{"id":117716,"date":"2025-05-29T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=117716"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:04:10","slug":"fwcs-commencement-ceremonies-to-honor-class-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/05\/29\/fwcs-commencement-ceremonies-to-honor-class-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"FWCS commencement ceremonies to honor Class of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-115729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tFWCS_new.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Community Schools will celebrate commencement, Friday, May 30, 2025, and Saturday, May 31, 2025, for the 1,860 members of the Class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>News release from Fort Wayne Community Schools:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>FWCS commencement ceremonies to honor Class of 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (May 29, 2025) &#8211; Fort Wayne Community Schools will celebrate commencement, Friday, May 30, and Saturday, May 31, for the 1,860 members of the Class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>As the Class of 2025 leaves their schools, they will embark on many different journeys. Some will continue their studies at universities and colleges including Indiana University, Purdue University, Butler University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Columbia University and the University of East London. Other graduates will join military service or complete technical training for careers in skilled trades like carpentry, masonry, plumbing, welding, automotive repair, cosmetology and more. These accomplished students will gather one last time at graduation ceremonies to celebrate their achievements before launching into their chosen pathways.<\/p>\n<p>The five FWCS traditional high schools and the Fort Wayne Virtual Academy commencement ceremonies will be held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum at the following times:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>North Side \u2013 5:30 p.m., Friday, May 30<\/li>\n<li>Wayne \u2013 8 p.m., Friday, May 30<\/li>\n<li>South Side \u2013 10 a.m., Saturday, May 31<\/li>\n<li>Fort Wayne Virtual Academy \u2013 noon, Saturday, May 31, Appleseed Room<\/li>\n<li>Northrop \u2013 2 p.m., Saturday, May 31<\/li>\n<li>Snider \u2013 4:30 p.m., Saturday, May 31<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2009-trf-parade\/100113.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Northrop High School band marching band in the Three Rivers Festival Parade 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Blair Dowden, Isaiah Stephenson, North Side High School and Karina Palma, South Side High School students and winners of the 2010 Horizon Scholarships with Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. Photo taken April 28, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='0ab5f744808e599b06a881f29ca4bd96' data-image-id=\"5204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/129835.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_129835.jpg\" data-title=\"2010 recipients of the Horizon Scholarships\" data-description=\"Huntington University President G. Blair Dowden, Isaiah Stephenson, North Side High School and Karina Palma, South Side High School students and winners of the 2010 Horizon Scholarships with Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry. 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