Pleasanton seniors to collect diplomas this Saturday

Rees Chapman and Shiloh Skipper were junior escorts for the 2024 Pleasanton High School graduation ceremony. This year the two will be receiving their diplomas. (Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)

By Roger Sims, rsims@linncountyjournal.com

Pleasanton High School's class of 2025 will receive their diplomas this Saturday, May 10, in a ceremony at the school that begins at 1 p.m. Thirty-seven seniors will walk across the stage, up from 23 a year ago, 30 in 2023 and 20 in 2022.

The high school administration is expected to announce which students will receive the valedictorian and salutatorian honors during the awards assembly on Friday morning, May 9.

Graduation will cap a week that included final exams on Wednesday, baccalaureate services Wednesday evening, and the scholarship awards during the assembly on Friday.

Senior athletes could still be back to participate in events and practices. Regional baseball begins on May 14 and state track in Wichita is at the end of May.

Pleasanton High School Class of 2025