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Dear KFCS Families & Community:

Healthy Klamath will be welcoming professional athlete trainer Todd Durkin to our community. Todd Durkin will be delivering an inspirational keynote speech, leading a community workout and hold a meet and greet at 5:30 p.m. tonight at Pel Court. Durkin is a world-class coach, trainer, author and speaker and is the founder of Fitness Quest 10 in Scripps Ranch, San Diego. He currently trains dozens of NFL and MLB athletes, including Golden Tate, Zach Ertz, His long client lists include, LaDainian Tomlinson, Reggie Bush, Drew Brees, Darren Sproles, Aaron Rodgers, Carson Palmer and Tony Gwynn Jr. amongst others.

The highlight will be for any students in the community, teachers or school staff, to be a part of the community workout, which will be done on the hardwood at Pel Court. Healthy Klamath’s Jessie Willkie and Jessica Bostick have worked hard to put this event together, and anyone from around the community can attend this free event.

Klamath Union Digital Media is putting on “Nightmare at the Fair, MAZE of TERROR,” this Sunday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. This is an annual event put on by KU, and is a walk-through, guided-tour maze. Cost is $5 per person and is asking for a can of food for the Klamath County Food Bank. There is also a kiddie maze for younger Halloweener’s. The event is sponsored by Les Schwab, My Mechanic, Rhine-Cross Group, Daydreamer LLC, Klamath Falls City Schools, Klamath County Fairgrounds and KU Digital Media. You can find a link to a promo video put together by KU Digital Media on our district website.

Next month KU College and Career Coordinator Karla Andrade is helping put together an entire week of filling out career and college applications for all students at Klamath Union. The College and Career Application Week will be from Nov. 14 through Nov. 18. This is a week where all KU students are encouraged to look out for the different organizations that will be visiting and learn about the options available to them after they graduate high school. To entice seniors in participating, there will be a raffle at the end of the day on November 18th for any seniors who received tickets doing any of the following: filled out FAFSA/ORSAA, created a resume, applied to college/university or trade school, applied to a future job, completed the ASVAB test, which is happening during that week, completed Oregon Promise, completed the OSAC Scholarship application, asking Ms. Andrade for help on making a plan for when after students graduate.

Prizes will include: Apple iPad, apple watch, a TV and more. Among the organizations and schools which will attend are: US Marines, Army Guard, US Navy, Air Force, College of the Siskiyou’s, WyoTech College, Grand Canyon University, KCC, KCC Nursing Programs, KCC Fire Department, SOU, Portland State University, Western Oregon University, Eastern Oregon University, Bogatay Construction, Bowers Construction, Bushnell University and Universal Technical Institute.

KFCS is very grateful for all of our community partners that help us with the events listed above as well as the support of our staff and students year-round.

Keith A. Brown, Superintendent

Klamath Falls City Schools

“Every student, every day, whatever it takes!”

You are invited to Nightmare at the Fair, MAZE of TERROR, Sunday, October 30th, 6pm to 10pm, at the Klamath County Fairgrounds. This is a walk-through, guided-tour maze where there's a scare around every corner.

Cost is $5 per person and we are asking for a can of food for the Klamath County Food Bank. There is also a Kiddie Maze for those younger Halloweener’s.

This event is sponsored by Les Schwab, My Mechanic, Rhine-Cross Group, DayDreamer LLC, Klamath Falls City Schools, Klamath County Fairgrounds, and KU Digital Media.

NFL, MLB trainer coming to Klamath Falls today!

Healthy Klamath will be welcoming professional athlete trainer Todd Durkin to our community. Todd Durkin will be delivering an inspirational keynote speech, leading a community workout and hold a meet and greet at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Pel Court.

Durkin is a world-class coach, trainer, author and speaker and is the founder of Fitness Quest 10 in Scripps Ranch, San Diego. He trains dozens of current NFL and MLB athletes, including Drew Brees, Golden Tate, Zach Ertz, Darren Sproles. His long client lists include, LaDainian Tomlinson, Reggie Bush, Aaron Rodgers, Carson Palmer and Tony Gwynn Jr. amongst others.

Anyone from around the community can attend this free event.

The first ever Klamath Falls Into Fitness Challenge will start this October and November. We’ll be signing up as an organization team to compete in two areas:

• Average Miles Moved Per Employee
• Average Minutes Moved Per Employee

You can take the pledge here - www.healthyklamath.com/klamath-falls-into-fitness-pledge

Just make sure you list Klamath Falls City Schools as your team. When you sign up, you’ll be able to participate as part of our team and also as an individual in the community challenge. Healthy Klamath has asked us to be a part of this challenge, along with countless other establishments in the community. There will be awards and prizes for the challenge, community fitness classes and events you can attend.

Learn more about the challenge here - www.healthyklamath.com/fall-into-fitness

You’ll be able to read up on the different areas and check out a calendar of free community events and exercise opportunities for the months of October and November.

The benefits of staying physically active and healthy include longevity, less chronic disease, less cognitive decline as we age, and more. Let’s take the challenge together to be healthier this fall!

Congratulations to both Klamath Union High School cross country teams.

This past Thursday, the KU girls cross country team won the Skyline District Championships for the second year in a row and boys team placed second. The conference championship run was held at Valley of the Rogue State Park in Gold Hill.

Isabela Coffman had Klamath Union's best time for the girls team and earned second place with her time of 20:24.4. Aubrey Syrnyk earned a fifth-place finish for KU, and finished at 20:53.4. Eleanor Rodriguez also had a strong showing and ended the race at 22:01.4. Grace Keyser, Hayleigh Dukes, Hazel Squibb and Kara Johnson rounded out the girls team. No Pelican finished bellow the 15th spot in the 31-person race.

The KU boys team also had a second-place finisher as Carter Harmon was the top Pelican runner and penciled down a time of 16:14.4. Damien Hunt-Plummer also finished in the top 10 for KU and ended in ninth place at 17:59.9. Bryce Peterson, Connor Olsen, Connor Carlson, John Potter and Isaac Barnes helped the Pelican team to their second-place conference finish.

Both teams will run in the OSAA State Championships next Saturday in Eugene.

Kindergarteners at Mills Elementary School showed off their game skills this past Tuesday in a Kindergarten Game Night.

Mills kindergarten teachers Elizabeth Campbell and Kayla Pershall helped families enjoy a night where children could show their parents what they have learned thus far in the school year, while sharing snacks and goodies together.

The night culminated with a chance to learn the renowned card game, Uno.

Campbell let the families know the deck of Uno they had received was theirs to take home to continue learning and playing the card game. The two kindergarten teachers spent time explaining the laundry list of rules the game entails.

The kindergarteners then applied what they had learned to a game of Uno with their parents and siblings, while undoubtedly, coming across wrong rules which have been passed down through generations.

Mills parents Merkey Shuey and Kristin Ferdik attended the game night for their son, Salylo. Shuey himself attended Mills when he was in elementary school.

Shuey was a Mustang during the mid-1990’s, and attended Mills from fourth grade until sixth. Ferdik also was a student at Mills during the early 2000’s.

Shuey still remembers his principal’s name at the time, along with his fourth grade and fifth grade teachers, one of his teachers being former educator, Mrs. Yazee. He even recalled being at Mills during the school’s renovation of its gymnasium.

“I do not want him (Salylo) to go to any other school because this is my school right here. My oldest sister, she went here, too,” Shuey said. “And he is my only son; we are still in the neighborhood, so I would rather him come here than any other school.”

Shuey even remembers Campbell, who was a teacher at Mills when he was a student. Campbell, a longtime kindergarten teacher of 25 years, said she recalled seeing an engraving Shuey left on one of the chairs in a classroom at Mills.

“I looked for the engraving but I could not find it, but I do remember it,” Campbell said. “I have parents who are now the grandparents bringing me their grand baby’s, and I have had some of my kindergarteners bring me their kids in school.”

By KFCS Media Relations Specialist, Joaquin Aguilar-Flores

Klamath Union High School sponsored an American Red Cross Blood Drive at Pel Court this past Wednesday.

Many people donated blood as student volunteers helped lend a helping hand.

Ponderosa Middle School students in forensics class analyzed their fingerprint ridgeology by using balloons to enlarge their prints during this week of class.

The new district website has an Alumni page for graduates of KU. This past week, six KU alumni sent us updates on their lives since they graduated. Take a look on the KU Alumni page on the district website. And, if you are an alumni, be sure and send us YOUR update!

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