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LOST RIVER – To compete at FFA Nationals, you have to be the very best. Only the state champions qualify. An FFA team from Lost River Junior/Senior High School did just that Nov. 18, taking first in state at FFA’s State Food Science competition at Oregon State University and becoming the school’s first-ever national qualifying FFA team.
Read MoreA custodian, a kindergarten teacher, a bus driver trainer, a special education resource specialist, a paraprofessional, a band director, and two high school teachers are receiving the Klamath County School District’s top honor this year – a Crystal Apple Award.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Lost River, Henley, and Bonanza high schools have been awarded Career and Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grants to expand hands-on programs, update and build computer and business labs, and improve career and technical readiness pathways for students.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Nine educators from the Klamath County School District this month got a behind-the-scenes look at high-wage, high-demand jobs in construction and manufacturing as part of a program that aims to connect area teachers with leaders in trade industry.
Read MoreStudents at Lost River Junior-Senior High School know where their food comes from: They eat beef from their own steers, eggs from their chickens and tomatoes from their greenhouse.
In October, school cooks started using beef from two of four steers Lost River FFA students purchased and raised in hamburgers, tacos, spaghetti sauce and other meals. They’ve been cooking with eggs from the school’s 70 chickens since last year, and in late spring use tomatoes and other produce grown by students.
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