Graduation Information for Seniors and Parents 2026
With graduation approaching, please make sure you read through all of this important information!
GRADUATION EVENTS AT A GLANCE
CAPS & GOWNS
Caps & gowns will be delivered during graduation week.
Payment will be due at delivery: $50 cash only
Payment will be due at delivery: $50 cash only
GRADUATION WEEK EVENTS
The week of 6/1-6/7 will be full of senior activities. Please leave ALL of these dates clear on your calendar.
All events in BOLD are MANDATORY. Students must participate in all practices and other ceremonies in order to march at Commencement.
Monday, 6/1
- Senior project presentations - Extended advisory
- Marshall rehearsal
- National anthem rehearsal
- Speech rehearsal
- Senior slideshow check in
Tuesday, 6/2
- Breakfast at Congregational Church: 8:00-8:45am
- Graduation Rehearsal: 9:00-11:00am - Graduates are urged to wear sunscreen/sunglasses/hats with brims for all outdoor practices
- Cap & Gown distribution: 11:00am
- Senior Cookout - 6:30pm
Wednesday, 6/3
- Graduation Rehearsal - 9:00-11:00am
- Final speech/performance rehearsals - 11:-12:00
Thursday, 6/4
- Class Night/Indoor Graduation Rehearsal - ALL SENIORS - 9:00-11:00am - GYM
- Field Day on Turf Field - 11:30-1:30 - Lunch provided
- Class Night Rehearsal: 2:00-4:00 pm (PERFORMERS ONLY)
- Class Night: 6:30pm (Seniors arrive at 6:00 for lineup in Cafeteria)
Friday, 6/5
- Graduation Rehearsal/Ticket Distribution: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
- Lunch Break: 12:00-12:45 pm (Lunch NOT provided)
- Senior walk: 1:00-2:00 pm
Saturday, 6/6
- There are no events scheduled on this day; seniors are encouraged to use this day to take pictures on and around campus since large crowds may make that difficult on Sunday.
Sunday, 6/7
- Commencement - 1:30 pm
- Senior arrival - 12:45 pm - at the Greely Amphitheater (Rain: GHS Gym - lineup in cafeteria)
- Project Graduation
- After Commencement
- Contact person: Modesty McNally
GRADUATION TICKETS
If we are outside in the Amphitheater:
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- Each senior will have a pod of 8 reserved seats
- Overflow seating will be available behind the pods - First come, first served
- Chairs will be provided in pods and overflow
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If we are in the Gym due to inclement weather:
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- All 8 tickets will be honored in the Gym
- Seating is general admission
- Overflow seating with livestream in the Greely Center for the Arts (general admission, no ticket required)
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SENIOR DEBT & SENIOR EXIT FORM
It is important that you take care of any debts and turn in library books, textbooks, other academic materials, and athletic uniforms. Seniors will not receive their graduation tickets until all debts are paid, materials returned, and their Senior Exit form has been submitted (found on the guidance webpage later this spring). It is not too early to begin working on these items!
GRADUATION DAY
Graduation Seating
Each student will be assigned a seating pod with 8 chairs. These seats are for ticketed guests only. Any unticketed guests are welcome to sit in the overflow seating in the back.
(If we are inside, ticketed guests will sit in the Gymnasium, which is general admission; unticketed guests will sit in the Greely Center for the Arts, where a livestream will be projected.)
Seating charts will be finalized and sent out shortly.
Accessible Parking
There will be accessible parking available at the superintendent’s office.
Please note that a permit is required for the accessible parking area, but there will also be golf cart shuttles running between all parking areas and seating pods.
Photography
The commencement ceremony will be professionally photographed by Lifetouch, and you will have the opportunity to purchase photos from them. You are welcome to take any photos/video that you wish during the ceremony, but PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEATS to do so.
The commencement ceremony will be professionally photographed by Lifetouch, and you will have the opportunity to purchase photos from them. You are welcome to take any photos/video that you wish during the ceremony, but PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SEATS to do so.
PROJECT GRADUATION
When is Project Graduation
Graduates should arrive at the GHS Commons after Graduation (on June 7th) between 3:30-4:15pm ready for a night of fun. BUS departs at 4:30pm sharp!
Graduates MUST be picked up by their listed guardian at 2:30AM on Jun 8, 2026 in the Senior Parking Lot.
What to bring to Project Graduation
Graduates should wear comfortable clothing and be sure to bring socks, sneakers, and a sweatshirt/layer for warmth and/or inclement weather. A bathing suit, optional. A bag will be provided at check in for these essentials. Medications should be clearly labeled with name and directions and will be collected at check in. No other personal items are allowed. Over the counter medicines (Advil, Tylenol, Dramamine and Benadryl) will be available if needed from chaperones.
Graduates should wear comfortable clothing and be sure to bring socks, sneakers, and a sweatshirt/layer for warmth and/or inclement weather. A bathing suit, optional. A bag will be provided at check in for these essentials. Medications should be clearly labeled with name and directions and will be collected at check in. No other personal items are allowed. Over the counter medicines (Advil, Tylenol, Dramamine and Benadryl) will be available if needed from chaperones.
Cellphones/Smart Devices are NOT allowed at Project Graduation. If you do not wish to have your device(s) collected at check-in, do not bring them. Collected devices will be returned in the morning when the bus returns to GHS.
Bus Parade
Students headed to Project Graduation will load buses and parade down Rt 9 in Cumberland into North Yarmouth. Please line the streets to send these seniors off in style!!
Route: Parade will take a right out of the senior lot onto Main Street, head into the center of North Yarmouth, and take a left onto Parsonage Road by the Community Center as they continue toward Project Graduation.
Project Graduation Questions: Modesty McNally
SENIOR-SPONSORED STAFF LUNCH
It has been a tradition for the Class of 2026 & their families to sponsor an end-of-year lunch for the teachers at the high school in the week or two after graduation (usually burritos, or Mediterranean bowls, or something similar – the food service staff at the high school very kindly does the shopping for us and prepares the meal). If you are interested in donating any funds to help sponsor that, please reach out to Jackie Young or simply drop off any donations in the Main Office earmarked “Class of 2026 Staff Lunch Fund.” Thank you for supporting this tradition!
As always, please reach out with questions.
