⛰️💙 Freshening Up the “KF” 💙⛰️

Every year, some of our KFMS 8th grade students take on the big task of hiking up to the “KF” on the hill to freshen it up as part of Build a Better World Day. This is no easy project — it’s a long, hot day full of hiking, weeding, and painting — but our students always rise to the challenge with teamwork and pride.

The “KF” is something our entire community sees and appreciates, and we are thankful for the hard work and dedication of our 8th grade students along with Mr. Flugel, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Graves for leading the project.

If you get a chance, check it out and enjoy the fresh new look! We are proud of our Bulldogs for continuing this amazing tradition of service and community pride. 💛

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #CommunityPride #Service #KF
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
🌎💙 Even the Littles Are Building a Better World 💙🌎

Our KFMS TTK students took part in Build a Better World Day by helping clean up their playground area at the middle school. Their special playground borders the baseball and softball fields, and somehow little pieces of trash can occasionally find their way into the area.

The students take great pride in their playground and were very serious about helping care for their space by picking up trash left behind by others. It was wonderful seeing our youngest learners show responsibility, teamwork, and pride in keeping their school beautiful.

These little Bulldogs are already learning that even small acts of service can make a big difference! 💛

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #TTK #SchoolPride #Responsibility
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🌸☀️ Even Our Youngest Learners Are Building a Better World ☀️🌸

Even our youngest Bulldogs are taking part in KFSD’s Build a Better World Day! The KFMS TTK students spent the day making the world a little brighter and more beautiful with flowers and sidewalk chalk creations.

Students decorated the middle school playground area with colorful chalk drawings, creativity, and smiles while enjoying the sunshine and working together. Their artwork brought joy and positivity to everyone walking by!

We love seeing our youngest learners already showing kindness, teamwork, creativity, and pride in their school community. 💙💛

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #TTK #Kindness #Creativity
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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💙💛 6th Grade Bulldogs Building a Better World 💛💙

Our KFMS 6th grade students spent Build a Better World Day spreading positivity throughout Kettle Falls! Students worked together to create posters and positive sayings that will be displayed around town to encourage and inspire others.

The posters will line Highway 395 to welcome visitors to our area, while student-designed labels will be placed on coffee cups and to-go containers at local businesses throughout the community. What an incredible way to share kindness, pride, and positivity with everyone who visits or lives in Kettle Falls!

Today truly showed the power of teamwork, creativity, and service. This really is one of the best days of the school year!

🌎✨ #KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #Kindness #CommunityPride #PositiveThoughts
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🎨💙 Kindness Rocks at KFMS 💙🎨

Our KFMS 5th grade students spent Build a Better World Day spreading kindness throughout our community by creating “Kindness Rocks” for Town N’ Country Days coming up next weekend!

Students worked together to paint colorful rocks filled with positive messages, creativity, and encouragement that will be hidden throughout town for community members to find and enjoy. It was a great opportunity for students to collaborate, serve others, and use their artistic talents to brighten someone’s day.

We are so proud of our Bulldogs for showing kindness, teamwork, and community pride through this special annual tradition! 💛

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #KindnessRocks #TownNCountryDays
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
🌎💙 Build a Better World Day at KFMS 💙🌎

Our KFMS 7th grade students headed to Lake Roosevelt today as part of KFSD’s Build a Better World Day service projects. Many of these students spend their summers swimming, relaxing, and making memories at this beach. Today, they gave back to a place they love by helping clean the beaches and pick up garbage to make it a place our entire community can continue to enjoy.

It was wonderful to see students working together, taking pride in their community, and understanding the value of service and stewardship. Their hard work and teamwork truly made a difference today!

We are proud of our Bulldogs for demonstrating kindness, responsibility, and teamwork while helping care for our beautiful community spaces. 💛

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #LakeRoosevelt #CommunityPride #Service
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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☀️🛠️ Build a Better World Day at KFMS 🛠️☀️

Our KFMS 8th grade students spent part of today helping improve the front of the middle school by repainting barriers and fences around the building. Students enjoyed the beautiful weather while giving back and taking pride in their school during KFSD’s annual Build a Better World Day.

It’s always amazing to see our students working together, serving others, and making a positive impact in our school and community. Great job, Bulldogs! 💙💛

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #Service #SchoolPride
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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💙💛 Build a Better World Day at KFSD 💛💙

Build a Better World Day is an annual tradition at KFSD and truly one of the best days of the school year! Students and staff across all grade levels at KFMS spent the day out in our community serving others, working together, and making a positive impact.

For the second year in a row, our 8th grade class designed and sold BBWD shirts and sweatshirts to the KFSD community to help raise funds for their end-of-the-year 8th grade trip. It has been incredible seeing students and staff proudly wearing their shirts while giving back to the community together.

Today was a great reminder of what makes KFMS special — kindness, responsibility, teamwork, service, and community pride.

We are so proud of our students and thankful to everyone who supported Build a Better World Day! #KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorldDay #Service #CommunityPride
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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💙💛 Build a Better World Day at KFMS 💛💙

At KFMS we have a goal that guides the work we do every day:
“At KFMS we demonstrate kindness, responsibility, and teamwork, increasing our sense of belonging, growth mindset, and the value service plays in our lives, schools, and community.”

Today, that goal was fully in action. Every student at KFMS participated in Build a Better World Day by completing service projects throughout our community. Students spread kindness and positivity through projects like Kindness Rocks, inspirational coffee cup stickers, painting projects, freshening up the “KF,” cleaning local beaches, and creating inspirational signs for our community.

Today was a reminder that our students are capable of making a real difference. We are so proud of the teamwork, effort, kindness, and pride our Bulldogs showed while serving others. This truly is one of the best days of the school year!

#KFMSBulldogs #BuildABetterWorld #Kindness #Service #Teamwork
about 2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ Unleash Your Super Powers! 💥📚

KFMS is in the middle of State Testing season! Our 5th and 8th grade students are taking tests in Science, Math, and English Language Arts, while our 6th and 7th grade students are taking Math and ELA assessments. With testing spread out over several weeks and built-in breaks, it takes almost three weeks to complete it all!

To kick things off with positivity and encouragement, Mrs. Hooper created a Super Hero testing theme for the school. Staff members started with a fun assembly skit reminding students to use their testing “Super Powers”:
💥 Read Carefully
💥 Show Your Work
💥 Never Give Up
💥 Stay Focused

Families also joined in by writing encouraging letters to their students, and Mrs. Hooper added special treats along the way — including mints because our students are “mint” for success! 🍬

Thank you to the entire KFMS staff for making this a celebration of learning and to all of our students for the hard work, perseverance, and positive attitudes they are showing throughout the month. We are proud of you! 💙💛
2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🎨✨ KFMS Artists Showing Their Superpowers! ✨🎨

Each year, students across the country participate in the Doodle 4 Google contest, where K–12 students create artwork inspired by a national theme for a chance to have their design featured on the Google homepage while also competing for scholarships and technology prizes. This year’s theme was “My Superpower Is…”

KFMS students submitted an incredible 29 logo entries to the competition! While we did not place among the national finalists selected from thousands of entries, we are extremely proud of the creativity, dedication, and hard work our students demonstrated throughout the process. Many students created multiple drafts and even worked at home to meet the contest deadline.

Our talented art students have also been busy with additional community design contests, including projects for the Colville Valley Animal Sanctuary and the KF Town & Country Days Slam Jam Basketball Tournament. Congratulations to Caitlyn and Yale, whose winning Slam Jam logo designs will be featured on t-shirts, social media, posters, and awards for the upcoming event! 🏀👏

We are so proud of our KFMS art students for the way they represent our school and community through their creativity, effort, and artistic talents! 💙💛
2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🚣‍♀️ Paddle Safe Program @ KFMS 🚣‍♂️

Our 6th grade students were excited for their Paddle Safe field trip out to Colville Flats, led by Alyssa Smith and her team from Paddle Safe WA. While this year looked a little different—with low water levels at Lake Roosevelt making it unsafe to launch kayaks—our students still had an incredible learning experience!

Even without getting on the water, students gained valuable knowledge about water safety, practiced teamwork, and stayed engaged throughout the day. A special thank you to the Stevens County Sheriff's Office for sending a deputy to join us and support this important learning opportunity.

It was a fantastic day filled with learning, teamwork, and outdoor fun. We’re grateful for the partnerships that make experiences like this possible for our students! 💙💛 #KFMS #OutdoorLearning #PaddleSafe
2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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⚾🥎 KFMS Softball & Baseball Update! 🌞

From snow in the mountains at our first game to sunscreen on the sidelines—spring sports in Kettle Falls are in full swing! Our KFMS softball and baseball teams are soaking up the sunshine and making the most of this beautiful weather.

Our athletes continue to grow their individual skills while building strong teamwork out on the field. It’s been great to watch their progress, effort, and love for the game each day.

Keep it up, Bulldogs! 🐾⚾🥎
2 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🍎 Teacher Appreciation Week at KFMS! 🍎

This week, schools across Washington State are celebrating the incredible impact of our teachers—and here at KFMS, we are all in! Throughout the week, our staff is being treated to coffees, goodies, and a little extra appreciation to recognize the dedication they bring to our students every single day.

Our teachers go above and beyond to build relationships, create engaging learning experiences, and support the growth of every student who walks through our doors. Their commitment to kindness, responsibility, and teamwork truly makes KFMS a special place.

Please join us in thanking our amazing teachers for all they do—this week and every week. 💙💛 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #KFMS #BulldogPride
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🌞 Outside PE at KFMS! 🥏

This beautiful weather has our KFMS students and staff taking full advantage of the sunshine! Mr. Flugel and his PE classes have headed outside and kicked off a fun new unit that starts with Frisbee Golf and builds into Ultimate Frisbee—and the students are LOVING it! There’s nothing better than fresh air, movement, and a little friendly competition to keep everyone engaged and active.

It’s been great to see so many smiles, teamwork, and skill-building happening out on the field. The weather is perfect, and our Bulldogs are making the most of it!

🥏 When’s the last time you threw a frisbee?! 😄
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ Superheroes at KFMS!
Our staff took the stage to motivate students for upcoming state testing with a fun skit titled “The Superhero Who Forgot His Powers.”
Students met four unforgettable characters: Captain Comprehension, Math Master, Professor Persistence, and the tricky Distractor Villain. Through different scenes, our heroes faced challenges and rediscovered the “powers” needed to succeed:
💥 Read Carefully
💥 Show Your Work
💥 Never Give Up
💥 Stay Focused
Each scene reminded students that when problems show up, they already have the tools to overcome them!
The message was simple and powerful:
👉 “The SBA isn’t scary… when you use your superpowers.”
KFMS will spend the first three weeks of May in testing, and we know it can feel long and overwhelming at times. That’s why we’ll continue to revisit these “superpowers” to support and encourage our students every step of the way.
We’re proud of our staff for bringing energy, creativity, and a little fun to help our students feel confident and ready.
You’ve got this, Bulldogs! 💙💛
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🥧 Pie in the Face – KFMS Style! 😄

The 8th grade students at KFMS were just a couple hundred dollars short of their fundraising goal for their end-of-the-year trip to Silverwood… so they got creative!

Students sold tickets—1 for $0.50 or 3 for $1.00—and placed them in their favorite teacher’s container. The teacher with the most tickets would take a pie in the face at our assembly!
Mr. Flugel was in the lead and took the first pie… but in a last-minute twist, an anonymous donation came in to tie Mr. Hansen, and he got pied too! 🥧

Lots of laughter, great school spirit, and most importantly—$246.50 raised to help make the 8th grade trip happen!

Way to go, Bulldogs, and thank you to our staff for being such great sports! 💙💛
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ KFMS Track is Off and Running!

Our KFMS Track team is made up of hardworking 6th, 7th, and 8th grade athletes who are putting in the effort and seeing the results!

Under the direction of Cosette St. Clair and Jamie Bridgman, our athletes are crushing their personal records (PRs) and building confidence with every practice and meet. 💪

Even better—they’re doing it while enjoying the fresh air and sunshine that spring brings! 🌞
We’re proud of their dedication, growth, and positive energy.

Keep it up, Bulldogs! 💙💛
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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💙💛 Student Voice in Action at KFMS

Our ASB students are stepping into leadership in a powerful way! After reviewing results from a recent student survey, they identified an important area for growth—how negative interactions can impact a student’s sense of belonging at KFMS.

Working alongside the KFMS Leadership Team, ASB students helped develop and lead three advisory lessons focused on strengthening connection, inclusion, and positive peer interactions. These lessons are helping all students reflect on how their actions contribute to a stronger, more supportive school community.

This work doesn’t stop here! The ASB and Leadership Team will meet again next week to review student feedback and experiences from the lessons, using that information to plan next steps. Together, they’ll continue building ideas, actions, and school structures that support a positive culture where every student feels they belong.

Proud of our students for leading the way—this is what teamwork and responsibility look like in action! 🐾
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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⚾ KFMS Jr. High Baseball Update!

Last week, our 7th and 8th grade baseball team had a unique opportunity to play on the high school field after the weather turned their home field into a mud puddle right at home plate! 🌧️

Despite the change, the boys made the most of it and continue to learn and grow each day. Under the direction of Braxton Fitzsimmons and Lauren Davis, the team is building skills, teamwork, and a love for the game.

We’re proud of their flexibility, effort, and positive attitudes—way to represent KFMS! 💙💛
3 months ago, Tracy Vining
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