Lost River Class of 2018 'Small but Mighty'
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22 Seniors graduate from Lost River High School. Each senior has chosen a career path after high school to include college, post-secondary education and military service. June 9, 2018 (Samantha Tipler)
Class of 22 headed to college, post-secondary education and military service.
The Class of 2018 is the smallest to graduate from Lost River Jr./Sr. High School, but you wouldn’t know it by the students’ accomplishments.
The 23 graduates earned more than $700,000 in grants and scholarships, completed nearly 4,000 hours of community service, participated in championship robotics teams, competed nationally with FBLA and signed on to collegiate sports teams.
(Samantha Tipler)
“That is amazing. These are truly mighty feats and ones that will be appreciated and remembered by your community members,” said Lost River ASPIRE coordinator and keynote speaker Jen Johnson. “I have always thought of your class as the small but mighty. You’re mighty in your caring for one another, in your humor and especially in your kindness.
(Samantha Tipler)
“Just like Lost River and the towns you come from in,” Johnson continued, “we might be small in size but our hearts, drive and determination are large. You are mighty in your accomplishments.”
Every one of the seniors in the Class of 2018 has a plan for after graduation, whether it is going to a four-year university, attending a community college, post-secondary training in cosmetology, or serving in the U.S. military. Those include salutatorian Eduardo “Lalo” Murillo who received the Ford Family Foundation scholarship this year.
(Samantha Tipler)
Saturday’s commencement ceremony included a slideshow with photos from each senior’s life, and the appreciation flower presentation. The students gave flowers, and hugs, to thank family and friends who helped them in their high school journey.
Just before handing out diplomas, Principal Jamie Ongman read “The Giving Tree” aloud. In the story, a tree gives its apples, branches and trunk to make a boy happy throughout his life. When he is an old man, the boy returns to the tree but all that is left is a stump, which the tree offers as a place for him to come and rest. Throughout the story, the tree gives everything to make the boy happy.
“Here in a moment we are going to give you the last of what this tree, what this building, can give you. We’re just an old stump from here on,” Ongman said. “But most important, don’t forget the stump that still sits here today, to come back and rest when you need to come back and rest.”
Press release provided from Samantha Tipler, Public Relations, Klamath County School District.