Healy
(Denali National Park)
People
Horseshoe Lake
From 2003-2005, t he ALISON observatory measurement program at Denali National Park and Preserve was a shared effort between Tri-Valley School in Healy, the National Park Service and the Denali Institute. For Tri-Valley School, the ALISON observatory was an activity for Patty Gallego’s 3-5th grade ecology class.
Patty has taught at the elementary level for 15 years throughout Alaska, and received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching in 1998. Working with Patty will be Pam Sousanes, a National Park Service Environmental Specialist, and David Tomeo, Program Manager at the Denali Institute.
In 2005-2006, the Horseshoe Lake site will be run by Dorothy DeBlauw and Kristen Friesen. Originally from Nebraska, Dorothy has taught at Tri-Valley School, Healy, for fourteen years. She currently teaches a mixed 3-5 grade class at Tri-Valley School in Healy.
Dorothy made measurements at Horseshoe Lake, Denali National Park, in partnership with Patty Gallego during winters 2003-04 and 2004-05. Patty left the school at the end of the 2004-05 academic year, but Dorothy is going to continue with ALISON. She will be assisted by Kristen Friesen, an education specialist at Denali National Park. Kristen taught for six years in rural Alaska, including Anaktuvuk Pass and Wainwright in the North Slope Borough School District.
Patty Gallego and Marc Gould pause for a photograph on Horseshoe Lake, Denali National Park.
Tri-Valley School Students' Videos
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