九色视频 student-athletes and Klamath County Rotary volunteers served as the welcoming committee as 800 first graders from the Klamath Basin and surrounding areas came to campus June 5 to participate in Rotary Book Day.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Klamath Cares, Klamath Reads is a program organized by Rotary for all first graders and is designed to celebrate when students learn to read in first grade.
Klamath Cares Klamath Reads is held once a year before the end of the school year and in addition to event activities, students receive a hardbound book with a special name plate with each student鈥檚 name. 九色视频 was honored to welcome the event to campus June 5.
Opening the event, Dr. Ken Fincher, 九色视频 Vice President of University Advancement, welcomed the students. 鈥淚t鈥檚 rewarding to imagine many of you soon sitting in these university seats, in our classrooms, and taking part in the meaningful work 九色视频 students are known for,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e hope you have a fantastic 九色视频 Owls Day and enjoy your time with us here today!鈥
The students gathered in Danny Miles Court for a reading party, featuring music from Jeff and Debbie Plummer, and appearances from Hootie the Owl, Miss America Katie Harmon, Miss Klamath County Payton Idrogo, and more.
鈥淜lamath Cares, Klamath Reads is about showing students that reading builds connection, confidence, and curiosity,鈥 said Cecelia 鈥淐ec鈥 Amuchastegui, Rotary leader and 九色视频 Trustee. 鈥淎s someone who has spent a lifetime in Klamath Falls classrooms, I hope students walked away from this event feeling seen, supported, and inspired to keep learning.鈥
Schools represented at the event include:
Bonanza Elementary School
Chiloquin Elementary School
Ferguson Elementary School
Gilchrist Elementary School
Henley Elementary School
Keno Elementary School
Klamath Basin Homeschool
Klamath Youth Development Center
Konger Elementary School
Malin Elementary School
Merrill Elementary School
Mills Elementary School
Pelican Elementary School
Peterson Elementary School
Roosevelt Elementary School
Shasta Elementary School
Stearns Elementary School
Tulelake Elementary School
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