Long County High School held its commencement ceremony Saturday as the largest class in school history received their diplomas with 325 graduates and 142 honor graduates.

Class president Chasady Hall welcomed friends and family once graduates were all settled in their seats. She encouraged her classmates “to reflect on all their achievements, memories, and maybe even regrets.”

“Today is the day we start fresh and let go,” Hall said. “We let our beloved classmates, teachers, clubs and sports and grant the torch of knowledge to our underclassmen who have supported us throughout the years.”

Class salutatorian Kody Heredia said that today was a time to look back on their accomplishments and look toward the future.

“Whether it’s living through a global pandemic or hurricanes that tore through our senior year, a lot happened during these last four years,” Heredia said. “Freshman year, we had to do P.E. in our living rooms. Sophomore year we got a volleyball team. Junior year, many of us started Spanish class… then this year, our senior year, was hard to explain. It felt too fast and too slow all at the same time.”

Class valedictorian Allison Krumnow thanked the families and teachers for helping them through high school but their support could best be summed up by her chosen Dr. Seuss quote.

“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.”

Once students received their diplomas and were declared graduates, class vice president Megan Le-Counte gave the farewell address. She harped on the history making of the class of 2025, mentioning the football team’s historic 6-0 start to the 2024 season.

“We should all be proud of ourselves,” LeCounte said. “We may have fallen, we may have stumbled, but we are all still here today.”