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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Tech is pleased to announce the successful conclusion of its second annual Ready, Set, Innovate event. The Oct. 27 event brought together nearly 120 junior high, high school, and college students, along with mentors and volunteers, to foster innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in the local community.
Read MoreA career in the medical field had not occurred to Mia Hutchinson. Until now.
The high school junior is among 32 Native American students at Mazama High School who have joined On Track OHSU!, an Oregon Health & Science University college-career readiness program that targets underrepresented student populations and has supports and structures in place to help them pursue medical careers. Mazama kicked off its new partnership with On Track on March 3 with an introductory meeting in the high school library.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - When eighth-grader Claire Earnest created a book for her kindergarten buddy at Peterson Elementary School, she incorporated Kaitlynn Allison’s favorite things as well as hands-on activities that would help the soon-to-be first-grader – letters, numbers, shoe tying, and braiding.
Read More“Jubal! Jubal! Jubal!” The 2-year-old, who nearly lost his life less than three months ago, looked up at the crowded stands in the Brixner Junior High School gymnasium and gave students a quick smile before hiding his face on his mother’s shoulder. The students then stood, clapping their hands and stomping their feet.
Read MoreBrixner Junior High School students adopted a “sparrow” last week, committing to volunteering 300 hours of community service to raise money for 2-year-old Jubal, a Klamath Falls boy who was critically injured in an accident.
Read MoreBrixner Junior High School teacher Kara Contreras has two classrooms – one inside and one outside. Over the past three years, Contreras and her ecology students created an outdoor classroom that attracts pollinators, provides habitat for the endangered monarch butterfly, and last spring was home to fledgling barn owls.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - For most students, the seventh-period bell signifies the end of the school day. At Brixner Junior High and Henley Middle School, however, students now have the option to stay and receive extra help from their teachers on homework and assignments.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In a letter written to Klamath County School District families, KCSD Superintendent, Glen Szymoniak announces options for county schools this fall. “There is not a one size fits all answer for the district,” said Szymoniak.
Read MoreThe Klamath County School District has scheduled a series of community forums for parents who are interested in finding out more about their school’s reopening plan for the 2020-21 school year.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Brixner Junior High School has a special guest living on campus: An orphaned calf named Beau. Students in the school’s junior agriculture class are bottle-feeding and caring for Beau as part of a six-week exploratory program taught by math teacher Veronica Turner, who also raises cattle on a small ranch east of Klamath Falls.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Brixner Junior High School students are doing yard work, picking up trash, and helping at the local food bank and other organizations. Every hour they contribute to their community, they raise money to help 8-year-old Caiden.
Read MoreA 7.1 earthquake just hit Klamath Falls, damaging roads and buildings. You are the principal of one of the 23 schools in the Klamath County School District, and hundreds of students just evacuated your school building. Now what?
Read MoreSchools throughout the Klamath County School District will be participating in “give back” activities this week, including food and clothing drives, clean-up activities, thank-you letters to community businesses, leaders and organizations, pet food drives for the Humane Society among other activities.
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