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As the bell rang for break students streamed into the Bo’ Town Showcase, a newly renovated common area that highlights student achievements, provides study and meeting areas, and is home to the Bonanza Junior/Senior High School’s first-ever student store, the Grub Hub.
Read MoreLost River Junior/Senior High School students interested in business will now be able to take dual high school and college credit courses and participate in an accelerated pathway to a business degree at Oregon Tech.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Mazama High School junior Charles Kaufman never envisioned he would be able to confidently speak in front of a group much less win a public speaking scholarship to help pay for a German student exchange trip.
Read MoreGabe Moran of Mazama High School placed in the top 20 in the nation in impromptu speaking at the Future Business Leaders of American’s National Leadership Conference last week in San Antonio, Texas.
Read MoreTwenty-six students from the Klamath County School District will travel to San Antonio to attend and compete at the Future Business Leaders of America's National Leadership Conference at the end of June.
The students, who range from freshmen to seniors, represent one of the largest qualifying groups in the high schools’ recent history to attend the national event.
The students will be in San Antonio, Texas, June 27 to July 3.
Read MoreStarting next fall, Klamath County high school students interested in business will be able to take dual high school and college credit courses and participate in an accelerated pathway to a college degree.
A memorandum of understanding for a new program, Diploma to Degree: Jump Into Business, was signed Wednesday by Oregon Tech President Dr. Nagi Naganathan, Klamath County School District Superintendent Glen Szymoniak, and Klamath Falls City Schools Superintendent Dr. Paul Hillyer.
Read MoreIf you want advice and tips on how to improve your public speaking, ask Ximena Lemus-Hernandez.
Ximena, a senior at Lost River Junior-Senior High School, was the expert FBLA and DECA chapter advisors turned to when they needed someone to conduct a workshop on public speaking at the Business Skills Academy Tuesday at Klamath Community College.
And for good reason.
Read MoreHenley High School DECA members Andrew Wilcher and Dylan Huynh had 15 minutes to come up with a marketing plan that would increase book donations at the Perry Public Library.
“Our biggest restriction is we weren’t allowed to give money in return (for donations),” Wilcher said. “The underlying challenge is coming up with an incentive to get people to donate.” They came up with an extension of due dates and a competition – a system that publicly recognizes top donors.
Read MoreMazama High School FBLA students pilot group of Leadership Klamath Youth program
“I’ve got a question for you guys,” rancher Jason Chapman said as 12 Mazama High School students looked around his Poe Valley ranch.
“What percentage of the U.S. population is involved in agriculture?”
The students, who had spent the morning learning about agriculture in the Klamath Basin, responded thoughtfully. “Eighteen?” “Twelve?” But they weren’t even close.
Read MoreHow did seven people from diverse backgrounds end up working with the Portland Trail Blazers?
Mazama High School business leadership and accounting students had a chance to find out Monday during a career panel discussion with staff and ambassadors for the NBA team. The message: Find your passion, be flexible, and don’t give up.
Read MoreStudents from Mazama, Lost River, Bonanza and Gilchrist high schools competed in the FBLA state competition April 5 to 7 in Portland. The top four in each division will proceed to nationals.
Read MoreThe second week of February will now be known as FBLA Week in the Klamath County School District.
On March 9, 2018, members of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) organization from Mazama High School and Bonanza Jr./Sr. High School met with the Klamath County School District Board of Directors to request a proclamation and recognize every second week of February as “FBLA Week.”
Read MoreThe Future Business Leaders of America Cascade Regional Skills Conference was held on Feb. 7 at Oregon Tech. Congratulations to all students who participated and qualified for the 2018 FBLA State Business Leadership Conference. Overall, there are more than a hundred students from the Klamath County School District who qualified for the state conference, which will be held April 5 through 7 in Portland.
Read MoreValhalla Court was full of purple when the Mazama basketball teams played in the annual
“Purple Game” hosted by Mazama’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter. Every year,
Mazama FBLA puts on a “Purple Game” where the student organization group raises funds to
support March of Dimes.
