[2] On May 25, 1901, Mrs. Alice Leedy opened a school in the Episocopal Church.
School opened on September 9 and met in City Hall.
The first actual school building opened on November 11, 1901.
By 1903, there were 3 classrooms and 60 students, one each for primary, intermediate, and upper grades.
After the entire town moved as a result of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, new schools were built, including Growden-Harrison Elementary School, which was the first building completed as part of the post-earthquake relocation effort.