Kittitas School District

🎨 NHS students gave back by teaming up with TK and 4th grade for a day of art and math games! Thanks for spreading joy and learning! ❤️ #KittitasCoyotes

On Tuesday, April 22, students from the Baking and Pastry class brought their A-game to Wapato High School, going head-to-head with five other schools in a spirited culinary showdown. 🍰✨ Kittitas proudly fielded two talented teams. In the morning round, Lila B., Dakota S., and Hailey T. showcased their skills with precision and passion. By afternoon, Dulce F. and Abigail Z. took the reins, ready to impress. Both teams rose to the challenge and earned well-deserved Silver medals! 🥈 With just three hours on the clock, competitors were tasked with baking: Cannolis, Focaccia Bread, Chocolate Chip Cookies, and a Giant Brown Sugar Frosted Pop Tart! ⏱️🍪 From start to finish, the day was filled with creativity, teamwork, and sweet success!👩‍🍳👏 #KittitasCoyotes

🎉🍦Fun Friday Fun in the Sun!☀️🏃‍♂️ To celebrate all the hard work leading up to testing season, Mrs. Nash & Ms. Swartz teamed up to give their students a well-deserved treat! For the last 30 minutes of Friday, the classes joined forces for extra recess and cool popsicles under the sunny skies! The kids had an absolute blast soaking up the sun, running around, and enjoying sweet rewards. Work hard, play harder! 💪❤️ #KittitasCoyotes

Mrs. Taylor’s class worked on a STEM challenge to create nests that would keep their peeps safe from predators on the ground. 🪺 🐣 Each team was successful, however the peeps couldn’t be protected from some hungry 2nd graders! 😋 #KittitasCoyotes

We’re celebrating BIG news for Kittitas! 🎉 Cheryl Uceny has been named one of the 5 National Finalists for the 2025 FCCLA Adviser of the Year Award — out of over 7,300 advisers nationwide!! 🌟 This prestigious honor, sponsored by the U.S. Army, recognizes outstanding leadership, dedication, and the powerful impact advisers make in the lives of their students and communities. Cheryl has been awarded a $1,000 prize and will be honored at the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, where one finalist will be named Adviser of the Year and receive an additional $2,000! We are so proud of you, Cheryl — thank you for your passion, purpose, and commitment to excellence! Way to represent Kittitas with pride! Let’s congratulate her in the comments!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 #KittitasCoyotes

Kittitas Fun Fair 2025 is in the books! 🎡🥳 Huge thanks to everyone who came out for an evening full of fun, friendship, food, and games! ❤️🎳 #KittitasCoyotes

First-Time Cannoli Makers! 🇮🇹👩‍🍳🍰 Our Baking and Pastry students tried their hand at making homemade cannoli for the first time! They crafted the dough from scratch, strained the cheese with cheesecloth, chopped rich chocolate for the filling, carefully fried the dough using traditional cannoli tube forms, and finished by piping in the creamy goodness. YUM! 😋❤️ #KittitasCoyotes

7th grade leadership shines! A huge shoutout to Josie Beard, Tommy Varnum, and Ben Jones for creating something truly special—a Compliment Wall for our school community! ✨ This thoughtful space allows both students and staff to give and receive recognition, spreading kindness and positivity throughout our halls. It’s amazing to see our student leaders taking the initiative to lift others up—one compliment at a time. ❤️🙌 #KittitasCoyotes

🎉 Huge congratulations to our incredible System Control team – Carter Shafer, Aiden Roeter, and Jacob Tyson – who have earned a spot to compete at TSA National this June 27th-July 1st in Nashville, TN! 🏆 They faced off against top schools like Tesla STEM HS, Selah HS (last year's 7th place finisher at nationals), and many other strong TSA teams that bring 100+ students with multiple teams per event. 🌟 On top of that, they also finished in the top five for Silent Film! 🎬 Our TSA members showed nothing but class and excellence throughout the State conference. 🙌 Join us in congratulating these outstanding students! 👏 Carter Shafer 👏 Aiden Roeter 👏 Jacob Tyson 👏 Zack Weber 👏 Jorja Cox 👏 Elayne Perrault 👏 Casen Huss #KittitasCoyotes

Congratulations to Kassidy Bremner for signing with the University of Montana Western in Dillon, Montana! 👏👏 She plans to rodeo for the school and major in Elementary Education. 🤠 Join us in celebrating her incredible achievement—drop a comment and share your congratulations! 🎊 #KittitasCoyotes

Let's give a huge round of applause to our Positive Paws Winners from last week! 🎉👏 Keep up the fantastic work and continue spreading those positive vibes. You’re all doing incredible things! 🐾💫 #KittitasCoyotes

7th grade leadership students are learning to work together and solve problems in creative ways. It's exciting to see their growth and teamwork in action! 👏🌟 #KittitasCoyotes

🌍 Second Graders Explore Earth’s Land and Water! 🌊 Mrs. Taylor’s second graders have been learning about Earth’s land and water. They created islands out of air-dry clay, featuring at least four landforms and two types of water. After drying for a couple of days, the students painted their models. 🎨 When they return from Spring Break, they’ll create maps of their islands! 🏝️✏️ #KittitasCoyotes

Students Knead to Know! 🍞🥖 ✨ Biology students ventured on a field trip to learn more about fermentation at CWUs fermentation department! They got to see how changing different components of bread can change the results and toured the facility! 🍞 🥖 #KittitasCoyotes

Mrs. Bremner’s students are drumming up some serious fun while exploring rhythmic patterns through bucket drumming! 🥁✨ #KittitasCoyotes

Kittitas FCCLA traveled to Spokane for the state STAR Event competition on Tuesday, March 4. The chapter had three Level One teams, all seventh graders: ✨ Anna Main in Teach or Train ✨ Autumn Jensen in Focus on Children ✨ Payson Lowe and Kyson Weekes in Chapter Service Display ✨ Sawyer Tostenson in Food Innovations All of these participants earned Gold and will represent Washington State FCCLA at the National Conference in Orlando, Florida, this coming July. In Level Two, the following participants competed: ✨ Kayser Dempsey in Leadership ✨ Kade Henry and Colt Fekkes in Sports Nutrition All three earned Gold. Jared Johnson and Parker Lowe competed in Chapter in Review Display and earned Silver. All Level Two participants will also represent Washington State FCCLA at nationals. ✨ Lastly, Aiden Conley competed in Level Three Professional Presentation. He earned Gold but finished one place out of national representatives. Additionally, Kittitas FCCLA Washington State Vice President of Region 7, Kayser Dempsey, conducted the spring regional meeting, assisted her state officer team in carrying out the schedule of events, and participated in the new officer installation. The chapter is very proud of Kayser's leadership throughout the year. Well done to everyone and their achievements! 👏🌟 #KittitasCoyotes

Students Hooked with Custom Fishing Rod Build! 🎣🛠️ Mr. Gibson’s Materials Science class crafted their own rods while diving into the properties of materials like epoxy, composite, thread, metals, cork, and plastics — and learning why each one is perfect for the job! 🌟👏 #KittitasCoyotes

🍞 These Baking and Pastry students are crafting Focaccia masterpieces, and reports say they tasted absolutely delicious too! 😋 #KittitasCoyotes

🌈 Third Graders Teach TK the Art of Watercolor Rainbows & Pots of Gold! 🎨☘️ They celebrated the start of March with a colorful lesson, and everyone had a blast with their TK buddies! 🍀 #KittitasCoyotes

Cooking Up a Masterpiece! 🍝 😍 High school students rolled up their sleeves and made lasagna and garlic rolls from scratch! They planned the menu, made a shopping list, and hit the store. When it was time to cook, they whipped up the best lasagna ever. A true pasta-tively delicious success! 🍝👏 #KittitasCoyotes