Cheers filled Nelson Stadium Saturday as Capital High School celebrated the class of 2025, honoring 290 graduates who crossed the stage with tassels turned and futures wide open.

Brett Zanto, principal said, there were 30 valedictorians, nine salutatorians, two national merit scholars and four presidential scholar candidates.

The principal posed a question to the graduates, "What are you going to do with the rest of your life?"

The question was met with silence from the crowd before he acknowledged the academic and extracurricular achievements of the graduating class.

Four of the valedictorians were selected through tryouts to speak at the graduation ceremony including Charlie Snellman, former Helena Public Schools board representative.

He talked about how all the graduates had grown

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