Skyview High School was a four-year public school, serving grades 9 through 12. The school is located along the
Sterling Highway
The Sterling Highway is a state highway in the south-central region of the U.S. state of Alaska, leading from the Seward Highway at Tern Lake Junction, south of Anchorage, to Homer.
Route description
Construction of the highway began in 1 ...
in
Kalifornsky, Alaska
Kalifornsky ( Dena'ina: ''Unhghenesditnu'') is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 8,487 at the 2020 census,
up from 7,850 in 2010. It is the most populated locality in the boro ...
, a short distance south of
Soldotna city limits and directly west of the boundary of the
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife habitat preserve located on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, United States. It is adjacent to Kenai Fjords National Park. This refuge was created in 1941 as the Kenai National Moose Range, but in 198 ...
. The school's attendance area covered an approximately 75–mile stretch of the Sterling Highway, from Tern Lake (on the western edge of the
Moose Pass
Moose Pass is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 219 at the 2010 census, up from 206 in 2000.
Geography
Moose Pass is located in the north-central part of the Kenai Peninsula at ...
CDP boundary) to
Cohoe.
This area includes
Cooper Landing
Cooper Landing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States, about south of Anchorage, at the outlet of Kenai Lake into the Kenai River. The town was first settled in the 19th century by gold and mineral pr ...
and
Kasilof
Kasilof ( ; Dena'ina: ''Ggasilat'', russian: Касилов) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 525, down from 549 in 2010.
Geography
Kasilof is located at ...
, and portions of Kalifornsky, Soldotna and
Sterling. The remainder of the central
Kenai Peninsula was served by
Soldotna High School and Kenai Central High School.
Skyview also housed River City Academy (RCA), an
alternative school for students who want to get ahead or who are falling behind. RCA consists of roughly 50 to 75 students. In 2014, RCA was moved to the Soldotna Prep School building, formerly Soldotna Middle School.
History
Skyview High School opened in 1989, and is the newest school on the Kenai Peninsula. It was built to relieve the over-crowded
Soldotna High School.
Skyview High School closed at the end of the 2013–2014 school year and the building was converted into
Skyview Middle School. The student populations from Skyview and Soldotna High School were combined and attended classes at the current Soldotna High School campus starting in the fall of 2014.
Sports
Skyview offered the following sports: wrestling, football, volleyball (women's), softball (women's), soccer, cross country running, cross country skiing, cheerleading, track and field, basketball, hockey, and swimming.
References
External links
Official website
1989 establishments in Alaska
Alternative schools in the United States
Public high schools in Alaska
Schools in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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