MEDFORD, Ore.- Today is the first of two days of freshman orientation at North Medford High School ahead of a hybrid return to campus at the end of the month.
Students and administrators say they’re ready to return to campus, though it still comes with important COVID guidelines to follow.
“They communicated, and we know that they need to be back on campus,” North Medford High School Principal Dan Smith said of students returning. After having an empty campus for a year, he is just as excited as students to see a return to the classroom.
This week, freshman are attending orientation on a school campus they’ve never set foot on before. They’ve been learning online since last year.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. The Klamath County School District’s ‘Farm-to-School’ program is going strong as students return to in-person learning.
The program works with the OSU Klamath Basin Extension Center, using grant funding, to purchase locally grown foods for student meals.
This year alone, the district says it’s purchased 1,900 pounds of russet potatoes, and over 6,000 pounds of ground beef from local farms.
“The Klamath County School District has worked in great partnership with us to pair the procurement of local and Oregon grown foods with the education [of] teaching kids where that food comes from, how to grow it, who grows it for them,” said OSU Klamath Basin Extension Center program partner, Patty Case.
Six months after Two Four Two Fire response, Chiloquin Elementary staff honored with US Capitol flag
Senator Jeff Merkley recognized the efforts of Chiloquin Elementary School with the gift a flag that flew over the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Posted: Mar 10, 2021 3:46 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
CHILOQUIN, Ore. Six months after Chiloquin Elementary School became a hub for support during the Two Four Two Fire, Oregon s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley recognized staff with the gift of a flag that flew over the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
The Two Four Two Fire started on September 7 near Collier State Park, growing during the unprecedented Labor Day winds to eventually cover more than 12,500 acres. More than a thousand structures were threatened, with 70 damaged and 35 destroyed.
Klamath Falls City Schools reschedules forum on final Superintendent candidates
Klamath Falls City Schools will hold a virtual forum with the final two Superintendent candidates on Thursday, February 25.
Posted: Feb 17, 2021 3:41 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. Klamath Falls City Schools announced on Wednesday that it must reschedule a virtual forum with the final two candidates for Superintendent due to severe weather conditions across the nation.
The forum was originally scheduled for Wednesday night, but has now been moved to Thursday, February 25, from 5:30 to 8:15 p.m.
After a lengthy multi-state search, the KFCS Board chose from a field of 14 applicants, holding interviews in the first week of February in order to narrow the group down to two finalists.
Nearly 400 KCSD employees receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine
Today, January 23, 2021, nearly 400 Klamath County School District employees received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Posted: Jan 23, 2021 7:03 PM
Posted By: Brett Taylor
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore On Saturday, January 23, 2021, nearly 400 employees within the Klamath County School District(KCSD) received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
Those nearly 400 Klamath County School District staff included – teachers, cooks, bus drivers, secretaries, and others, while the vaccine that they received was their first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccinations happened at a clinic at the Klamath County Fairgrounds.
Some areas in Klamath County have already returned back to almost a full schedule on in-person classes, while school districts in more populated areas have returned to a hybrid model.