Cobb County high school graduations stretch over two weeks

Because all 17 high school graduations in the Cobb County School District are being held in a single location, those commencement exercises will take place over the next two weeks.

The Cobb school district announced in February that due to COVID-19 considerations, Cantrell Stadium at McEachern High School will be the venue for all schools.

That’s the largest-capacity stadium in the Cobb school district, and where delayed 2020 graduations took place last July.

Here’s what the Cobb school district posted earlier this month about how those graduations will be taking place:

“Ceremonies are scheduled Monday, May 24, through Friday, June 4, with Saturday, June 5, reserved for making up ceremonies postponed due to inclement weather. Ceremonies are not scheduled on Sunday, May 30, or Memorial Day, Monday, May 31. Ceremonies are only scheduled for mornings and afternoons to avoid the heat of the afternoon.

“Tickets will be limited due to public health guidance. Specifics about ticket allocations and distribution will be provided by the individual high schools in late March. To accommodate family and friends who are unable to attend, each ceremony will be streamed live.”

And here’s the graduation schedule for the six high schools in East Cobb:

• Tuesday, May 25: Lassiter High School, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 26: Pope High School, 7 p.m.
• Friday, May 28: Walton High School, 9 a.m.
• Saturday, May 29: Wheeler High School, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 2: Kell High School, 7 p.m.
• Friday, June 4: Sprayberry High School, 7 p.m.

More graduation details, including links to livestreams of commencement exercises, can be found by clicking here.

Earlier this week Cobb school officials unveiled a draft list for what would be a Cobb Education SPLOST VI sales-tax referendum that calls for the construction of a special events facility.

Until the pandemic, most Cobb high school graduations took place at the Kennesaw State University Convocation Center. Some schools have had graduations on their own campuses, including Wheeler, as well as large church sanctuaries in the county.

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