On June 5th, 2025, seniors walked onto the stage at Russell Field to the tune of “Pomp and Circumstance” and received their high school diplomas, marking the end of their journeys here at CRLS. The ceremony lasted almost three hours, with nearly 500 students graduating.
A lot has happened since the Class of 2025 started high school. Entering freshman year in 2021, they had just been through the challenges of a global pandemic; these students went to high school in Cambridge during one of the city’s most turbulent times. During this class’s junior year of high school, when the October 7th attacks happened in the Middle East, and the ensuing campus protests at Harvard drew nationwide attention, inspiring CRLS students to lead their own. “I’ve gotten better at seeing how the events here impact the country as a whole,” Eugene Lee ’25 told the Register Forum, “it really hits differently when you’re right in the middle of it.” More recently, the Trump administration has threatened to defund Harvard and other universities. This has also drawn media attention to Cambridge, and has made it so the Class of 2025 is entering college at a very unstable time.
But while their high school journey has been, in many ways, defined by turmoil, the Class of 2025 is anything but negative about their CRLS experience. “I’ve discovered what I’m really passionate about,” Svetislav Vuletic ’25 told the Register Forum, “and built connections with people based on that.” Teachers at CRLS were also positive about the senior class’ time here. Mr. Nathan Whitfield expressed his admiration, telling the Register Forum, “the cohort of students I have taught from this class, not only have I made them better students, but I do not foresee their overall greatness being eclipsed in the near future.”
Even as their high school journey comes to a close, the seniors are making the most of the time that they have left. Senior prom, which took place on May 17th, was a success, as Xander Selk ’25 told the Register Forum, “It was a lot of fun, but that DJ needs to choose a new profession.” Additionally, the annual senior Spoon Game has come to a close, with Dean Bittker ’25, Clara Brinkman ’25, and Aoife Shovlin ’25 winning the allotted prize money. The CRLS yearbook was also released, facing divided opinions among the student body. It was soon recalled by the administration because of a printing error, though many students had already gotten copies signed and didn’t want to return them: “I don’t feel like waiting two weeks to get a new one,” Luca Palma-Poth ’25 told the Register Forum, “they should’ve gotten it right the first time!”
But as they enjoy the last festivities of their senior year, the Class of 2025 is also looking forward to their future. The “@crlsfutureplans25” Instagram account has posted over 250 students’ plans for college and other post high school endeavors. And as the seniors move forward with their lives, they will not only carry the knowledge they have gained at CRLS, but also the unforgettable memories they have made along the way.
This article also appears in our June 2025 print edition.
