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MCPS Announces Commencement Schedules and Guest Speakers

Nearly 12,000 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students will receive high school diplomas in commencement ceremonies beginning next week.

The high school commencement season begins Wednesday, May 31, and will end Thursday, June 15.

Graduation ceremonies are hosted at high school campuses, at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and on the campuses of Mount St. Mary’s University and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

In total, 25 high schools and 6 programs will have graduation ceremonies this spring. Once again, MCPS is inviting families to tag the district in their favorite 2023 graduation snapshots with the hashtag #MCPSGrad. MCPS will repost some of the photos on its Twittter, Facebook and Instagram page.

Some of the speakers featured at this year’s commencement ceremonies include actor Myles Frost, Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and television producer George Pelecanos.

MCPS Commencements on May 31

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on May 31, location and speakers (if available).

  • Poolesville High School, 10 a.m. at Mount St. Mary’s University.
  • Thomas Wootton High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, featuring Tony Award-winning actor and Wootton alumnus Myles Frost.

MCPS Commencements on June 1

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 1, locations and speakers (if available).

  • Montgomery Blair High School, 9 a.m. at home, featuring Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller.
  • Winston Churchill High School, 9 a.m. at home, featuring husband-and wife journalists Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker.
  • Damascus High School, 9 a.m. at home.
  • Wheaton High School, 9 a.m. at home.

MCPS Commencements on June 2

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 2, locations and speakers (if available).

  • Albert Einstein High School, 9 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.
  • Col. Zadok Magruder High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.
  • The Model Learning Center, 1 p.m. at Clarksburg Correctional Facility.
  • Paint Branch High School, 2:30 p.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • Quince Orchard High School, 10 a.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents, 9 a.m. at home.

MCPS Commencements on June 5

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 5, locations and speakers (if available).

  • Clarksburg High School, 10 a.m. at Mount St. Mary’s University featuring Councilmember Will Jawando.
  • Alternative Education Programs at the Blair G. Ewing Center, 10 a.m. at James Hubert Blake HS Auditorium.

MCPS Commencement on June 7

Here’s a look at the commencement happening on June 7, locations and speakers (if available).

  • Bethesda Chevy-Chase High School, 9 a.m. at home.
  • Northwest High School, 2:30 p.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • Springbrook High School, 10 a.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

MCPS Commencements on June 8

Here’s a look at the commencement happening on June 8, and location.

  • Walt Whitman High School, 9 a.m. at home.

MCPS Commencements on June 9

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 9, locations and their speakers.

  • Walter Johnson High School, 10 a.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • Longview School, 10 a.m. at home.
  • Northwood High School, 2:30 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, featuring Northwood High School alumnus and author and television producer George Pelecanos.
  • Seneca Valley High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.
  • Sherwood High School, 10 2:30 p.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, featuring former University of Maryland and NBA star Walt Williams.

MCPS Commencements on June 12

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 12, locations and their speakers.

  • Gaithersburg High School, 10 a.m. at home.
  • John F. Kennedy High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, featuring Councilmember Gabe Albornoz.
  • Watkins Mill High School, 2:30 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.

MCPS Commencements on June 14

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 14, locations and their speakers.

  • James Hubert Blake High School, 10 a.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
  • Richard Montgomery High School, 2:30 p.m. at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, featuring Maryland Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk.
  • Rockville High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.

MCPS Commencements on  June 15

Here’s a look at the commencements happening on June 15, locations and their speakers.

  • Rock Terrace School, 10 a.m. at home.

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