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Central Alberta grad ceremonies kick off this week

May 20, 2026 | 2:07 PM

Graduation ceremonies will be happening across central Alberta over the next few weeks.

Here’s a look at where and when they’re going down:

Red Deer Public
  • Hunting Hills High School (358 grads) – Thursday, May 21, 2026
    • Two ceremonies at 9 a.m and 12:30 p.m. at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre
  • Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School (402 grads) – Friday, May 22, 2026
    • Two ceremonies at 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre 
  • Pines Alternative School Centre and North Cottage (75 grads) – Wednesday, June 24, 2026
    • One ceremony at 11 a.m. at Pines Alternative School
  • Gateway Christian (37 grads) – Thursday, June 25, 2026
    • One ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at Crossroads Church
Red Deer Catholic

Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School – 400 students

  • June 4 at 11:00 a.m.: Grad Mass at Notre Dame
  • June 24 at 9:00 a.m.: Graduation Ceremony at Marchant Crane Centrium
  • June 24 at 7:00 p.m.: Graduation Celebration at Marchant Crane Centrium

St. Joseph High School – 335 students

  • June 4 at 10:30 a.m.: Grad Mass at St. Joseph High School
  • June 25 at 10:00 a.m.: Graduation Ceremony at St. Joseph High School Fieldhouse
  • June 25 at 7:00 p.m.: Celebration Banquet at St. Joseph High School Fieldhouse

St. Dominic Catholic High School (Rocky Mountain House) – about 41 students

  • June 23 at 7:00 p.m.: St. Dominic High School Grad Mass at St. Matthew Parish
  • June 24 at 2:00 p.m.: St. Dominic High School Graduation Banquet at Bunch Arena
  • June 24 at 3:00 p.m.: St. Dominic High School Graduation Ceremony at Bunch Arena

St. John Paul II Outreach School – 5-8 graduates

  • June 12 at 2:00 p.m.: St. John Paul II Outreach Graduation Ceremony at St. Mary’s Parish Hall
Wolf Creek
  • West Country Outreach — May 23, 2:00 p.m. at Keyera Place (formerly the Peter Lougheed Community Centre)
  • Eckville Junior Senior High — May 29, 11:00 a.m. in the Eckville Jr./Sr. High School Gym
  • Lacombe Outreach — June 4, 6:00 p.m. at the Lacombe Memorial Centre
  • Ponoka Secondary Campus — June 6, 11:00 a.m. at the Ponoka Arena
  • Bentley School — graduation banquet at 3:00 p.m., followed by the ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on June 20 at the Blindman Valley Ag Centre
  • The Brick Learning Centre — June 24, 10:00 a.m. at The Brick Learning Centre
  • École Secondaire Lacombe Composite High School — June 25, 1:00 p.m. at the Marchant Crane Centrium in Red Deer
  • Alix MAC — June 26, 1:00 p.m. in the Alix-MAC Gym, with a banquet to follow at 6:00 p.m. at the Alix Hall
  • Iron Ridge Secondary Campus — June 26, 10:30 a.m. at Iron Ridge Secondary Campus
  • Rimbey Junior Senior High — September 19, 1:00 p.m. at Keyera Place (formerly the Peter Lougheed Community Centre)
Chinook’s Edge
  • Bowden Grandview

May 22, 2026 

7:00 pm

Gymnasium

  • Cremona  School

June 13, 2026

10:00 am

Gymnasium

  • Delburne School

May 22, 2026

7:30 pm

Delburne Community Hall

  • Didsbury High

May 22, 2026

7:00 pm

Gymnasium

  • H.J. Cody High School

June 5, 2026

Pier Photo: 9:00 am

Convocation: 10:30 am

Grand March: 5:00 pm

Nexsource Centre

  • Horizon School

June 12, 2026

1:00 pm

Gymnasium

  • Hugh Sutherland School

June 24, 2026

7:00 pm

Gymnasium

  • Innisfail High School

June 26, 2026

1:00 pm

Gymnasium

  • Olds High School

May 29, 2026

7:00 pm 

CLC Gymnasium

  • Olds Koinonia School

June 26, 2026

2:00 pm

Zion Evangelical Church (Didsbury)

  • Penhold Crossing

June 5, 2026

10:00 am

Gymnasium

  • Spruce View

June 26, 2026

10:00 am

Gymnasium

  • Sundre High/SLC

June 26, 2026

1:00 pm 

Gymnasium