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Search this site Home Community AEC Moving to Shaktoolik Students/Parents Academics Athletics/Activities Scholarships Resources Staff & Faculty More School Improvement Home Community AEC Moving to Shaktoolik Students/Parents Academics Athletics/Activities Scholarships Resources Staff & Faculty More School Improvement More Home Community AEC Moving to Shaktoolik Students/Parents Academics Athletics/Activities Scholarships Resources Staff & Faculty More School Improvement PAUL F. ASICKSIK SR. SCHOOL BSSD Website Arbiter Athlete Upcoming Events About Us Shaktoolik School is located in the small village of Shaktoolik, Alaska. Shaktoolik is 130 miles east of Nome, or about 40 miles north of Unalakleet, located on Norton Sound. According to the Alaska Dept. of Community and Economic Development, Shaktoolik was the first and southernmost Malemiut settlement on Norton Sound, occupied as early as 1839. Twelve miles northwest, on Cape Denbigh, is “Iyatayet,” a site that is 6,000 to 8,000 years old, and listed on the national register of historic places. Shaktoolik was first mapped in 1842-44 by Lt. Lavrenty Zagoskin, Imperial Russian Navy, who called it “Tshaktogmyut.” “Shaktoolik” is derived from a Unaliq word, “suktuliq”, meaning “scattered things”. Reindeer herds were managed in the Shaktoolik area around 1905. The village was originally located six miles up the Shaktoolik River, and moved to the mouth of the River in 1933. This site was prone to severe storms and winds, however, and the village relocated to its present, more sheltered location in 1975. The City was incorporated in 1969. PAUL F. ASICKSIK, SR. SCHOOL PO Box 71040 (40 Main Street) Main Office 907-955-3021 Principal 907-955-2421 Fax 907-955-3031 PO Box 71040, Shaktoolik, AK 99771 Report abuse Report abuse...