Sitka High School
Sitka High School is the principal high school for the Southeast Alaskan community of Sitka and the Sitka School District. The school's student body is primarily composed of Alaskan Natives, and Asian-Pacific Islanders and Caucasians.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jonathan.s.kt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swan Lake and Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Swan Lake
Lake
Swan Lake, is a small lake located in the center of the town of Sitka, Alaska. It is a man-made lake, created during the Russian occupation of Alaska as an income source during the winter.
Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
Church
Photo: Barek, Public domain.
St. Michael's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska, at Lincoln and Maksoutoff Streets in Sitka, Alaska. The earliest Orthodox cathedral in the New World, it was built in the nineteenth century, when Alaska was under the control of Russia, though this structure burned down in 1966. Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel is situated 1 mile south of Sitka High School.
Russian Mission Orphanage
Museum
Photo: Lordkinbote, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Russian Bishop's House, once the Russian Mission Orphanage, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at Lincoln and Monastery Streets in Sitka, Alaska. Russian Mission Orphanage is situated 1 mile southeast of Sitka High School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitka.
Sitka
Photo: Henry P. Gray, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitka is a city of about 9,000 on the Pacific Ocean coast of Baranof Island in Alaska. First settled by Tlingit Aboriginal people, Sitka also has history as a Russian settlement, established in 1799 by Alexander Baranoff of the Russian American Company, which became the Russian capital of Alaska.
Sitka High School
- Type: School
- Description: high school in Alaska, United States
- Categories: high school, public school, and education
- Location: Alaska, United States, North America
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Latitude
57.06236° or 57° 3′ 45″ northLongitude
-135.34013° or 135° 20′ 25″ westOpen location code
94963M65+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 714781570OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7531925
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In Other Languages
“Sitka High School” goes by many names.
- French: “Sitka High School”
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