“Stranger Things” Star Priah Ferguson Celebrates High School Graduation with Sentimental Post: 'I Did It!'

Stranger Things prima Priah Ferguson is simply a precocious schoolhouse graduate!

The 18-year-old actress, who plays Erica Sinclair connected nan Netflix series, took to Instagram connected Sunday, May 25, to observe nan awesome life milestone and shared a sentimental connection successful nan caption.

"I did it!!!🎓" she began. "Most group are ever amazed erstwhile they find retired I've been successful nationalist schoolhouse my full life. The domiciled that introduced maine to nan world was filmed correct successful my hometown—and I made a prime early connected not to miss retired connected existent world experiences conscionable because of my career."

Ferguson reflected connected "balancing an big profession — connected and disconnected surface — while maintaining a GPA supra nan nationalist mean and still increasing up," calling it "a unsocial journey."

"As overmuch arsenic I've pushed myself to beryllium awesome successful my craft, I've besides prioritized surviving a life that's existent — 1 that's helped style maine into a well-rounded young woman," she continued. "So very grateful for my colony of family, friends, educators, and each infinitesimal that’s brought maine here."

The young character concluded nan station pinch a connection to her chap graduates, writing, "Class of 2025 — nary matter your story, you made it!"

Ferguson's station included a selfie video of her wearing her headdress and gown successful nan car, her yearbook photograph and a look wrong her graduation ceremonial — from her making a reside arsenic nan vice president of her elder people to nan infinitesimal she received her diploma.

"Although life has a measurement to often break america down, we must emergence up to nan realities of our destiny," she said successful her speech.

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Ferguson joined Stranger Things successful play 2 arsenic nan arsenic snarky and lovable younger sister of Caleb McLaughlin's Lucas Sinclair.

Last August, Ferguson exclusively teased nan show's bid finale arsenic bringing nan communicative to a adjacent "in specified an epic way."

"This play successful particular, nan move is great," she added. "It mightiness get a small biggersweet because it whitethorn beryllium our past clip moving together aliases seeing each different aliases conscionable moving connected specified a large show for illustration Stranger Things."

The bid besides stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Jamie Campbell Bower, Brett Gelman, Cara Buono, David Harbour and Winona Ryder.

Linda Hamilton has besides joined nan cast for play 5.

Stranger Things returns for its 5th and last play later successful 2025. All erstwhile seasons are streaming connected Netflix.