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The Klamath Falls City School District will join the other 196 school districts throughout

Oregon to celebrate January as “School Board Recognition Month.”

Our school board members spend countless hours of unpaid time working to provide the

best possible education for our students. They also serve as the corporate board of directors for

one of our community’s largest employers. Celebrating School Board Recognition Month is one

way to say thanks for all they do.

School board members represent their fellow citizens’ views and priorities in the complex

enterprise of maintaining and running the community’s public schools. They also reinforce the

principle of local control over public education, which is an important, highly valued aspect of

education in Oregon.

Too often the efforts of school board members go unrecognized.

The school board’s main goal, is to support student achievement. To achieve that goal,

the board focuses on the following needs:

• Creating a vision for what parents and citizens want their school district to become and how to make student achievement the top priority

• Setting standards for what students must learn and be able to do
• Assessing whether schools achieve their goals, and whether students are learning
• Accounting for the outcomes of decisions and by tracking progress and reporting results

• Aligning the use of the district’s human and financial resources
• Creating a safe and orderly climate where students can learn and teachers can teach

• Collaborating to solve common problems and to support common successes
• Focusing on continuous improvement by questioning, examining, revising, refining and revisiting issues related to student achievement

Even though we are making a special effort during January to show appreciation for our

school board members, we recognize their contributions reflect a year-round effort on their part.

They are dedicated individuals who are committed to improving student achievement and to

fighting for the best for all of our students.

Please join me this month in thanking our Klamath Falls City School Board members; Vanessa Bennett, Patrick Fenner, Kathy Hewitt, Trina Perez, Lori Theros, Carol Usher and Ashley Wendt-Lusich for serving on the KFCS School Board.

Keith A. Brown, Superintendent

Klamath Falls City Schools

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

Klamath Union High School’s Key Club was mighty busy during the holiday heading into and during the Christmas break.

KU Key Club Coordinator Lisa Danskin knew her students were up for the task of helping their school and community. Here is a list of what they were able to accomplish.

• The Key Club signed 280 Christmas cards for Crystal Terrace residents, "Be a Santa" sponsors and students and Klamath Family Warming Center.
• Dropped off $350 worth of food and $50 worth of winter wear (beanies, scarfs, gloves, socks and blankets) to Klamath Family Warming Center.
• Delivered 710 candy canes to everyone at KU for the third year.
• Hosted 3rd Annual "Selfie with Santa."
• Spent time at Crystal Terrace during their Family Holiday Dinner and handed out our Christmas cards and candy canes.
• Hosted 3rd Annual "Be a Santa to a Student." Delivered $1,100 worth of Christmas presents to 19 students and their siblings.

The Klamath Family Warming Center is a nonprofit volunteer based warming shelter located at Thrive Church, which is located at 235 S. Laguna Street. Their doors opened December 1 and will remain open until March 15th. Hours of operation are from 7 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. for a warm meal, a shower and a warm place to stay. They serve anywhere from 25 to 30 people a night. Volunteers and donations are always welcomed.

Quotes from Santa sponsors

"I love being able to help these kids."

"There is no way I could ever thank you for everything you do for these students and our community!"

"I think you are Santa!"

"KU is very fortunate to have a Key Club like yours."

"Your students are angels."

Quotes from Santa students

"I am so excited that I don't know how to act."

"No one has ever done this for me before."

"Are those all for us?!?"

Kids yelling from the front door as Key Club drives away, saying "thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Quotes from Santa students’ guardians

"You have no idea how much this helps!"

"These are the only presents my kids will get this year, thank you!"

“We touched a lot of lives this week. Key Club has put a lot of hard work and care into these projects the last couple of weeks,” Danskin said. “It was very heart-warming to see in my students’ eyes just how much of an impact they made by giving a little of their time and concern to others this holiday.”

HONOR ROLL - 4.0
Grade 9 - Alexia Briones, Maxwell Hendricks, Donovan Jones, Daisy Kupitz, Veronica Lav, Hope Moore, Jake Neupert, Elaina Nork, Brent Peterson, Eleanor Rodriguez.
Grade 10 - Ryan Glidden, Walter Hartley, Elliott Huntoon-DeRoche, Jenae Rhine.
Grade 11 - Nathan Carter, Ethan Chinander, Radley Clark, Keely Hall, Noah Hicks, Mia Hidden, Zia Hill Sparks, Miranda Jimenez- Hernandez, Josiah Kupitz, Mercy Lassett-Egbert, Isabella Martinez Guzman, Joel Mellentine, Dakota Neese, Brooke Nelson, Raymond Walbert, Zachariah White.

Grade 12 - Katherine Brown, Staci Chipman, Abigail Cook, Charles Crowell, Alexis Dahm, Cheyenne Davis, KaDe Earhart, Kavin Farrell, Jude Garlitz, Kadence Geraud, Ameesha Hazarika, Emanuel Hernandez-Perez, Khalil Hutner, Julia Knudsen, Natalie Krueger, Emma Langley, Karizma Lendway-Smith, Katherine Rodriguez, Alexandria Ruiz, Emma Tolstikhine, Kaleigh Wells.
HONOR ROLL - 3.50 - 3.99
Grade 9 - Ryder Allen, Isabella Armijo, Drake Beard, Annali Budden, DiMaggio Crain, Carter Dahm, Robert Davis, Caitlyn Fettinger, Kinna Freid, Ainsley Garrett, Benjamin Graham, Demitra Guthrie, Alithea Hallock, Tristan Hight, Lillian Huck, Emma Hunter, Raven Langdon, Jacob Martin, Emily Maynard, Ariah Miller, Sarah Moon, Carleigh Peoples, Lucas Perez, Michele Perry, Diceson Pomeroy-King, Zane Renfro, Aeris Saindon, Arwen Schleeter, Nathaniel Soriano, Hazel Squibb, Cheyanna Thompson, Sofia Ulloa, Joseph Wagstaff, Moroni Wagstaff, Jayla Warner, Elias Winter, Jason Xu.
Grade 10 - Jaden Abril, Branden Asa, Elaina Barnes, Allyson Baxter, Emily Birmingham, Nevaeh Borges, Briana Cham-bless, Hydee Christian, Paetyn Eckert, Cindi Gallery, Brian Green, Andi Harmon, Levi Hicks, Arianna Hunter, Damien Hunt-Plum-mer, Liberty Islas, Connor Jackson, Jack Jensen, Wyatt Jensen, Eden Johnston, Katherine Keyser, Jayden Lea, Anika Lonner, Anna Manchester, Bucky Mattos, William McAtee, Natalie Miller, Adelyn Morehouse, Logan Norton, Marley Ogao, Kyler Olszowka, Ulises Ortega Delgadillo, Bryce Petersen, Samantha Pope, Emma Randall, Taylor Rochelle, Leah Segura, Yensein Silva-Ramirez, Jayden Soto, Jaylen South, Emily Whitaker, Emily Wiley.
Grade 11 - Lillian Anderson, Darrell Anspaughsnow, Matthew Ashcraft, Cassidy Bogatay, Isabela Coffman, Hao Cui, Braden Dawson, Mitchelle de Dios, Mia Dentinger, Jolene Foster, Erin Garcia, Ashlee Georgia, Madigan Greer, Eli Haas, Carter Harmon, Augustus Hendricks, Mathyis Horton, Greysen Johnson, Abigail Martin, Miles McCalister, Cassadi Michaelis, Sam O' Sullivan, Rhiley Pelham, Alyse Perez, Benjamin Pierce, Trevor Puckett, Logan Renfro, Kristi Russell, Isabella Segura-Mendez, Evangelina Stanfield, Isaac Thornton, Justin Weiser.
Grade 12 - Justin Bell, Beniamin Cedarleaf, Savanna Christian, Aidan Coe, DaVinci Crain, Shantal De Dios, Micah Gaede, Dante Harris, Trevor Heaton, Kailynn Hunt-Plummer, Shaylea Kennelly, Grace Keyser, Maria Osuna Gonzales, Anne Peterson, Maria Piceno, Gracie Prosser, Bell Riley, Austin Salcedo, Hayden Smith, William Soriano, Gabriel Torres, Scott Usher, Jade Wong, Javen Zumwalt.
HONOR ROLL - 3.0-3.49
Grade 9 - Shania Barton, Nisha Bradley, Adilynn Bicknell, Landon Bogatay, Elliott Brown, Jeremy Cain, Natalie Carlin, Kylee Carlson, Talan Chancellor, Tildon Coffman, Nirakaz Davidson-Vonzachs, Nathan Ferns, Analeze Flores-McDonald, Delaney Foster, Elijah Fugle, Josiah Gaede, Richard Green, Faith Hoffman, Toula Hundahl, Ryder Jackson, Lonmonte Jefferson, Anyssa Jimenez, Griffin Johnson, Natalia Jordan, Kiera Lonner, Cora Martin, Luis Meza Bravo, Payton Michaelis, Caleb Morton, Blas Nazareta, Nancy Novoa Rico, Taylor Phillips, Amaya Pinacho, Rose Purkhiser, Parker Safford, Madelin Smith, Sebastian Stephens, Lane Stromberg, Tristan-Rayson Tatekawa, Jorge Triana, Kira White.
Grade 10 - Alondra Arechiga, Ryan Arredondo, Violet Avilez Rodriguez, Glenn Calonico, Brianna Cedillo, Makenna Crosiar, Jackson Federico, Sean Fitzgerald, Jose Garcia, Dashel Geraud, Benjamin Gour, Alyssa Harris, Jakob Kjaer, Malcolm Lassett-Hankins, Nour Mabrouk, Jacie Madden, Kari Menjivar Rodriguez, Joshua Nash, Macie Olsen, Genesis Ortiz Gonzalez, Angel Ramirez-Orozco, Kesiah Rico, Noemy Sanchez-Leon, Aislin Self, Roland Vannarath, Mattie Westlake, Grace Wilson.
Grade 11 - Dakota Age, Andrea Anderson, Landyn Anderson-Cook, Dominic Armijo, Yosalin Briseno
Reyes, Troy Caldwell, Aryah Childress, Carter Chipman, Jamar Cuellar, Steven David, Patricia Dougherty, Robert Dudley, Halina-Lee Ganong, Liam Garrett, Daina Hernandez-Alvarado, Jasmine Hidalgo, Gillian Hundahl, Gabrielle Johnson, Jett Johnson, Audrey Langdon, DayQuan McKay, Aida Miller, Tatum Morris, Dianara Pena-Hutchinson, Melanie Potter, Landon Riach, Michelle Rowlan, Gustav Sorang, Logan Strop, Aubrey Syrnyk, Jaxon Tognoli, Nicole Villamater.
Grade 12 - Kelsey-Craig Atchley, Ana Barajas, Brendan Boren, Jordyn Bowers, Addison Brown, Connor Carlson, Hayleigh Dukes, Malachi Johnston, Levin Kiss, Grace Lassett-Egbert, Xing-Fen Li, Scott Madura, Gerardo Mendez, Trace Morrill, Kamden Mulldune, Naomi Pope, Haylie Reynolds, Heather Ritter, Jennifer Serrato, DJ Shadley, Alexandra Slaven, lan Tesman, Cody Vaughan, Sahalie Vivanco.

Before the winter break, Klamath Falls City Schools sent out a survey regarding ‘what is working well, and what opportunities are there for improvement in our schools regarding school breakfast and lunch?’

We want to thank you for your participation and for taking the time to include your thoughts in this survey. We have read your thoughts and comments and want to let you know you have been heard. Your participation in this survey will help us as we move forward for what is best in all our school cafeterias at KFCS.

Please review the following information and please respond to us with any questions regarding this survey.

https://my.thoughtexchange.com/report/1a77e7a45026d4c0a93b1bf2db5488c6

KFCS Food Service Survey Thought Exchange Summary.pptx

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Antes de las vacaciones de invierno, Klamath Falls City Schools enviaron una encuesta sobre "¿qué está funcionando bien y qué oportunidades hay para mejorar en nuestras escuelas con respecto al desayuno y el almuerzo escolar?"

Queremos darle las gracias por su participación y por tomarse el tiempo para incluir sus pensamientos en esta encuesta. Hemos leído sus pensamientos y comentarios y queremos hacerle saber que ha sido escuchado. Su participación en esta encuesta nos ayudará a medida que avanzamos en busca de lo mejor en todas nuestras cafeterías escolares en KFCS.

Revise la siguiente información y respóndanos cualquier pregunta relacionada con esta encuesta.

https://my.thoughtexchange.com/report/1a77e7a45026d4c0a93b1bf2db5488c6

KFCS Food Service Survey Thought Exchange Summary.pptx

Klamath Union's music department put on a great performance during its winter concert last month. KU orchestra instructor Brent Hakanson also brought members of his orchestra's to play at the KFCS District Office.

If you missed the Ponderosa Middle School Winter Orchestra & Choir Concert, here is a video of the full performance. Great job to all our musicians at Pondo!

Students, parents and teachers at Roosevelt Elementary School took a stroll through Pacific Terrace caroling. Click below for a video of their time.

KFCS Human Resources Administrative Assistant, Robin Sundseth

KFCS Director of Maintenance, Jared Thompson

Dan Stearns and Klamath Union Digital Media have come up with a clever way to thank our many employees at Klamath Falls City Schools.

The graphic design class at KU came up with a design on a t-shirt to say "thank you" to our KFCS staff and all the hard work done at the district.

The second hand out of "thank you" t-shirts are for Human Resources Administrative Assistant, Robin Sundseth and Director of Maintenance, Jared Thompson.

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!

Read about our alumni

Send us your information

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - JOIN OUR TEAM!!

Apply for a District Job Opening

Become a Substitute Teacher or Paraprofessional in our District

PARENT LINKS
Click Here for the Family Friendly 2022-2023 School Year Calendar - English

Click Here for the Family Friendly 2022-2023 School Year Calender - Spanish

Parent Tyler SIS Portal

Electronic Flyers for Your Students School
School Messenger - To opt-in to text messaging text YES to 68453

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January 9, 2023

Board Meeting

6:00 pm In-person &

Via Zoom

To register click

link below

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM MEETING

For Public comment, you must attend the meeting in person.

If you attend via Zoom, you will be joining the meeting as listen-only.

Carol Usher, Zone 1, Roosevelt - carol.usher@kfcityschools.org

Lori Theros, Zone 2, At-Large - lori.theros@kfcityschools.org

Vanessa Bennett, Zone 3, Conger - vanessa.bennett@kfcityschools.org

Kathy Hewitt, Zone 4, Mills - kathy.hewitt@kfcityschools.org

Trina Perez, Zone 5, Pelican - trina.perez@kfcityschools.org

Patrick Fenner, Zone 6, AtLarge - patrick.fenner@kfcityschools.org

Ashley Wendt-Lusich, Zone 7 At-Large - ashley.wendt-lusich@kfcityschools.org