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  • Kayhi Senior Sanjeev Putta

    9/6/23
    Ketchikan High School senior Sanjeev Putta participated in the Rural Alaska Honors Institute this summer in ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø.

  • Emilee Caskey and Annatasia Conway pose in graduation attire

    8/30/23
    Caskey sat down with the Daily News on Thursday afternoon to share the experiences that she had while in the program.

  • Delta High School (DHS) Big Dog

    7/15/23
    Two Delta Junction students attended the 2023 institute: Alanis Cortes Burgos and Madison Grapengeter.



  • 10/27/2022
    $5,000 of the donation was directed toward the Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI), a popular and long-running program

  • Franchezca Correa pipette

    10/26/2022
    Ketchikan High School seniors Franchezca Correa and Steven Dilts had the opportunity to sample the college experience at the ²ÊÉñix¹ÙÍø this summer through the Rural Alaska Honors Institute program.


  • RAHI 2021 Grads

    Fall 2021
    UAF offers a multitude of programs for young people but often it takes philanthropic support from donors, corporate partners and private foundations to make these programs possible.


  • RAHI 2020 Graduation News-Miner

    7/9/2020
    The 2020 Rural Alaska Honors Institute, or RAHI, will host an online graduation Friday after holding its first totally online RAHI program, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • RAHI 2019 Graduates

    7/10/19
    Fifty rural and Alaska Native high school students, representing more than 30 communities across the state, graduated after six weeks of academics and on-campus living at UAF this year.

  • 7/12/18
    40 Alaska Native and rural high school students from 29 rural communities across the state completed the 6-week program to make up this year's graduating class.

  • 7/16/18
    Every year, the summer high school program produces a class of college-bound students, many of whom will grow into college graduates and successful adults.

  • 7/20/18
    For the second year in a row, an Unalaska student has earned one of the top awards at the Rural Alaska Honors Institute.


  • 8/4/17
    When Conwell applied to the Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI) last spring, he was wait-listed. But after a last-minute invitation and six weeks of grueling college courses, Conwell has found himself headlining graduation as the valedictorian.

  • 6/1/17
    Ben Renshaw and his wife, Grace Milliken Renshaw, both Tri-Valley School grads, successfully completed medical school at the University of Washington.

  • 7/14/17
    The program’s graduates this year are finishing RAHI at as precipitous a time as any in its history — Alaska and its communities are always in need of good young leaders.