MCPS graduation ceremonies will include an array of commencement speakers this year including athletes, authors, politicians, educators, former MCPS staff members and others. The full list of graduation dates, times, speakers, and locations (courtesy of MCPS and accurate as of 5/15/25) can be seen below:
| School Name | Venue | Date | Keynote Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Einstein High School | DAR | May 30 @ 2:30 p.m. | Natali Fani-Gonzalez, Montgomery County Councilmember, District 6 |
| Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School | UMBC | June 9 @ 2:00 p.m. | Moise Fokou, Former NFL Player, and former B-CC HS Student |
| Blair G. Ewing | HOME- Blake HS | May 29 @ 10:00 a.m. | TBD |
| Clarksburg High School | UMBC | June 12 @ 9:00 a.m. | Noella Anyangwe, alumna and NCAA Track Coach |
| Col. Zadok Magruder High School | DAR | May 30 @ 10:00 a.m. | Alex Tsironis, Founder, The MoCo Show |
| Damascus High School | HOME | May 30 @ 9:00 a.m. | |
| Gaithersburg High School | UMBC | June 4 @ 2:00 p.m. | Sydney Montgomery, Entrepreneur |
| James H. Blake High School | UMBC | June 11 @ 9:00 a.m. | Maya Eaglin, NBC News Correspondent |
| John F. Kennedy High School | DAR | June 11 @ 10:00 a.m. | Evan Glass, Montgomery County Councilmember |
| Longview School | HOME- Northwest HS | June 9 @ 10:00 a.m. | Rebecca Leonard, Award Winning Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Pediatric Physical Therapy |
| Montgomery Blair High School | Xfinity Center | June 4 @ 9:00 a.m. | Evan Glass, Montgomery County Councilmember |
| Northwest High School | UMBC | June 5 @ 9:00 a.m. | Caitlyn Kumi, Founder of Miss EmpowHer, (2017 Graduate) |
| Northwood High School | DAR | June 12 @ 10:00 a.m. | Student Speakers, TBD |
| Paint Branch High School | UMBC | June 12 @ 2:00 p.m. | Will Jawando, Montgomery County Council Executive Member |
| Poolesville High School | MSM | June 5 @ 10:00 a.m. | Gene Stanton, PHS Teacher |
| Quince Orchard High School | UMBC | May 29 @ 2:00 p.m. | Mrs. Elizabeth (Beth) Thomas, Former Principal, QOHS |
| RICA | HOME | May 29 @ 9:00 a.m. | Isaiah Bolgiano, Former RICA Teacher |
| Richard Montgomery High School | UMBC | June 4 @ 9:00 a.m. | Hillary Howard, Host, It’s Academic |
| Rock Terrace School | HOME | June 5 @ 10:00 a.m. | Jordan Masker, Program Specialist, Carl Sandburg |
| Rockville High School | UMBC | June 9 @ 9:00 a.m. | Zuberi Williams, Judge, District Court of Maryland |
| Seneca Valley High School | UMBC | May 30 @ 2:00 p.m. | N/A |
| Sherwood High School | UMBC | May 30 @ 9:00 a.m. | Will Jawando, Montgomery County Council Executive Member |
| Springbrook High School | UMBC | June 11 @ 2:00 p.m. | Darren McLinton, CEO of McLinton Basketball Academy |
| Stephen Knolls School | HOME | June 4 @ 10:00 a.m. | Adriana Friedman, Transition Specialist, MCPS |
| Thomas S. Wootton High School | DAR | June 9 @ 10:00 a.m. | Haley Skarupa, Wootton HS alumna and 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist in Women’s Ice Hockey |
| Walt Whitman High School | DAR | June 9 @ 2:30 p.m. | Brooke Lierman, Comptroller of Maryland |
| Walter Johnson High School | Xfinity Center | June 4 @ 2:00 p.m. | Clair Lipsitz, English Teacher, NHS Sponsor |
| Watkins Mill High School | DAR | June 5 @ 10:00 a.m. | Alex Tsironis, Founder, The MoCo Show |
| Wheaton High School | UMBC | May 28 @ 9:00 a.m. | Terrell Zimmerman, Assistant Principal, WHS |
| Winston Churchill High School | UMBC | May 29 @ 9:00 a.m. | Kami Crawford, Television Host, Podcast Host, Model and Actress. Churchill HS alumna. |
| Model Learning | TBD | TBD | |
| Summer School | TBD |