Klamath Co. students & builders team up to build tiny home

Jenna King November 2, 2022

Last Updated: November 3, 2022

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. —High school students in Klamath County are getting hands-on experience in construction while giving back to the community. Several contractors teamed up with students, to build a tiny house in 24 hours at the fairgrounds.

The Build My Future event gives students an inside look at a possible career in the trades. 130 students from several schools and 40 contractors worked on the project.

“I think it was a really big success, we’ve had a lot of good feedback from the kids saying that they had never even known that these types of careers were possible for them and they got a lot of hands-on experience for things they never thought they would do,” said Theresa Edwards with the Klamath Basin Home Builders Association.

The event continues Thursday from 9 to 2 pm.

The tiny home will get donated to Project Home Front when it’s done.

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Jenna King is the 6pm and 11pm anchor for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.