One Class at a Time: Sky View Middle School students make tiny speakers in special hands-on project

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- When you think back on your time in school, you may remember a particular lesson or project that stuck with you for all your life.

Those are the moments for which teachers should be rewarded, and that's why KTVZ News and Mid Oregon Credit Union have teamed up for One Class at a Time. We're giving teachers who make a difference $1,000 to fuel their future endeavors.

This month, we visited Sky View Middle School for a very special day. The Career Technical Education program at Sky View is all about hands-on experiences, and so they got a visit from members of the OSU-Cascade Engineering Department, who taught them how to build speakers from scratch.

It took an hour but with just some paper, a magnet, and a lot of wire and glue, each student made their own tiny speaker and then played music on it more or less.

The teacher behind this is Loren Renfro. She was right alongside her students for the entire project and was just as excited about their progress as they were.

It's our hope that the $1,000 will make for another memorable experience for students. These funds are going toward a field trip for kids to learn about wildfire management.