LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Thursday was the big day for Little Rock School District’s class of 2025.

All four high schools held their graduation ceremonies at Barton Coliseum. 

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The day started with Southwest High School at 9 a.m., then Parkview High School was at noon, followed by Hall High at 2:30 p.m., before Little Rock Central wraps up the day at 6 p.m. 

Alison Denson said it’s surreal to watch her loved ones graduate. 

“It’s a full circle moment because I graduated here, class of 1998, Parkview,” she said. 

Not just the same school, but the same venue. 

As the students grabbed their diplomas and moved their tassels from the right to the left, reality set in for the grads. 

“We made it!” a new Parkview alumnus said, with another adding, “I feel so good.”

After four years of hard work, these grads have earned something that can never be taken away from them.

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Although the class work is done, now it’s time for them to write their next chapter in life. 

Congratulations to the class of 2025.