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St. Joseph schools celebrate the class of 2025

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Students from Benton High School received their diplomas Sunday at a ceremony at the Civic Arena.
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Central students graduated Sunday during a ceremony at the Civic Arena.
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Lafayette students celebrated their graduation with a ceremony at the Civic Arena on Sunday.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Multiple schools throughout the St. Joseph community held their respective commencement ceremonies today to celebrate the graduating class of 2025.

"It's a great feeling," St. Joseph Christian co-valedictorian Jackson Cline said. "We've been through it for six years now. We worked hard and are really excited for what comes next."

Students from Lafayette, Benton, Central and St. Joseph Christian had the honor of walking across the stage to receive their high school diploma.

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Patrick Holleron

Patrick Holleron joined News-Press NOW as a multimedia journalist and anchor in February 2025. Prior to coming to Missouri, Patrick had lived in a many different states including New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Washington, and Arizona.

He completed his bachelor’s in Media and Communication at the University of Washington in June 2023 and his masters from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Sports Journalism in December 2024.

One of the most memorable events Patrick covered during his time in school was the 2025 Chick-fil-A Peach between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Longhorns at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. This game was one of the first in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

In his free time he enjoys watching sports& movies, and writing. If anyone runs into him he’s always open to have a conversation about sports of any kind.

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