Graduation Ceremonies

Below are the dates, locations, and times for every high school graduation ceremony. Please see additional instructions in the drop-down below for events at the Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena.

Summer Graduations:

• Centralized Summer Graduation #1
  August 26 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena
  9:30 A.M
   
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  August 26 | Paul Laurence Dunbar High School - 1400 Orleans St.
  Baltimore, MD 21231
  12:00 P.M

Previous Graduations:

• Academy for College and Career Exploration
  June 7 | Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus-Shriver Hall auditorium | 3 p.m. 
   
• Achievement Academy at Harbor City High School
  June 13 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 10 a.m.
   
• Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
  June 10 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 12:30 p.m.
   
• Baltimore City College
  June 7 | Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall | 9 a.m.
   
• Baltimore Design School
  June 10 | MICA, Brown Center | 1:30 p.m.
   
• Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women
  June 12 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3 p.m.
   
• Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
  June 11 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3 p.m.
   
• Baltimore School for the Arts
  June 8 | The Peabody Institute, Friedberg Hall | 5:00 p.m.
   
• Bard High School Early College Baltimore
  June 10 | Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus in Shriver Hall auditorium | 2 p.m.
   
• Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove
  June 9 | Chesapeake Center for the Creative Arts | 11 a.m.
   
• Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy West
  June 9 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 5:30 p.m.
   
• Carver Vocational-Technical High School/P-TECH
  June 9 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena| 12:30 p.m.
   
• City Neighbors High School
  June 10 | Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center | 10 a.m.
   
• Claremont School
  June 9 | Claremont High School | 11 a.m.
   
• ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School
  June 9 | ConneXions: A Community Based Arts School | 10:00 a.m.
   
• Coppin Academy
  June 6 | Coppin State University | 1:30 p.m.
   
• Digital Harbor High School/PORT
  June 13 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3 p.m.
   
• Edmondson-Westside High School
  June 9 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3 p.m.
   
• Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood High School
  June 13 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 12:30 p.m.
   
• Forest Park High School
  June 9 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 10 a.m.
   
• Frederick Douglass High School
  June 8 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 5:30 p.m.
   
• Green Street Academy
  June 7 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3 p.m.
   
• Joseph C. Briscoe Academy
  June 8 | Joseph C. Briscoe Academy | 11 a.m.
   
• Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
  June 10 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 5:30 p.m.
   
• National Academy Foundation (NAF)
  June 8 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 12:30 p.m.
   
• New Era Academy/P-TECH
  June 8 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3:00 p.m. 
   
• Patterson High School
  June 9 | Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center | 1 p.m.
   
• Paul Laurence Dunbar High School/P-TECH
  June 12 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 5:30 p.m.
   
• Reach! Partnership School, The
  June 12 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 12:30 p.m.
   
• Reginald F. Lewis High School
  June 10 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 10 a.m.
   
• Renaissance Academy
  June 13 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 5:30 p.m. 
   
• Vivien T. Thomas Medical Arts Academy
  June 7 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 10 a.m. 
   
• Western High School
  June 10 | Coppin State University Physical Education Complex (PEC) Arena | 3 p.m.
   
• William S. Baer School
  June 7 | William S. Baer School | 12 p.m.

Student Arrival Times and Information: Students can be dropped off at the arena an hour before their ceremony.  Guests cannot wait with their students in the arena. Students will have a special holding room for graduates only and must stay there. 

Guest Arrival Times and Expectations: Guests can enter Coppin State University's Physical Education Complex Arena 35 minutes before the ceremony. Guests should follow stadium protocol for entry. 

• Guests are only allowed to enter the facility (PEC Arena) from the main Arena entrance (Located at the corner of Warwick Avenue and Gwynn’s Falls Parkway). All other entrances will be locked. Please see map below.
• Parking is prohibited at Mondawmin Mall. Guests who park at Mondawmin Mall are subject to towing and are responsible for all associated costs. City Schools assumes no responsibility for individuals who violate parking instructions. 
• All guests will be checked upon entry. 
• Small clear bags are recommended. 
• Food and beverages are prohibited in Coppin State University's Physical Education Complex Arena. However, concessions will be available once guests arrive, but we will cut off concessions 15-20 minutes into the ceremony.
• There is no time allotted for families to take pictures after each ceremony because City Schools will host another graduation ceremony immediately afterward. Therefore, City Schools is asking all stakeholders to depart Coppin State University premises after the ceremony immediately. 
   

Prohibited Items: Below are the items PROHIBITED on Coppin State University’s premises and graduation ceremonies: 

• Balloons 
• Outside Food and Beverage 
• Smoking 
• Alcohol 
• Illegal Substances 
• Weapons 
• Backpacks, Duffel bags 
• Oversize purses or computer cases 
• Fireworks 
• Noisemakers 
• Laser pointers 
• Beach balls 
• Signs of any size or other distracting objects  
• Any other items or actions deemed dangerous or inappropriate by Campus Police  
• Bullhorns
• Signs 
• Outside professional photographers (each school will have that provided for every scholar)