Haywood County Schools board approves 2026 graduation dates

The Haywood County Schools board approved proposed 2026 graduation dates during its meeting. The district’s Early College commencement is set for Friday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the HCC Auditorium; Pisgah High School’s ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ramsey Center at Western Carolina University; Pinely High School’s ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 30 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ramsey Center; Cecil Haywood High School’s ceremony is set for June 1 at 6:00 p.m. at the HCC Auditorium; and Harris Community Learning Center’s ceremony is set for June 2 at 5:30 p.m. at the HCC Auditorium.

Speaker 1 presented the proposed calendar and asked the board for approval. After calling for a motion and checking for questions, the board voted and the motion carried; the transcript records no roll-call totals or named vote tallies. The board did not provide additional detail in the recorded discussion about logistics or ticketing for the ceremonies.

The approval places the bulk of high school commencements in late May and early June, consistent with typical academic calendars. The board’s next procedural steps for these dates were not detailed in the transcript; staff or the schools will likely publish venue and ticketing details ahead of each ceremony.