28 Things You Know Are True If You Went To A Small High School In Alaska
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If you went to a small high school in Alaska, chances are that you were used to everyone knowing your name. You probably couldn’t go to church or the grocery store without seeing one of your teachers or friends from school. Growing up an Alaskan kid in a remote town is probably the coolest and most unique experience ever. Although oftentimes it takes graduating and leaving for a while for you to fully recognize how great it all was, and how the rareness of it all was undeniably special. Here are 28 things that you know are true if you went to a small high school in Alaska.
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View from the Tununak River. This is a view north from the church. The school is the large blue building on the left. The newer part of town is to the right of the school away from the bay but right on the river. Many boats line this area.
Yield to the wildlife. They always have the right of way in Alaska.
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C'mon now, it's Alaska. Toughen up and leave a little early. You'll be fine. Alaskans are tough. Pansies belong in the lower 48.
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Amiq is Inupiaq for hide (as in skin). This is a caribou hide hanging outside a house in Shishmaref. Subsistence living is a way of life in Alaska, especially in the more remote areas that are further away from civilization.
Cathy Parker Field in Barrow, Alaska. This is the world's northernmost football field, serving Barrow's high school.
This is a photo of the 1942 Petersburg High School basketball team, the Vikings.
EVERY SINGLE YEAR. But when you can leave right from school and already be dressed to go hunting, why not?
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Bunny boots. They keep your feet warm in temperatures colder than -80 degrees. Brilliant shoes yet lacking in the stylish department.
XtraTufs's - A staple in every Alaskan's closet.
Don't worry, they aren't out past curfew. It's only 5pm and the sun set an hour ago. Hooray for dark winters in Alaska.
Because playing in the woods is just part of what makes Alaska awesome.
It's a fact; Hoop Stars are born in remote Alaskan villages!
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And you look forward to it all week. The muddier, the better. Sorry mom!
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Cue the cute fisherman, please!
No big deal. Just totally and completely EPIC.
Because Alaskan kids are just tougher than most. It's a cold, hard fact.
Survival of the s'mores lovers, sugar crash included.
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Getting high in Alaska is all about reaching that elevation, baby!
Way quicker than waiting at the bus stop, amirite?
Legal without the driving class. Boo yah!
EVER. The coolest way EVER.
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At least you had your best friends there with you to weather the stinky storm.
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Don't worry man, I promise it will look great. I'm a professional.
Chugiak High School students Rachel Russell and Denali Krajnik of Eagle River pause to catch their breath while playing on an inflatable boxing ring provided by U.S. Army Alaska at the annual Eagle River Bear Paw Festival.
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No matter how big or how small.
The Mount Edgecumbe High School Yup'ik Dancers perform during the Sitka Alaska Day parade.
The bond you make with your high school friends in Alaska is unlike anywhere else. If you didn't grow up here, you just wouldn't understand.
Riding your snow-machine to school, playing football in the snow, having epic summer adventures getting dirty outside and dancing to the beat of your own drum in a school where everyone knows your name… There is nothing quite like going to a small high school in Alaska. Can you think of anything we should add to the list?
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