Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school graduation ceremonies are May 29 and May 30 at the Convocation Center at North Point High School. All ceremonies will be aired live on the school system website, www.ccboe.com. Ceremonies for La Plata, Thomas Stone and Westlake high schools are May 29; ceremonies for North Point, Maurice J. McDonough and Henry E. Lackey high schools are May 30. All Charles County public high schools, including St. Charles High School, are closed May 29. The Robert D. Stethem Educational Center is also closed May 29.
The graduation schedule is as follows:
May 29
- La Plata, 8:30 a.m.
- Stone, 2 p.m.
- Westlake, 7:30 p.m.
May 30
- North Point, 8:30 a.m.
- McDonough, 2 p.m.
- Lackey, 7:30 p.m.
To watch the ceremony live on the CCPS website, visit www.ccboe.com. A slideshow of personalized images for each graduation ceremony will rotate on the main page of the website close to the start time of each ceremony. Website visitors only need to click on the picture for the ceremony in which they want to view to access the live coverage. Each ceremony can also be directly accessed at the following web addresses. Coverage of each ceremony will also be posted at the direct addresses below following the end of each ceremony.
La Plata: https://new.livestream.com/ccpstv/15lhsgrad
Stone: http://livestream.com/ccpstv/15tshsgrad
Westlake: http://livestream.com/ccpstv/15whsgrad
North Point: http://livestream.com/ccpstv/15nphsgrad
McDonough: http://livestream.com/ccpstv/15mmhsgrad
Lackey: http://livestream.com/ccpstv/15helhsgrad
The Convocation Center is located at 2500 Davis Road, Waldorf, Md., 20603. Parking lots and doors open two hours prior to the start of each ceremony. Any guests arriving prior to the opening of parking lots will be directed to park in an overflow lot area. All guests attending graduations, including babies, must have a ticket to be admitted. Seating is first come, first served and there are reserved seats for guests needing an interpreter or with disabilities.
All ceremonies will start promptly and guests are asked to observe a silent roll call as graduates receive their diploma. The following items are prohibited in the Convocation Center: food or drinks (including water), strollers, balloons, air horns and beach balls or similar items. Guests with cell phones should turn them off or on silent before entering the Convocation Center to eliminate any disruptions.
Lifetouch, the official yearbook photographer, will take professional photos of each graduate as they receive their diploma covers. The photos will be posted at events.lifetouch.com one week following the ceremonies. dbF, a local media company, is videotaping each graduation and will have DVDs for sale.
Guests should remain seated following the end of each ceremony until all faculty and graduates have recessed. Guests can meet graduates in the school’s football stadium, where students will pick up their diplomas. Photo opportunities in the stadium will end two hours after the start of each ceremony, and parking lots close two and a half hours after the start of each ceremony.