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Cape Fear High honors Class of 2025 at commencement
Summary
Cape Fear High School held its 2025 commencement at which the class was recognized, student speakers delivered valedictory remarks and the superintendent pronounced graduates.
Cape Fear High School recognized its graduating Class of 2025 at a commencement ceremony held at the school, where student speakers reflected on memory, identity and future paths and the superintendent formally pronounced the class graduated.
The ceremony included recognition of members of the Cumberland County Board of Education and district administrators, remarks from the valedictorian and salutatorian, and the traditional turning of tassels. Alexis Martin, identified in the program as valedictorian, told classmates that “there truly is no place like home,” urging graduates to carry lessons and relationships from high school forward. Josh Pierrot, the salutatorian, encouraged graduates to “walk your road with purpose” and to take risks as they begin post‑graduation lives.
The event opened with a brief invocation and a welcome that listed district and board officials in attendance, including Deanna Jones, chair of the Cumberland County Board of Education; Judy Musgrave, vice chair; Dolores Bell; Jacqueline Brown; Mary Hales; Tara Jordan; Greg West; and Susan Williams. District leaders named in the program included the superintendent of Cumberland County Schools and multiple associate and assistant superintendents; those officials were recognized onstage but did not deliver substantive policy remarks during the ceremony.
Student names were read aloud as the class processed to receive diplomas. The list of graduates was extensive and read in full during the ceremony; the transcript of the event contains the names presented. At the conclusion of diploma presentations, the superintendent of Cumberland County Schools pronounced the students graduates and directed them to move their tassels.
The program also included traditional elements such as the alma mater and a request from organizers that audience members withhold applause until each graduate’s name had been read to ensure every student could be heard.
The ceremony was primarily celebratory and ceremonial; no board actions, votes, or policy decisions were taken as part of the commencement.
