Sober Grad

Anderson High School
Anderson New Technology
Bishop Quinn High School
Burney Jr/Sr High
Central Valley High School
Enterprise High School
Fall River Jr/Sr High
Foothill High Shool
Liberty Christian High School
Mt Lakes High School
Shasta High School
University Preparatory School
West Valley High School

The Shasta County Sober Graduation Program was initiated in 1992 in cooperation with the California Highway Patrol, Redding Office. The program was originally developed by the CHP in 1985 when they realized a large majority of seniors were celebrating their completion of high school with unsupervised parties where alcohol was being provided and consumed. Unfortunately, many of these parties resulted in alcohol related crashes, injuries and deaths. In order to decrease these incidents the CHP with local volunteers (parents) established an awareness campaign to include fund raisers, education and prevention activities, to decrease DUIs and alcohol-related incidents during the graduation celebrations.

Funds raised in Shasta County are used to hold a "lock-in" type celebration that requires students to stay at the party all night and celebrate this milestone with food, activities, gifts, and supervision. Graduates receive some pretty amazing gifts donated by local businesses and individuals, to include a $3,000 cash prize made possible by the annual Sober Graduation Golf Tournament for the graduate who stays all night. Each of the 12 schools participating select a name that is forwarded to the Chemical People for the drawing.

Since it's inception in Shasta County, there has not been an alcohol related crash due to a graduation celebration. To bring the Sober Graduation Celebration to your high school or volunteer to help out with the golf scramble please call the Chemical People at 241-5958.