KU NHS Induction 2025
For a gallery from the Klamath Union National Honors Society Induction, click the following link from the KFCS Facebook page : https://www.facebook.com/Klamath.Falls.City.Schools
NHS Officers
Bryce Petersen - President
Eleanor Rodriguez - President-Elect
Jack Jensen - Officer
Ariah Miller - Officer
New 2025-2026 NHS Officers
Eleanor Rodriguez - President
Elsie Baumann - President-Elect
Victoria Ebner - Officer
Ariah Miller - Officer
Hope Moore - Officer
2025 Inductees
Otto Baracker
Lucy Bollinger
Destiny Boyd
Eliza Budden
KayLeah Buhrle
Elizabeth Childress
Lexie Childress
Jacob Culp
Skyler Dinger
Camden Garrett
William Graham
Nicholas Grieco
Seven Harris
Ava Hatfield
Hazel Heaton
Leona Higgins
Chris Humphrey
Gracelin Johnston
Hallie Kautzman
Tristan Klecker
Kanoa Kranz-Kahapea
Gretchen Lindecamp
Arthur McClintic
Aliza Miller
Olivia Mitchell
Yamaira Morelos Pena
Allie Nelson
Aiyana Peek
Morgan Peet
Dakota Phillips
Jazlynn Pineda
Joshua Pope
Keira Pyfer
Maeve Ranger-Burcher
Marley Reeves
Zahira Rico
Chloe Sorge
Aleah South
Moroni Wagstaff
Nolan Ward
Nevaeh Weatherford
Gavin Whitaker
Jason Xu
KU NHS Community 101 Partnership by Elise Baumann
This year, Klamath Union High School’s National Honor Society decided to become a part of Community 101, as we saw the classroom-based program as an opportunity to not only leverage our club’s philanthropic impact but also to learn about the process of grantmaking and connecting with non-profit organizations. The experience was nothing but positive and productive, and we can not wait to see what the next year brings and find out who we will help next.
The NHS officer team guided by our advisor, Ms. Spicher, made the majority of the decisions and took charge of the project. While the officer team was the select group responsible for C101, we still made sure to ask for input from the entire NHS chapter at each meeting. We also took care to describe to them what we had done and who we had chosen to support, to make sure everyone was aware of what was being accomplished. At first, we asked the entirety of our NHS chapter to brainstorm ideas of issues that they would like to see addressed in the Klamath Basin. These ideas were then written on our class whiteboard, and each student was told to vote for their top three choices to narrow down the wide variety of options. The C101 team took the highest voted options and then, after a thorough examination of each prompt and its relevancy to our community, concluded which would be the best to target.
We decided to focus on decreasing teen and young adult drug use and abuse because we were concerned about the lack of support and access to resources in Klamath Falls. According to the 2023 United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.5 million Americans aged 12 years and older had battled with substance use disorder, which is an alarming statistic. These numbers seem to be continuing to rise, and we wanted to do something about it. As a small community in rural southern Oregon, we were already aware of how damaging addiction could be and hoped our $5,000 allocation for grants would help address the insufficient funding in our area.
We jumped right in as soon as we crafted and perfected our Mission Statement and started the project by searching our area for any non-profits that aligned with our values and were working to create a safer, healthier community by addressing our selected issue. This research led us to a plethora of amazing organizations, which we reached out to and encouraged to apply. After careful consideration, we decided to award two of these non-profits, Integral Youth Services and the Gospel Mission, with the funding we had received, as their applications were the most compatible with our Mission Statement.
Meetings were scheduled almost every week to discuss our progress and what the next step would be. We followed the provided C101 outline and managed our time efficiently to stay on a steady course to finish everything before the deadline arrived. All of our initial nonprofit information was organized in a Google spreadsheet, and any additional information, such as email templates and the applications we received, was added to our shared Google folder. The work was evenly distributed, and our shared enthusiasm and dedication to the cause allowed us to collaborate easily.
I think this experience allowed us to have the confidence to create the change we wanted to see. Not only did we further develop a sense of independence, as we were the ones managing the project, but we also got teamwork and communication. We also found C101 gave us a broader perspective and understanding of how detrimental drug abuse is, both physically and mentally. We hope that with our donation, we will see more support for children whose lives are impacted by drug abuse, improved services for those facing mental health struggles, and greater awareness of the programs available within our community.
