Photo Story: Graduation Weekend 2023
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KLAMATH BASIN - Hundreds of high school seniors throughout the Basin were honored this weekend as eleven high schools held commencement ceremonies to celebrate.
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Graduates celebrated
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Even a cloud burst couldn’t dampen the smiles of the nearly 700 graduating high school seniors parading down Main Street today for the eighth annual Klamath Promise Graduation Sensation.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Four high schools in the Klamath County School District boasted graduation rates above 93 percent in 2022 and two of those – Lost River Junior/Senior High School and Chiloquin Junior/Senior High School – had perfect graduation rates of 100 percent.
Read MoreKCSD students named Ford Scholars
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Six Klamath County School District seniors – including four from Lost River Junior/Senior High School – have been selected for four-year Ford Family Foundation Scholarships that will pay for 90 percent of their unmet college costs.
Read MoreFour KCSD high schools boast 2021 graduation rates above 90%
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Four high schools in the Klamath County School District boasted graduation rates above 90 percent in 2021 and one of those – Lost River Junior/Senior High School – had a perfect graduation of 100 percent for the third year in a row.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Graduation season is here. It is no secret that the Class of 2021 has had a rough time the last couple of years on their way to receive their diplomas. However, with everything going on, administrations across the Basin have worked tirelessly to produce as much of a normal graduation ceremony as allowable.
Read MoreMill owner donates $15,000 to Gilchrist High shop program
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GILCHRIST, Ore. – Brian Wachs often gives tours of Gilchrist Junior/Senior High School’s shop while his manufacturing and technology students work on projects using metal, wood, and computer design software.
Read MoreKCSD graduation rates increase for 6th year in a row
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Five high schools in the Klamath County School District boasted graduation rates above 90 percent in 2020, and one of those – Lost River Junior-Senior High School – had a perfect graduation rate of 100 percent for the second year in a row.
Read MoreKlamath County School District schedules community forums
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The Klamath County School District has scheduled a series of community forums for parents who are interested in finding out more about their school’s reopening plan for the 2020-21 school year.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Mazama High School junior Charles Kaufman never envisioned he would be able to confidently speak in front of a group much less win a public speaking scholarship to help pay for a German student exchange trip.
Read MoreKCSD graduation rates up for 5th year in a row
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Three high schools in the Klamath County School District boasted graduation rates above 95 percent in 2019, and one of those – Lost River Junior-Senior High School – had a perfect graduation rate of 100 percent.
Read MoreKCSD Lobbying efforts for small school funding pay off
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Klamath County School District’s four rural high schools will continue to receive $2.2 million for needed programs thanks, in part, to the lobbying efforts of 10 students from Lost River, Gilchrist, Chiloquin, and Bonanza.
Read MoreMore than 400 KCSD students to graduate this weekend
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An estimated 410 Klamath County School District students are expected to receive high school diplomas this weekend in ceremonies across the county.
Read MoreKlamath Basin Graduation Schedule
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Graduations are a time of celebration, honoring our students on the achievements they have made in their educational career. A monumental milestone when one part of their life end and another begins. The business community, local high schools and colleges will honor their graduates with celebrations starting this this week.
Read MoreSeven KCSD Seniors receive Ford Family Foundation scholarships
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Six Klamath County School District seniors – including four from Lost River Junior-Senior High School – have been selected for four-year Ford Family Foundation Scholarships that will pay for 90 percent of their college costs.
Read MoreKlamath County FBLA students headed to nationals
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Twenty-six students from the Klamath County School District will travel to San Antonio to attend and compete at the Future Business Leaders of America's National Leadership Conference at the end of June.
The students, who range from freshmen to seniors, represent one of the largest qualifying groups in the high schools’ recent history to attend the national event.
The students will be in San Antonio, Texas, June 27 to July 3.
Read MoreFBLA Students Perform Well at State
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Students from Mazama, Lost River, Bonanza and Gilchrist high schools competed in the FBLA state competition April 5 to 7 in Portland. The top four in each division will proceed to nationals.
Read MoreHigh Schools Hold Events March 14 to Mark Walk Up Not Out
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Mazama, Henley and Gilchrist high schools are taking time on March 14 to focus on the positive, show ways to help one another, and mark the tragic school shooting that happened in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14.
“We’re just trying to pull together rather than divide us,” said Mazama Principal Steve Morosin. “We just wanted to do something positive.”
Read MoreKCSD 2017 Graduation Rate Higher than State
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The Klamath County School District continues to exceed the state in its graduation rate. According to data released by the Oregon Department of Education today, KCSD’s overall four year graduation rate for the 2016-17 school year is 77.87 percent, which is a little more than a point higher than the overall Oregon rate of 76.65 percent.
“I’m happy to see we are continuing to make progress,” Superintendent Greg Thede said, “but we can continue to improve and do better.”
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