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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Schools across the Klamath County School District opened their doors today (Sept. 5), greeting more than 7,100 students for their first day of the 2023-24 school year.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Leadership Klamath Youth program is now accepting applications from high school students who are interested in developing their leadership skills, exploring career opportunities, and learning about the importance of community involvement.
Read MoreSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Nineteen Cal Poly students, including 2019 KUHS graduate Jacob Schlottmann-McGonigle, were recognized for their awards, hard work, and other accomplishments by state lawmakers on the floors of the state Assembly and Senate in Sacramento on January 30.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Tuesday, The Boeing Company (Boeing Commercial Airplanes) and Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) signed an agreement to develop a Collaboration Lab at Oregon Tech's Klamath Falls campus, which would provide a secure environment for Oregon Tech students completing projects for Boeing.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Oregon Tech Foundation surpassed a huge milestone this past academic year, paying out over $10,229,742 in scholarships to Oregon Institute of Technology students. The milestone was celebrated Oct. 16 as donors and scholarship recipients gathered to celebrate the annual Scholarship Banquet.
Read MoreThe Oregon Institute of Technology and Oregon Tech AAUP has a tentative agreeance of a contract that brings an end to the teacher strike.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Tech AAUP is increasingly close to a settlement in the eighth day of their strike against the Oregon Institute of Technology, as the union continues to fight for their collective bargaining rights and salary equity.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - While a majority of Oregon Tech faculty held their own Rally for a Fair Contract on Friday, over 50 Oregon Tech students entered the OIT administrative building in Klamath Falls and held a sit-in to show their support for their faculty. Actions also took place at the Portland-Metro campus and virtually as Oregon Tech - AAUP (OT-AAUP) continues to negotiate a historic first contract with a recalcitrant senior administration.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - “Next week, for the first time in more than a year, most Klamath County School District students will begin returning to our classrooms full-time, five days a week,” said a newsletter sent to KCSD parents Wednesday evening.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Klamath County Public Health has reported to Oregon Health Authority that a good faith effort was made to serve everyone in Phase 1-A of the statewide COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The next group to be vaccinated are those who serve Pre-Kindergarten through high school students. This Phase 1-B, Group 1 will be served in closed clinical settings this week. These individuals were provided instructions for obtaining vaccination.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Students at both county and city schools will return to in-person and hybrid instruction models as planned next week following a last-minute emergency meeting Thursday asking district board members to weigh in on reopening plans.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County School District Board of Directors on Thursday passed a resolution urging Gov. Kate Brown to prioritize the return of all students to in-person instruction by establishing metrics that follow the most recent science (from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or allowing local districts and public health officials to determine when students can safely return to school.
Read MoreDue to rising COVID-19 case rates, ALL Klamath County students, including K-3 and students in rural schools, will return to comprehensive distance learning on Monday, Nov. 30.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce congratulates both the Klamath County School District, Klamath Falls City Schools, and their respective boards on their efforts to reopen schools. The Chamber board appreciates the work and advocacy the district and many parents have put into making this happen.
Read MoreIt has been more than six months since Madelyn Cory was sitting in a classroom at Bonanza Junior/Senior High School. “It was March 12,” the Bonanza junior recalled Tuesday (Sept. 8), her first day back in a brick-and-mortar classroom since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools statewide last spring. “I am so very glad to be back. Six months is too long.”
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - With schools developing plans to reopen, and the business community working hard to stay open, Healthy Klamath and its partners would like to encourage Klamath County residents to continue following the best practices to keep our community safe.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - In a message to parents, students, and staff, Klamath Falls City School Superintendent, Dr. Paul Hillyer announced that students will begin the 2020-21 school year online during the first 6-week grading period.
Read MoreAs the school bus pulled up to Midland Park, students were already waiting. Most were on foot. Some had come on bicycles. All were there for grab-and-go meals offered by the Klamath County School District during the COVID-19 school closure.
“With layoffs, this really does help right now,” said one mother, who brought four students to pick up meals on Friday.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – As school districts prepare thousands of grab-and-go meals for students learning at home, packaged foods and even plastic snack bags are becoming scarce.
Read MorePORTLAND, Ore. - Governor Kate Brown today [March 18, 2020] announced an executive order directing Oregon's higher education institutions to move their curriculum to online learning, prohibiting in-person classroom interactions through April 28 as a way to prevent transmission of COVID-19.
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