LIST: High school graduation ceremonies in the Tyler area for 2024

Published 8:00 pm Friday, May 24, 2024

High school graduation season is upon us, and the Tyler Morning Telegraph is rounding up information about all of our local planned commencements.

We’re starting our coverage here with a list of our local schools, when their graduation is schedule and where.

Some ceremonies are changing times due to weather conditions. Lindale and Whitehouse moved their ceremonies to 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Bullard High School moved the ceremony up to a 7 p.m. start with gates to open at 6 and seniors should arrive by 6 p.m. as well. 

Whitehouse moved their ceremony up to 7 p.m. Friday instead of 8:30 p.m. The school proceeded with graduation for about 20 minutes before a lightning pause caused a delay. Then, administration announced the ceremony is postponed for 9 a.m. Saturday morning at the stadium. Graduates must arrive by 8:15 a.m. 

Stay tuned for more high school graduation coverage, including our annual tradition of highlighting one outstanding senior from each of the independent school districts within Smith County, plus photos and coverage from multiple ceremonies.

Where we’ll be

Our multimedia journalists will cover as many high school graduations as we can over the next couple weeks. Here are the places you can expect to see the following reporters with a camera in tow:

May 16

RISE Academy 6 p.m. at Tyler HS Varsity gym — Jennifer Scott

Early College 8 p.m. Tyler HS Varsity gym — Jennifer Scott

May 17

Bishop Gorman 7 p.m. Haddad gym — Raquel Villatoro

Tyler High 8 p.m. Rose Stadium — Jennifer Scott

May 18

Grace Community 5 p.m. UT Tyler Patriot Center — Jennifer Scott

Tyler Legacy 8 p.m. Rose Stadium — Jennifer Scott

May 23

Arp High School 5 p.m. Arp High auditorium — Katecey Harrell

Cumberland Academy 6:30 p.m. UT Tyler Patriot Center — Jennifer Scott

Henderson High School 8 p.m. Lions Stadium — Audrey Blaschke

Overton High School 7 p.m. — Lucas Strough

May 24

Bullard High School 8 p.m. Panther Stadium — Katecey Harrell

Chapel Hill 7 p.m. TJC Wagstaff — Jennifer Scott

West Rusk 8 p.m. Bruce Bradshaw Stadium — Jessica Harker

May 25

Whitehouse (moved to 9 a.m. Saturday) Wildcat Stadium — Santana Wood

Lindale (moved to 9 a.m. due to weather) Eagle Stadium — Raquel Villatoro

May 31

UT Tyler University Academy (all campuses) 6:30 p.m. UT Tyler Herrington Patriot Center — Jennifer Scott

The Tyler Morning Telegraph will also publish a special section in its printed May 17 Friday edition. The section will include a list of graduates, photos of the valedictorians and salutatorians, and ceremony details for all participating schools.