Hoopa Elementary

School Bullying

Bullies are everywhere. It is estimated that 160,000 students in America skip school each day out of fear that they will be physically or verbally abused by their school mates. Read More →

New Classroom Style Can Help Kids Transition Out of Special Education

With a new superintendent in the hot seat, Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District (KTJUSD) is charging forward with classroom reform models that will individualize instruction, leverage special education expertise and services and give teachers more time with individual students at all levels of performance. Three classrooms – a kindergarten, a first grade and a second grade – will implement the model this school year at Hoopa Elementary. Read More →

Upstart Hoopa Track and Field an Instant Success

After a four- year stretch without having a track and field team Hoopa Elementary school decided it was time to revive the athletics program. Coaches Sarah Elle and Jeff Landry are seeing positive results. Since track is a new program for this generation of children it would be the first year any of the children would be taking part in track and field. Jeff Landry says the goal of the program is to get the Children College bound and give them aspirations when looking toward the future. Read More →

Op-Ed (Letter From New Sup: KTJUSD Getting a Makeover)

We commend the Two Rivers Tribune for taking both a reflective stance and a future forecast on Education in the Klamath-Trinity area. Spring is often thought of as a time of renewal of many things. Read More →

Fun with Fish

HOOPA, CA – As the spring salmon begin their run to their spawning grounds in the Klamath and Trinity River Watersheds, the Klamath-Trinity Fish Fair made its 9th annual run in the rivers’ schools and communities. This year’s Fair, which was held on June 3rd at schools in Willow Creek, Hoopa, and Orleans, focused on the theme "Take only what you need." Read More →

HVES Student Breaks Reading Record

A Home Reading Incentive Program led by KTJUSD Director of Indian Education, Margo Robbins, at Hoopa Elementary School for the past two years, has been implemented district-wide this school year. Read More →

Another Year, Another Change For KTJUSD

Each passing year seems to bring more changes to the Klamath-Trinity joint Unified School District (KTJUSD). In March, the KTJUSD Board of Trustees announced that they would be issuing administrative reassignment notifications to up to five positions within the district. Although no public announcement was made at the previous board meeting, all administrators received transfer notifications within the past month. Read More →

One Sight Program-A Resounding Success

The One Sight Program held for nine days from March 14 – 25 at the Hoopa Valley High School was a resounding success. Although final figures for the number of adults and children seen and the total amount of eyeglasses prescribed and delivered to local residents in the Klamath-Trinity area are still not available, best estimates are 1,000 children and 396 adults participated. Even those who did not need glasses received thorough eye exams. Read More →