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Klamath Union sophomore Andi Harmon took home gold as she won the OSAA Class 4A girls high jump state title Friday at Hayward Field in Eugene. Harmon cleared 5 feet, 1¾ inches. Coincidentally, it was the same height Philomath high jumper, Anneka Steen, cleared. Harmon won the state title because she cleared 5-0¾ on her very first try. It took Steen three tries to clear the height. Harmon was not the only Pelican on the podium for the high jump. Her teammate and KU freshman, Hazel Squibb, took home bronze as she earned third place with her mark of 4-11¾. Junior Pelican Isabela Coffman also showed out in the state track and field meet and earned fifth place in the 3,000 meters. Coffman finished the race in 10 minutes, 54.16 seconds. Coffman's time in the 3,000 was a personal record. Tony Matheney also reached the podium for the Pels and placed in eighth place in the triple jump with his leap of 39’ 5.25”.

Conger Wellness Carnival, Roosevelt Science Night and many more KFCS events are featured in this week's KFCS News Flash here: https://www.smore.com/a5mju

Pesticide application notification at Conger Tuesday, May 23 and at 20-acre parcel northeast end of Summers Lane this Wednesday, May 24.

We want to thank all our teachers for all the hard work and dedication they put forth for our school district. Teacher Appreciation Week was this week. Here are some of our teachers at KFCS. To all our teachers we say, thank you. For more photos, find our KFCS Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Klamath.Falls.City.Schools

Pesticide application notification for KFCS District Office tomorrow and at Klamath Union this Friday.

All-City Band, Conger students making bread from scratch, Klamath County Fire District 1 visits Mills, are all mentioned in this week's KFCS News Flash here: https://www.smore.com/sjpf8

KU Digital Media students competed in a statewide safety competition known as the O[yes] Media Contest in video and graphic design. KU finished in second place in the video category and a Finalist in the Graphic Design Category, both won by senior, Jude Garlitz. You can find the videos from the contest put together by Garlitz here: https://youngemployeesafety.org/2023-media-contest-winners/

Breakfast and lunch menus for Klamath Falls City Schools for the month of May.

Here is this week's KFCS News Flash: https://www.smore.com/s7ejr

Alyse Perez and Brooke Nelson place in the top 10 in Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision at the International DECA competition. KU DECA had four members in the finals. Brooke Nelson & Alyse Perez Sports team decision. Abby Martin & Jacob Martin Hospitality Team Decision. Micah Gaede Marketing Communications. Bell Riley in Hotel & Lodging. Watch Tuesday’s DECA awards live starting at 5:30 PST. Link: https://www.decadirect.org/articles/congratulations-to-the-2023-deca-icdc-competitive-event-champions?fbclid=IwAR0m2D4dbRWE_rDpGiW581V87dU8-yRDhbn6q1-lmtnFKrnuiOo7FElKRQw

Look to see what is going on at KFCS in this week's KFCS News Flash: https://www.smore.com/t2je6

Pesticide application notification at Klamath Union, Roosevelt, Conger and Klamath Early Childhood Development Center April 26.

Ponderosa Multicultural Fair This Friday!

Look for an update on what is going on at Klamath Falls City Schools in this week's KFCS News Flash: https://www.smore.com/vkqm0

Look for school breakfast and lunch menus here for the month of April. Please reference our Nutrition Services page for updated lists: https://www.kfalls.k12.or.us/page/nutrition-services

Look to see what happened this week at KFCS in this week's KFCS News Flash: https://www.smore.com/1ecy8

Here is this week's KFCS News Flash: https://www.smore.com/vydex

Congratulations to Klamath Union High School juniors, Mia Hidden and Cassidy Bogatay for their winning entries into the C-SPAN Student Cam documentary contest. Both students received Honorable Mention for their films along with a check for $250. This year, C-SPAN received almost 3,000 film entries representing 40 states, Washington, DC, Kenyan and UAE. Students were asked to create a 5–6-minute video imagining they were a newly elected member of Congress, and sharing the issue of what would be their first priority to address, and why. Cassidy Bogatay tackled the issue of water in the Klamath Basin with her film “Water: Beauty of the Basin.” Mia Hidden’s film “Flowers that Fly: Saving the Monarchs” documented the loss of the butterflies in Oregon and the steps needed to address their survival. Both films finished in the top 4% of all entries. Congratulations to both Mia and Cassidy! Interview questions from, Mia Hidden What was the best part of making your C-SPAN video? My favorite part of my film, and the process that it required, was the connection to my video. It was something personal to me, something that really matters, and something that I wanted to make aware of to my community. It's a serious issue that needs voiced, and I took it on with open arms. It's such an important topic to me personally, and getting to bring my ideas to life, as well as bringing a new light to climate change through such a well known butterfly, was truly rewarding. What is the one thing you learned about filmmaking when you finished your video project? My film, Saving the Monarchs, has been my biggest project yet. There was a lot of stress involved in getting this project completed and meeting the expectations I had set for myself. This project is not something I took lightly as it had several strict guidelines that I had to meet. Throughout this process, I learned how to pace myself and how to create a project of this density. It's something that I had trouble with at times, where I was stuck and didn't know what to do next. It's going to be hard, and that is something I had to learn to be ok with, because it'll set me up better for the projects ahead of me. What do you plan on doing next year in film? After learning what I did this year in my StudentCam project, I'm already lining myself up with projects to help broaden my horizons and learn more in this growing field. I have plans for next year's C-SPAN project, I'll be filming several documentaries on my Hawaii Advanced Media Trip, as well as applying for a grant to film our local bald eagle populations. What I love most about doing Video production is walking into class faced with a brand new project that I get to lead. It's a way to voice what I have to say, it's an art form really, and I cannot wait to see what other projects I get to be a part of this upcoming year.

The future of food service has begun at Klamath Falls City Schools and came to Klamath Union this past Tuesday when students were able to have a small sample of what lunch time will be like in the near future. An ecstatic group of Klamath Union students were chosen to sample select new food options coming to Klamath Falls City Schools in the coming months. One of the options, buffalo chicken wings, were a hit. Stir fry beef and veggies were also some of the options. Thank you to Chef Ryan from Walker Quality Services and President of WQS, Alfred L. Walker III, for visiting Klamath Union.

Happy Classified Staff Appreciation Week! Look for a mention about classified appreciation week as well as countless other district events to come and a message from Superintendent Keith A. Brown in this week's KFCS News Flash: https://www.smore.com/q1642