06.25.2025
Meet Treehouse’s Graduating Class of 2025!
This year, Treehouse is celebrating more than 140 students in foster care as they graduate from high school, attain their GED, or complete apprenticeships!
When youth who’ve experienced foster care make academic progress, it empowers and helps them achieve long-term stability and independence. That’s why education is key to Treehouse’s mission and why our Graduation Success program focuses on one-on-one support.
Now, we’re turning the mic over to some Class of 2025 graduates to share what getting their diploma means to them and hear about their future plans.
Ariah
“…graduating shows that no matter the obstacles that came my way, I still pursued or pushed myself to achieve my goal.”
Daniela, Interagency Academy
“I see myself in ten years definitely finishing my college degree, and hopefully being an attorney at that point, and pursuing my dreams of traveling the world.”
Day’Jhan, Chief Seattle International High School
“Graduation is important to me because I feel like not only am I setting a goal for my siblings under me or that I’m accomplishing something, but I’m showing my family there’s a different way to do things instead of trying to persevere alone.”
Justin, Riverside High School
“In ten years, I’d like to have a nice job when I can support myself and find a family, doing like software development or some type of marketing job or like an entrepreneur type thing.”
Kylie, Ridgefield High School
“Graduation is really important to me because I’m able to see where I started and where I am now. There’s a lot that I’ve accomplished that I didn’t think I was going to accomplish, and I’m really happy to be at the place I am now.”
Leland, Redmond High School
“Graduating is important because it represents your journey and your determination.”
Lola, Redmond High School
“In ten years, I see myself graduated with a business degree and starting to work in interior design. I hope to go to Bellevue Community College to start that career path off and then transfer off to Western!”
Rasheed, Bethel Virtual Academy
“…determination was a very important part of my achieving the goal of graduating, because I kept pushing myself to go forward.”
Sarah, Interagency Academy
“Graduating is important to me because it’s the beginning of my life. . . . I’m really excited to graduate and just learn how to be an adult.”
Tobias, Chief Seattle International High School
“I personally thought that I was never going to make it, because I hated school. In 10 years, I see myself going to a 2-year college or 4-year college or moving up into a better job . . .”
Did you know Treehouse spends about $381 per graduate for expenses like senior pictures, yearbooks, cap and gown, and other school-related fees? We do it because this milestone is a huge accomplishment for youth experiencing foster care, and they deserve to commemorate and participate in the graduation traditions along with their peers.
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