Central Cabarrus High School in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, held a commencement ceremony for the Class of 2025 during which the principal formally pronounced the group graduates "by the powers vested in me by the state of North Carolina and Cabarrus County Schools." The program included student addresses, musical performances, presentation of colors by the school's junior ROTC and the reading of the pledge of allegiance by the student body president.

The ceremony highlighted student accomplishments and school programs. A speaker noted the school's JROTC unit had earned the title of a "distinguished unit with merit," and presenters said career and technical education students had earned state championships and were competing at international levels. Student speakers reflected on high school experiences and encouraged classmates to continue pursuing education, service or careers after commencement.

Student body president Danaya Burton (identified in the transcript also as "Denia Burton") led the Pledge of Allegiance. Johntasia Harrison, identified in the transcript as a student speaker, told classmates: "We did it. Congratulations to all of us, class of 2025. It's our time now." A speaker who identified themself as a former principal praised the class's spirit and community service and repeated the school slogan, "Once a Viking, always a Viking."

The principal, identified in the program as the principal of Central Cabarrus High School but not named in the transcript, presented the list of candidates and said: "As the principal of Central Cabarrus High School and by the powers vested in me by the state of North Carolina and Cabarrus County Schools, I now pronounce you the class of 2025, graduates of Central Cabarrus High School. We may move your tassels." The principal then instructed the class to move their tassels, concluding the formal portion of the ceremony.

The program also included musical performances by the Central Cabarrus High School Chorus and a presentation of colors by the Central Cabarrus High School Junior ROTC. Speakers repeatedly framed graduation as both an ending and a beginning, urging graduates to carry school traditions and community ties forward.

The ceremony included a long roll call of graduates (names provided in the transcript) and multiple remarks thanking families, faculty and staff. Specific program recognitions and the principal's formal pronouncement were the primary ceremonial actions recorded in the minutes; no votes, motions or policy decisions were made during the event.