The 10th annual Klamath Promise Graduation Sensation Parade and Party in the Park took place in downtown Klamath Falls on Thursday, May 29th. Hundreds of spectators cheered on the nearly 1500 students. The parade included bands, mascots, almost 700 Class of 2025 graduating high school seniors in caps and gowns and the nearly 800 Kindergartners from across all of Klamath Falls City Schools, Klamath County School District, Tulelake High School, Butte Valley High School and Elementary (Doris), and North Lake High School (Silver Lake). Seniors wore their caps and gowns while kindergarteners donned Class of 2037 “I am the Klamath Promise” t-shirts in their school colors donated by Klamath Community College and Oregon Institute of Technology.
The parade was live streamed by My Basin at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh9jOubqrIc
For a full photo gallery from Graduation Sensation, look through the KFCS Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Klamath.Falls.City.Schools
Immediately following the parade, the high school graduates joined together with family, friends and supporters in Veterans Park for the Party in the Park celebration and awards distribution. MJ Atkins, a graduating senior from Klamath Union sang the National Anthem, Klamath Community College President Roberto Gutierrez provided keynote remarks. The Graduation Sensation Party in the Park includes the awarding of gift cards for those going on to college, into the military, into the workforce, or who are undecided on their next step, as well as scholarships for those going to college. A total of 68 scholarships and 57 gift cards worth $68,500 were announced to the crowd of graduates, families, and supporters. This year 29 local business, organizations, and individuals contributed to awards:
Friends of the Klamath County Library
Glenn & Ursula Gailis
Hispanic Health Committee
Holliday Jewelry
Ray & Susan Holliday
Integral Youth Services
Kersey Law
Klamath Basin Behavioral Health
Klamath Basin Senior Citizens' Center Board
Klamath Community College
Klamath County Chamber of Commerce
Klamath County Commissioners
Klamath County School District
Klamath Falls City School Administration
Klamath Promise - Anonymous Donors
Lithia & Driveway
LuluLily's Legacy Foundation
Maurita Johnson
Moai!
Oregon Tech Office the President
Pelican Education Foundation
Ross Ragland Theater & Cultural Center
The Redd Family, minusamillion.com
Sky Lakes Medical Center
SMART Reading Program
Soroptimist International of Klamath Falls
Stork Family
The Klamath Tribes: Education and Employment
Windermere Real Estate
High school graduation is a significant achievement setting students up for future success, greater earnings and opportunities, and greater long term health outcomes. As the largest graduation celebration in all of Oregon and the entire West, this event is not possible with the many event supporters and volunteers. Special thanks to
American Sanitation
City of Klamath Falls Parks
City of Klamath Falls Streets
Citizens for Safe Schools staff
Ray Holliday & Holliday Jewelry
Integral Youth Services staff
Klamath Basin Behavioral Health staff
Klamath Community College
Klamath County Library
Klamath County School District teachers, parapros, principals, bus drivers, district office staff, and others!
Klamath Falls City Schools teachers, parapros, principals, bus drivers, district office staff, and others!
Klamath Falls Police Department
Klamath Tribes Education & Employment staff
Klamath Union High School Digital Media program
Klamath Works
The Kersey Family
My Basin and KLAD
Oregon Department of Humans Services staff
Oregon Tech Educational Partnerships & Outreach
Bethany Osborn
Pacific Crest Federal Credit Union staff
Billy Redd and family
SkyLakes Foundation
SkyLakes staff
Southern Oregon ESD Sign Language Interpreters
Southern Oregon ESD staff
Holly Stork & SMART Reading
Trevor McClung Construction
And many many others!
Congratulations Class of 2025 graduates!
The Klamath Promise is a community-wide initiative connecting the community and schools, from preschool through career and college readiness. Since 2012 the Klamath Promise has aimed to increase “Success through Education” for all students in Klamath County, whether success looks like joining the workforce or military, or going to college.
The Klamath Promise: Connecting and inspiring the community about the importance of education, attendance, and graduation, from early childhood to career or college transitions.
Visit klamathpromise.org to learn more!
