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July 8, 2025 New & Improved Community Update
Knappa School District No. 4 July 8, 2025 Superintendent Community Update Dear Knappa Community: We hope you enjoyed the Independence Day Holiday last week. While the students are away, exciting things are happening in our school district to get ready for the upcoming school year. Our maintenance and custodial team are working hard to clean and spruce up the schools. We appreciate Randall, Stan, Sheri, and Donnie for their hard work. In addition, thank you Claudine and Laura for updating our newly painted walls. You can join this high quality team! We still have an open custodian position. It is full time position with benefits and a state retirement plan. The pay rate ranges from $18.58 to $24.61 per hour. We need a person who is attentive to detail and cares about helping our students and staff have the best environment possible. Please visit our employment page at www.knappa.k12.or.us/employment for more information. At Hilda Lahti Elementary School, the new roof over the cafeteria is being installed and an office renovation is underway. At KHS, the new PA system is being installed, while we are getting rid of the one that was installed in the 1950’s (maybe?). Apply Today! Knappa Community Courts. After several months of fundraising and hard work, Meyer Freedman and “Playful Pickleball” have finished the updates to the play area (reusing the slab where the former portable classrooms used to be post Bond) We are pleased to announce that the brand new Knappa Community Court is now officially open for community use! The court was just completed so we encourage everyone to come out and play this summer. There are two pickleball courts and two basketball hoops, plus a shed full of pickleball equipment, basketballs and games like Spikeball, badminton, and mini tennis. Please let your friends and family in the Knappa area know about the new courts. Feel free to share on social media, and please join the Knappa Community Court group on Facebook. You can also post and view pickleball play times on PlayTime Scheduler, in the Clatsop County/North Coast region. Grand Opening Celebration this Saturday | Community Pickleball Night Starts next Tuesday Everyone is invited to attend the Knappa Community Court Grand Opening Celebration, this Saturday, July 12th at 3:00 p.m. Starting next week, Meyer will host a weekly Community Pickleball Night, with free introductory lessons, every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Knappa School District is pleased to be a partner in this project to provide much needed recreation space in our area. We are very thankful for the generous Knappa Community Court donors. We believe the court will become a cherished community space for many years to come. Location and Hours. Knappa Community Court is located on the west side of Hilda Lahti Elementary. The court is open to the public on non-school days from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and will be open on school days from 3:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The code to access the equipment shed is: P-L-A-Y. It can be accessed by the gate near the baseball field. Click here to play! Summer Learning. We look forward to welcoming the class of 2038 to Kindercamp the first week of August. We also can’t wait to see our summer learning students then. If you want your student to get a running start for the new school year in literacy and mathematics, please contact Carrie Palenske at palenskec@knappak12.org. Yes, it will be a time of learning, but it also will involve fun activities for students. The program runs the first two full weeks of August. As a reminder, if your student wants to brush up on their math skills during the summer, their iReady accounts are still accessible, and they can improve existing skills or move ahead by using the program. We Welcome Partial Enrollment for Home School Families. Do you know somebody who prefers to home school their children, but needs a bit of help? We are glad to enroll students part time in a class or two to assist. Is the math getting to hard to teach as students progress at the high school level? Want to supplement learning with music or art instruction? Does a child want to learn how to weld or do carpentry? Do they need a true lab experience for science learning? Is your child ready to do College in the High School (and gain some credits prior to being charged tuition)? Please contact Mr. Isom at the high school and he can help families out via email at isomp@knappak12.org. If you or somebody you know need similar services at the elementary or middle school level, please contact me at fritzw@knappak12.org. We respect the many choices families have for the education of our community’s children. We are glad to help with flexible options. Please continue to have an enjoyable summer. We look forward to having the students back in September.
Tuesday, Jul 08 2025
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