

May 24

If your student is not registered in Brightways for the 26-27 school year and the JSD re-enrollment filled out, your student's allotment cannot be used.

If your student leaves HomeBRIDGE prior to the end of October, the family is responsible for repaying any allotment charges.

Contact Leslie with questions.

The first progress report is now past due (was due October 9)

The next progress report is due: January 8, 2027

Future progress reports are due:

• The week of March 12, 2027

• The week of May 7, 2027

How to submit a progress report

Reimbursement requests are due every fiscal quarter. The next reimbursement request is due:

No later than

October 31, 2026

for any cost incurred between July 1 and September 30, 2026

Future requests are due:

• No later than January 31, 2027 for purchases made October - December, 2026

• No later than April 30, 2027 for purchases made January - March, 2027

• No later than June 30, 2027 for purchases made April - June, 2027

Please remember these dates are firm.

NOTE: reimbursement requests will not be processed if progress reports are not submitted.

How to submit a reimbursement request