Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will celebrate the high school graduating Class of 2026 during ceremonies set for June. The ceremonies are set for June 2-4 at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.

Regency Furniture Stadium was not available for CCPS to host ceremonies the week of the Memorial Day holiday, as advertised in the print copy of the CCPS Parent Handbook/Calendar. The online version of the CCPS Parent Handbook/Calendar has been updated to include the final graduation schedule.

Graduation Schedule 

• Tuesday, June 2 – Maurice J. McDonough High School, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, June 2 – Thomas Stone High School, 1 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 2 – North Point High School, 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 3 – Henry E. Lackey High School, 9 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 3 – Westlake High School, 1 p.m.
• Thursday, June 4 – La Plata High School, 9 a.m.
• Thursday, June 4 – St. Charles High School, 1 p.m.

High school principals will share graduation information with parents and students throughout the school year. On the day of a school’s graduation ceremony, the school will be closed to students in Grades 9-11. Staff of the graduating high school work the graduation events.

Project Graduation, a substance-free celebration on the night of each school’s graduation, will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Charles County Fairgrounds in La Plata. Each graduate can bring one guest to Project Graduation.

CCPS has inclement weather dates scheduled for graduations in case a ceremony is impacted by rain or severe weather. The school system is not able to assign an inclement weather date to ceremonies at this point, as CCPS is not able to predict if any of the dates will need to be used. Any inclement weather changes to a school’s graduation date and time will be communicated with families, students and staff at least three hours in advance.

Inclement weather dates that are available for use by CCPS for graduation ceremonies, if needed, are: Thursday, June 4, 5 p.m.; Friday, June 5, 9 a.m.; Friday, June 5, 1 p.m.; Friday, June 5, 5 p.m.; Saturday, June 6, 9 a.m.; and Saturday, June 6, 1 p.m.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 39 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

 
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).