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2012 Graduation Dates, Times for Hillsborough County Schools
Graduation dates and times are fast approaching for the Hillsborough County School District's Class of 2012.
Two months from today the first of 27 high school graduation rehearsals are set to get under way as the nation’s eighth-largest school district gears up to say goodbye to thousands of high school seniors.
First up to rehearse are the students of Tampa Bay Tech, who are scheduled to arrive May 29 at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall. There, starting at 7 a.m., the seniors will rehearse for their commencement two days later, also at the hall, starting at 9:30 a.m.
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Tampa Bay Tech seniors will be the first to receive their diplomas in a series of graduation ceremonies that run from May 31 through June 8.
Also set to rehearse May 29, for graduations commencing May 31, are the seniors of Brandon, Newsome and Sickles high schools. Seniors from Durant, King and Plant likewise will rehearse May 29, but for commencement exercises June 1.
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The last seniors to graduate will be from Leto High School, whose ceremony is set to begin June 8 at 5 p.m. Also set to graduate that day are the seniors from Plant City, Spoto, Strawberry Crest, Steinbrenner and Blake high schools.
In addition to the seniors at the district’s 27 comprehensive high schools, Hillsborough educators will be saying goodbye to students from exceptional student education centers, career centers and the virtual school. Those ceremonies, from May 23 through June 8, will be held at various sites throughout the county (see chart below).
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GRADUATION DATES, TIMES, REHEARSALS
HIGH SCHOOL REHEARSAL COMMENCEMENT Alonso June 2 at 11 a.m. June 6 at 9:30 a.m. Armwood May 30 at 5 p.m. June 5 at 9:30 a.m. Blake June 3 at 3 p.m. June 8 at 1 p.m. Bloomingdale May 30 at 1 p.m. June 4 at 4:30 p.m. Brandon May 29 at 1 p.m. May 31 at 8 p.m. Chamberlain June 2 at 3 p.m. June 6 at 4:30 p.m. Durant May 29 at 7 p.m. June 1 at 4:30 p.m. East Bay June 2 at 9 a.m. June 5 at 8 p.m. Freedom June 2 at 7 a.m. June 5 at 4:30 p.m. Gaither May 30 at 7 p.m. June 5 at 1 p.m. Hillsborough May 30 at 9 a.m. June 4 at 9:30 a.m. Jefferson June 2 at 7 p.m. June 7 at 9:30 a.m. King May 29 at 3 p.m. June 1 at 9:30 a.m. Lennard May 30 at 7 a.m. June 1 at 8 p.m. Leto June 3 at 5 p.m. June 8 at 4:30 p.m. Middleton June 2 at 1 p.m. June 6 at 1 p.m. Newsome May 29 at 11 a.m. May 31 at 4:30 p.m. Plant May 29 at 5 p.m. June 1 at 1 p.m. Plant City June 3 at 7 a.m. June 7 at 1 p.m. Riverview May 30 at 3 p.m. June 4 at 8 p.m. Robinson May 30 at 11 a.m. June 4 at 1 p.m. Sickles May 29 at 9 a.m. May 31 at 1 p.m. Spoto June 3 at 9 a.m. June 7 at 4:30 p.m. Steinbrenner June 3 at 1 p.m. June 8 at 9:30 a.m. Strawberry Crest June 3 at 11 a.m. June 7 at 8 p.m. Tampa Bay Tech May 29 at 7 a.m. May 31 at 9:30 a.m. Wharton June 2 at 5 p.m. June 6 at 8 p.m.CAREER, EXCEPTIONAL CENTERS
CENTER/SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT LOCATION DATE AND TIME Bowers-Whitley University Area Community Center May 31 at 4 p.m. Caminiti ESC Caminiti (Multi-Purpose Room) May 29 at 7 p.m. Carver Center Carver (Cafeteria) May 30 at 4:30 p.m. D.W. Waters D.W. Waters (Auditorium) May 31 at 6 p.m. Eisenhower ESC Eisenhower (ESE Center) June 8 at 10 a.m. LaVoy ESC Roland Park Elementary (Multi-Purpose Room) May 30 at 1:30 p.m. Lopez ESC Lopez Elementary (Cafeteria) June 1 at 11:30 a.m. Mendez Center East Henry Academy June 7 at 11 a.m. Simmons Career/ESE HCC, Trinkle Center June 1 at 7 p.m. South County South County Career Center June 1 at 3 p.m. Virtual School Strawberry Crest High School (Auditorium) June 1 at 11 a.m. Willis Peters ESE Dover Elementary School (Cafeteria) May 23 at 1 p.m.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.