CLASS OF 2026 – END OF YEAR EVENTS & DATES TO REMEMBER

05/22   Pet Parade 7:30am – 8:15am ~ WHS Outdoors/Side Lawn

05/28   Senior Project Presentations 10:00am – 11:00am ~ Wellesley High School

05/28   Teacher Appreciation Day 11:00am – 12:30am  ~ Wellesley High School

05/28   Community Service Day 12:30pm – 2:30pm 

05/28   Senior Awards (By Invitation) 6:30pm  ~ Wellesley High School
05/29   Last Day for Seniors, Class Meeting, Color Wars ~ Wellesley High School
06/01   Senior Prom 6:30pm – 9:30pm ~ The State Room, Boston
06/03   Yearbook Distribution  4:00pm – 5:00pm  ~ Wellesley High School Main Lobby
06/03   Senior Banquet & Yearbook Signing  6:00pm – 8:00pm  ~ Lookout Farm Natick
06/05   Graduation Rehearsal  8:30am – 12:00 pm ~ Wellesley High School
06/05   Graduation Ceremony  5:00pm ~ Hunnewell Field
06/05   All Night Party 10:00pm – 2:00am ~ Wellesley High School
SENIOR ACTIVITIES – Class of 2026

Friday, May 22 

Pet Parade
WHS Courtyard
7:30am – 8:15am

Thursday, May 28

Senior Project Presentations
10:00am – 11:00am 

Teacher Appreciation Day
11:00am – 12:30pm (all three lunch periods)

Community Service Day
12:30pm – 2:30pm

Senior Awards – (By Invitation)
Wellesley High School Auditorium – In Person
6:30pm

Friday, May 29 

Last Day of Classes for Seniors

Classes
7:30am – 12:30pm
Class Meeting – “Do’s and Don’ts of Commencement” 
WHS Auditorium
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Color Wars Field Day Games
Hunnewell Field
1:00pm – 2:45pm

Monday, June 1 

Senior Prom

The State Room
60 State Street, Boston MA
6:00pm – 9:30pm

Wednesday, June 3 

Yearbook Distribution 
Wellesley High School Main Lobby
4:00pm – 5:00pm

Senior Banquet 
Lookout Farm, Natick MA
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Friday, June 5

Graduation Day: Calendar of Events

Graduation Rehearsal
Wellesley High School Gymnasium
8:30am – 12:00pm

Graduation Ceremony
Hunnewell Field 
5:00pm – 7:00pm (see details below)

Senior All-Night Party
Wellesley High School
10:00pm – 2:00am

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Graduation Day is Friday, June 5th at 5:00pm, Rain or Shine

If Shine

The ceremony takes place on Hunnewell Field located across from Wellesley High School, 50 Rice Street, Wellesley, MA.  There is plenty of room on the bleachers (both sides) to accommodate hundreds of people, and all are welcome to attend.  If you have a family member unable to climb the stairs of the bleachers, please call your student’s house office and speak to the house secretary, as we have a section of chairs on the field reserved for those who need accommodations.

The ceremony takes approximately 2 hours from start to finish.

If Rain

If the weather is inclement, WHS will decide on the morning of Friday, June 5th, whether to move the graduation ceremony indoors. Class of 2026 parents and students will be notified via ParentSquare email, and alerts will be posted on the WHS Graduation website as well as through WHS social media. 

Grad Images will be onsite as the official photographer to capture the shot of your student receiving their diploma.

Wellesley Cablevision will be filming the entire event, airing it on their cable station throughout the month of June. 

Thank You, and Go Raiders! 
~ Wellesley High School Class of 2026 ~