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MCPS Graduation Speakers Announced

More than 11,000 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 29, and will end Wednesday, June 12.

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

In total, 25 high schools and 6 programs will have graduation ceremonies this spring.

Commencement Speakers

Speakers at this year’s ceremonies include White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at Thomas S. Wootton High School; Maryland Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller at Northwest High School; Washington Wizards assistant coach David Vanterpool at Montgomery Blair High School; Dunn Foundation president and founder Dr. William Dunn at Paint Branch High School; and Mike Sacks, author and Winston Churchill High School alumnus, at his alma mater.

Additional speakers are:

  • John Ross, executive director of Nourishing Bethesda, at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
  • Rockville Mayor Monique Ashton at Richard Montgomery High School
  • Fashion designer and James Hubert Blake High School graduate Danielle Williams Eke at her alma mater
  • Author and Gaithersburg High School graduate Charlene Thomas at her alma mater
  • District 19 Maryland State Delegate Vaughn Stewart at Rockville High School
  • Acting MCPS Chief of Staff Henry Johnson, former principal, at Northwood High School

MCPS Commencement Schedule

Wednesday, May 29 Commencements

  • Montgomery Blair High School, 9 a.m. at home, featuring Washington Wizards Coach David Vanterpool.

Thursday, May 30 Commencements

  • Damascus High School, 9 a.m. at home, featuring Tyrone (TJ) Johnson, DHS Security Assistant.
  • Paint Branch High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC, featuring Dr. William Dunn, President and Founder of The Dunn Foundation.
  • RICA – John L. Gildner Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents, 9 a.m. at home, featuring MCPS Teacher and Author Bernard Jankowski.
  • Wheaton High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC, featuring English Teacher George Wilson.

Friday, May 31 Commencements

  • Winston Churchill High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC, featuring Author and Alumnus Mike Sacks.
  • Poolesville High School, 10 a.m. at MSM, featuring Teacher Keith Gordon.
  • Quince Orchard High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC, featuring English Teacher Skyra Blanchard.
  • Thomas S. Wootton High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, featuring White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

Monday, June 3 Commencements

  • Clarksburg High School, 10 a.m. at MSM, featuring Retired MCPS Administrator Edward Owusu.
  • Stephen Knolls School, 10 a.m. at home.

Wednesday, June 5 Commencements

  • Alternative Education Programs at Blair G. Ewing, 10 a.m. at James Hubert Blake HS auditorium, featuring Clinical Case Manager Joyce Boone.
  • John F. Kennedy High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.
  • Richard Montgomery High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC, featuring Rockville Mayor Monique Ashton.
  • Seneca Valley High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC, featuring Former Principal Dr. Marc Cohen.
  • Walt Whitman High School, 2:30 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.

Thursday, June 6 Commencements

  • Albert Einstein High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.
  • Walter Johnson High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC.
  • Northwest High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC.
  • Rock Terrace School, 10 a.m. at home, featuring Michael J. Valentin, Transition Services Unity, Department of Special Education Services.

Friday, June 7 Commencements

  • Longview School, 10:30 a.m. at Northwest HS.
  • The Model Learning Center, noon at Clarksburg Correctional Facility.
  • Northwood High School, 2:30 p.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, featuring Acting Chief of Staff Dr. Henry Johnson.
  • Sherwood High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC, featuring Assistant School Administrator Johnathan Dunn.
  • Springbrook High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC, featuring Joe Daniels III, Director at Walmart, Inc.
  • Watkins Mill High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall.

Monday, June 10 Commencements

  • Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC, featuring Nourishing Bethesda Executive Director John Ross.
  • Col. Zadok Magruder High School, 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, featuring Former Principal Dr. Leroy Evans.
  • Rockville High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC, featuring Maryland State Delegate Vaughn Stewart.

Wednesday, June 12 Commencements

  • James Hubert Blake High School, 9 a.m. at UMBC, featuring Advocate, Fashion Designer, and Stylist Danielle Williams Eke.
  • Gaithersburg High School, 2 p.m. at UMBC, featuring Author and Alumna Charlene Thomas.

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