Kittitas School District

🎉 Huge congratulations to Mrs. Lisa Taylor, 2nd Grade Teacher at Kittitas Elementary! 🍎📚 She’s been nominated for Regional Teacher of the Year by ESD 105 — an incredible honor that reflects her passion, dedication, and daily excellence in the classroom! 👏✨ #KittitasCoyotes

It’s middle school shop class, where students get their hands dirty learning the basics of a short block engine—tearing it down, rebuilding it, and discovering how all the parts work together. Kind of like engine surgery… but cooler. 👏🔧 #KittitasCoyotes

🎉 Congratulations, Lillianna McGuffin! 🎉 We’re proud to share that Lillianna placed 3rd in the state in the Agriculture Education Career Development Event at the 95th Washington State FFA Convention! 🌾📘 Her hard work, dedication, and passion for agricultural education truly shine. Way to go, Lillianna! 👏 #KittitasCoyotes

🧠🔢 Students put their brains to the test with the fast-paced, fun-filled game Scrambled Numbers! #KittitasCoyotes

Exciting New Tarp for the Long Jump! 🌟 A big thank you to ITC Tarp Company and Andy Arnold for creating and donating a custom tarp to cover the long jump at the high school track!! 🙌 We also appreciate Karie Herbers for donating the chain, which ITC sewed into the edges so the new tarp didn’t end up in Vantage from the spring breeze. Lastly, thank you to the KSD Facilities Crew for tilling the long jump dirt and getting everything ready for the season! We’re all set for an incredible leap into the new season—thanks to all who helped make it happen! 👏 #KittitasCoyotes

Second graders from Mrs. Byers' classroom painted their models featuring various landforms and bodies of water during a science investigation lesson. Exploring Earth, one brushstroke at a time! 🌎🖌️ #KittitasCoyotes

Continuing a cherished tradition, Mrs. Taylor’s class joyfully crafted and delivered flower baskets to every classroom and office in celebration of May Day! 💐❤️🌷 #KittitasCoyotes

🎨 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

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