Kite Day

Apparently, it is tradition in Gambell School to have a Kite Day. The elementary schoolers make kites (from kits that were ordered last year), and then fly them at the end of the school day on a Friday. This year, we teamed up with the high school and had the HS students buddy up with ES students for an afternoon of whole-school fun.

For the most part, I think everybody had a good time. It was crazy-windy and cold outside; so windy that we had to call off Kite Day about 20 minutes into it. Just in case you're wondering, it has to be REALLY windy to call off a Kite Day. :-) Such is life in Gambell.





In the background of those pictures, did you see our new wind turbines?? They JUST went up this week, and should be a great source of energy for the village. With as much wind as we get, seems like the energy companies should be paying Gambell for the excess energy gained!

-Megan