For Immediate Release
PGCPS Students Encouraged to Prepare for Graduation
UPPER MARLBORO, MD -- Graduation season in Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) kicks off on May 22 with Forestville Military Academy’s commencement exercises at the Show Place Arena.
High school students are encouraged to take the time now to ensure they have met all requirements to receive their diploma. Besides state-mandated course requirements, students must pass all three of the High School Assessments (HSAs) or meet an alternative requirement and complete 36 hours of service learning hours. For details on graduation requirements, visit the PGCPS website at www.pgcps.org and review Administrative Procedure 6150.
The 2012 graduation schedule is as follows:
| School | Location | Date | Time |
| Bladensburg HS | Show Place Arena | 6/6/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Bowie HS | Comcast Center | 5/30/2012 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Central HS | Show Place Arena | 5/23/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Charles Herbert Flowers HS | Comcast Center | 5/30/2012 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Community-Based Classroom | Charles Herbert Flowers HS | 5/30/2012 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Croom Vocational | Charles Herbert Flowers HS | 5/30/2012 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Crossland HS | Show Place Arena | 5/24/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Dr. Henry Wise HS | Comcast Center | 6/1/2012 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Duval HS | Show Place Arena | 5/30/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt HS | Comcast Center | 5/29/2012 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Evening HS | Prince George’s Community College | 5/29/2012 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Fairmont Heights HS | Show Place Arena | 5/23/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Forestville Military Academy | Show Place Arena | 5/22/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Frederick Douglass HS | Show Place Arena | 5/25/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Friendly HS | Show Place Arena | 5/31/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Gwynn Park HS | Show Place Arena | 5/29/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| High Point HS | Show Place Arena | 5/31/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Largo HS | Show Place Arena | 5/29/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Laurel HS | Comcast Center | 6/1/2012 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Northwestern HS | Comcast Center | 5/31/2012 | 1:30 p.m. |
| Oxon Hill HS | Show Place Arena | 5/30/2012 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Parkdale HS | Comcast Center | 5/31/2012 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Potomac HS | Show Place Arena | 5/25/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Special Centers | Charles Herbert Flowers HS | 5/30/2012 | 12:00 p.m. |
| Suitland HS | Comcast Center | 5/29/2012 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Summer School | Dr. Henry Wise HS | 8/2/2012 | 6:00 p.m. |
| Surrattsville HS | Show Place Arena | 5/24/2012 | 9:30 a.m. |
| Tall Oaks | Prince George’s Community College | 5/25/2012 | 11:00 a.m. |
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