Correspondent photo / Tristan Hostetter ... Alex Ward, a member of the girls softball team that won regionals on Saturday and is on its way to the state semifinals, holds up her regional softball medal while pointing to her graduation cap.

Boardman High School’s graduation ceremony took place Sunday afternoon at Spartan Stadium. The graduates walked from the high school to the stadium for the ceremony. Nineteen students were named first in the Class of 2025, which included about 316 seniors.

The class has earned and accepted approximately $4.2 million in scholarships.

There are 19 “First in Class” students who have completed the prescribed coursework to be honored as first in class. They are:

Matthew Amendol, Matthew Beichner, Sarah Bero, Ashley Boyarko, James Carkido, Dominic Cheff, Petra Crnjak, Michelle Dong, Julianna Douglass, Haley Eynon, Carter Fick-Mills, Ava Freeborough, Marissa Funk, Ashton Hoover, Sarah Land, Nicholas Leskiw, Jake Murray, Eliana Williams, Nina Tran.