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Class of 2026

Graduation

East High School

East graduates speaking at the podium

Ceremony Information

Friday, June 12, 2026
5:00 p.m.

kohl center

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Graduates in purple gowns and caps walk towards a stadium filled with spectators.
Graduates in purple caps and gowns with gold sashes stand in a hallway, with a blurred background of more graduates and a wall.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown with a gold sash stands in the foreground, while a crowd of similarly dressed graduates fills the blurred background.
A young woman in a purple graduation cap and gown stands in the foreground amidst a crowd of similarly dressed graduates in a large hall.
Two smiling graduates in purple gowns and gold sashes pose in front of a blurred background of boxes.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps with gold sashes walk down a hallway with industrial lighting and exposed ceilings.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps fill the foreground, facing a stage with a colorful backdrop and faculty members.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps fill the foreground, while a large audience watches from stadium seating in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps, some decorated, walk in a line towards an audience in a stadium.
A graduating class in purple gowns and yellow sashes stands in the foreground, facing a large audience in a stadium with a %22Congratulations, Class of 2026!%22 banner overhead in the background.
In the foreground, people stand near a stage, while the background reveals a stadium filled with spectators.
Graduates in purple caps and gowns fill the foreground, facing a stage with a speaker and the letters %22MMSD%22 in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown holds her diploma in the foreground, while a photographer stands in the background.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown speaks at a podium in front of a blue curtain.
A young man in a graduation gown speaks at a podium in the foreground, with an audience seated in bleachers in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown speaks at a podium in front of a blurred green foreground and a stadium filled with red seats in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and decorated caps stand in the foreground, while a dark, blurred background suggests an auditorium setting.
A bald man in academic regalia shakes hands with a smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown, with a school banner visible in the background.
A bald man in academic regalia shakes hands with a graduate in a purple cap and gown, with a dark curtain and greenery in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps stand in a line with a school banner and dark curtains in the background.
People in purple graduation gowns with gold trim sit in the foreground, holding diplomas, while the background is blurred and indistinct.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown receives a diploma from an official in academic regalia, with a school banner and black curtains in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown embraces a person in an orange shirt in the foreground, while a crowd of similarly dressed graduates fills the blurred background.
A young woman in a purple graduation cap and gown stands in the foreground, looking slightly off-camera, with a dark, blurred background suggesting an indoor event.
A crowd of graduates in purple caps and gowns fill the foreground, while large white letters spelling %22MMSD%22 stand prominently in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps with gold trim walk forward against a dark background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown shakes hands with an official in a black academic robe against a backdrop of red, white, and blue curtains.
A group of smiling graduates in colorful regalia, holding bouquets and a teddy bear, stand in front of a blurred building.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown holds a diploma while embracing a person with glasses against a white brick wall.
Three graduates in purple gowns and gold sashes walk forward in an auditorium with rows of seated graduates in the background.
In the foreground, a group of graduates in purple gowns and caps pose for a photo, while in the background, an audience watches from stadium seating.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown hugs a woman in an orange dress in the foreground, while rows of empty chairs and a large %22MMSD%22 sign are visible in the blurred background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown faces away from the camera, while an audience sits in red stadium seats in the background.
A yellow and purple graduation program for East High School's Class of 2026 rests on a black textured surface.
Two women embrace in the foreground while a crowd watches from bleachers in the background.
A group of smiling graduates in purple gowns and gold sashes pose for a photo in front of a blurred background of stadium seating.
A decorated graduation cap with flowers in the foreground sits against a blurred background of people in graduation gowns.
A woman adjusts a lei on a graduating student in a purple cap and gown, while other graduates in similar attire stand in the background.
Two graduates in purple gowns and decorated caps, one with photos and a message, stand in the foreground with a large %22MMSD%22 banner and seated graduates in the background.
Graduates in purple caps and gowns fill the foreground, while a speaker stands at a podium before large %22MMSD%22 letters on a stage in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps are seated in the foreground, while an audience watches from red stadium seats in the background.
A graduate in a wheelchair wearing a purple cap and gown waves to the crowd in front of rows of empty black seats with red logos.
Graduates in purple gowns fill the foreground, while a stage with a podium and the large letters %22MMSD%22 is visible in the background.
A woman in academic regalia speaks at a podium in front of an audience, with lush green ferns in the foreground.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps, some decorated, are seated in an auditorium with a large %22MSD%22 banner in the background.
Graduates in purple caps and gowns, many with decorated mortarboards, sit in the foreground before a stage with the letters %22MMSD%22 and a speaker at a podium in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown speaks at a podium in front of seated dignitaries, with lush green ferns in the foreground and a large banner and stadium seating in the background.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown speaks at a podium in front of two men in academic regalia, with lush green ferns in the foreground and a banner and stadium seating in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown shakes hands with an official in front of a large white letter %22D%22 and a backdrop of green curtains and a school banner.
A crowd of graduates in purple gowns and gold sashes sit in bleachers, facing forward with anticipation.
A young man in a graduation gown speaks at a podium in front of a colorful backdrop, with large white letters and a potted fern in the foreground.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown receives a diploma on stage with a banner in the background.
A woman in a purple graduation gown receives a diploma from a man in academic regalia, with a dark curtain and a green plant in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown is congratulated by a man in a black shirt and white pants, while other graduates in similar attire are visible in the background.
In the foreground, a man in a purple shirt shakes hands with a graduating student in a purple cap and gown, while in the background, other graduates walk down a red carpet under bright lights.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown with a gold sash walks across a stage with an American flag and a school banner in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown stands in the foreground with a dark, blurred background.
A young man in a purple graduation gown and cap smiles as he walks across a stage with other graduates in the background, under a banner and American flag.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown fist bumps an adult in front of a stage with a banner and American flag.
Two graduates in purple gowns and caps with yellow sashes stand in the foreground, while a blurred background shows a stage with banners and other graduates.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown, adorned with medals and holding a diploma, stands on a red carpet in front of a stage with other graduates and an American flag.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown with a yellow stole raises his arm in celebration against a dark background with blurred banners.
A young woman in a purple graduation gown stands holding a diploma in the foreground, with a stage and potted plants visible in the background.
A young woman in a purple graduation gown and cap walks forward holding a diploma, while other graduates and a photographer are visible in the background.
A young man in a purple graduation cap and gown with a gold stole stands in the foreground, holding a diploma, against a dark, blurred background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown sits in a wheelchair in the foreground, while other graduates in similar attire are visible in the blurred background.
A young woman in a purple graduation cap and gown stands in the foreground, while a blurred background shows a stage with blue and white striped curtains.
Two young women in purple graduation gowns stand on a stage with a red carpet in the foreground, while a basket and a flag are visible in the background.
A young graduate in a purple cap and gown holds a diploma in the foreground, while a school banner and an American flag are visible in the dark background.
Four graduates in purple gowns and caps stand at a podium in the foreground, while a blurred audience and seating area are visible in the background.
Four graduates in purple gowns and caps stand at a podium with a fern in the foreground and a blurred background of banners and a crowd.
A young woman in a purple graduation cap and gown speaks at a podium in the foreground, with two men in academic robes standing behind her and lush green plants in the immediate foreground, while the background shows a blurred audience in a large venue.
Two young women embrace in the foreground, while a crowd of graduates in caps and gowns gather in front of a school building in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown stands with their parents in the foreground, while a crowd of people in graduation attire fills the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown with a yellow sash stands in the foreground, while a crowd of other graduates and attendees are visible in the sunlit background.
In the foreground, a man in a plaid shirt looks on as two graduates in purple gowns embrace, while in the background, other graduates and onlookers gather outside a building with red doors.
A group of people, some in graduation attire, are gathered outdoors with balloons visible in the background.
A young woman in a purple graduation gown smiles while holding a diploma and flowers, surrounded by a crowd of people in the background.
A graduate in a purple robe holds a bouquet of flowers in the foreground, while a crowd of people in casual attire gathers in the blurred background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown stands between his proud parents, with a crowd of people in the background.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown smiles while holding her diploma, with a man in a cap and glasses and a woman with a leopard print scarf looking on in the foreground, and a blurred crowd in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown holds her diploma in the foreground, while a man and woman stand beside her and a crowd of people are visible in the blurred background.
A group of smiling people, some in graduation regalia, are gathered outdoors with balloons in the background.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown smiles while holding her diploma, surrounded by family and friends in front of a school building.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown holds her diploma in the foreground, while a man and woman, along with a crowd of people and balloons, fill the background.
A group of people, some in graduation attire, are gathered outdoors with balloons visible in the background.
A young woman in a purple graduation cap and gown holds a bouquet of red roses and a diploma in the foreground, while a crowd of graduates and onlookers fills the background.
In the foreground, a young person in a purple graduation robe adjusts their cap, while in the background, a crowd of people, some also in graduation attire, gather outdoors.
A young man in a graduation cap and gown holds a bouquet of red roses and a cutout of himself, while another young man stands beside him, with a crowd of graduates in the background.
A young man in a purple graduation gown receives a bouquet of flowers from a woman in the foreground, while a crowd of graduates and onlookers fills the background.
In the foreground, three young women in graduation attire are gathered with flowers, while in the background, a crowd of people and a modern building are visible.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown smiles with her mother and sister in front of a building with balloons.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown holds a bouquet of red roses in the foreground, while a woman with glasses and a bouquet of yellow flowers stands beside her, with a blurred background of people and a building.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown is embraced by a person in the foreground, while a crowd of other graduates and onlookers fills the background.
A graduating student in a purple cap and gown, holding a bouquet of red roses, stands with family members in front of a blurred background of other graduates and a building.
A young woman in a graduation cap and gown, holding a bouquet of red roses, stands with her family in front of a blurred background of a graduation ceremony.
A young graduate in a purple cap and gown holds a bouquet of red roses, flanked by her family holding flowers, with a crowd of people and a building in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown hugs someone while holding a diploma and flowers, with other graduates and onlookers in the blurred background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown embraces a loved one holding a bouquet of flowers, while other graduates and onlookers gather on a grassy field in the background.
Two graduates in purple gowns embrace on a grassy field, while others stand in the background near parked cars.
A young woman in a purple graduation gown holds a bouquet of flowers in the foreground, while a crowd of graduates and onlookers fills the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown hugs a friend in the foreground, while others gather on a grassy hill in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown poses with two women in front of a blurred crowd of people at an outdoor ceremony.
A proud father in a purple graduation robe stands with his children, one holding a diploma, against a backdrop of lush green foliage.
A proud father in a purple graduation robe stands with his family, including a son holding a diploma, against a backdrop of trees and other graduates.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown poses with two women on a grassy lawn, with other graduates and attendees blurred in the background.
A man in a purple graduation robe stands with a bouquet of flowers in the foreground, while a family poses in front of a leafy green hedge in the background.
A proud mother hugs her son, a graduate in a purple cap and gown, with a crowd of people and cars in the blurred background.
A young woman in a purple graduation gown holds a bouquet of flowers in the foreground, while a crowd of people watches in the background.
A graduating student in a purple cap and gown is surrounded by family holding flowers, with a crowd of people in the blurred background.
A proud graduate in a purple cap and gown is embraced by his mother, with a crowd of onlookers and cars visible in the sunlit background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown is surrounded by family and friends holding bouquets of flowers, with a blurred crowd in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown is hugged by family on a grassy field with other people and buildings in the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown is surrounded by family and friends on a grassy field, with other graduates and onlookers in the blurred background.
A proud mother hugs her son in his graduation cap and gown, while a crowd of onlookers and cars are visible in the blurred background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown is embraced by a woman holding a diploma, with a grassy field and blurred figures in the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown is embraced by a woman holding a diploma, with a grassy field and blurred figures in the background.
A smiling graduate with pink hair holds a large bouquet of flowers in the foreground, while a crowd of people in graduation attire and balloons fill the background.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown is embraced by a woman holding a diploma, with a grassy field and blurred figures in the background.
A smiling graduate with bright pink hair holds a diploma and a bouquet of flowers in the foreground, while a crowd of people and balloons fill the background.
Two young women in purple graduation gowns and leis hold bouquets of flowers, with a crowd of people and a %22GATE A%22 sign in the background.
Two smiling graduates in purple gowns and caps, one holding a diploma and the other a bouquet of flowers, stand on a grassy field with a crowd of people and a building in the background.
Two young women in purple graduation gowns and leis smile at the camera, holding bouquets of flowers and a diploma, with a crowd of people and a building in the background.
A woman in the foreground holds a bouquet of yellow and pink flowers while people watch an event in the blurred background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps sit in the foreground, while a blurred audience fills the background of a graduation ceremony.
A young woman with bright pink hair in a graduation cap and gown holds a diploma and a large bouquet of flowers, surrounded by a crowd of celebrating people in the background.
Purple-covered chairs in the foreground hold graduation programs and a small box, while graduates in purple gowns sit in the background.
Graduates in purple caps and gowns, one decorated with a starry sky, are seated in front of a large %22MSD%22 banner and a stage.
A graduate in a purple cap and gown hugs a woman in an orange shirt, while other graduates in similar attire are visible in the blurred background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps stand in the foreground, while a blurred audience sits in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps fill the foreground, facing a stage with a large %22MMSD%22 sign and a colorful striped backdrop.
A young man in a purple graduation cap and gown holds a diploma in the foreground, while other graduates and an American flag are visible in the blurred background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown holds a plaque in the foreground, while blurred figures and an American flag are visible in the background of a large indoor venue.
Three graduates in purple gowns and caps with gold trim stand in the foreground, with rows of seated graduates and a blurred audience in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps sit on risers in front of large white letters spelling %22MMSD%22 with a speaker at a podium in the background.
Graduates in purple gowns and caps hold books in the foreground, while a blurred audience watches in the background.
Four graduates in purple gowns and caps stand at a podium with a school logo, while a blue and white striped backdrop hangs behind them.
Graduates in purple gowns fill the foreground, facing a stage with large %22MMSD%22 letters and a speaker in the background.
A group of excited young people in the foreground cheer with a blurred audience in the background.
Graduating students in purple and gold gowns and caps read from programs in the foreground, while a blurred audience fills the background.
A smiling graduate in a purple cap and gown with colorful sashes walks across a stage with blurred figures and plants in the background.

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