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What you need to know about Henrico County's 2025 high school graduation schedule

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Deep Run High School students​ from the Class of 2024 celebrate at their graduation ceremony at the Henrico Sports and Events Center in May 2024, the first month Henrico County Public Schools' high school graduations were held at the venue. (Courtesy Henrico Schools)

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Approximately 4,000 seniors from Henrico County Public Schools’ nine comprehensive high schools will celebrate the culmination of their K-12 journeys during graduation ceremonies at the Henrico Sports and Events Center this month, which also will host completion ceremonies for the school division’s Career and Technical Education students for the first time.

Three ceremonies will be held daily from May 29 to May 31 for graduating seniors at the arena in Glen Allen.

HCPS will livestream graduation ceremonies on the school division website, henricoschools.us. Graduation replays, along with recordings of the ACE Center completion ceremonies, can be viewed later at by clicking here or on the school division’s cable channel, HCPS-TV (channel 99 for Comcast subscribers and channel 2138 for Verizon FiOS customers).

Completion ceremonies for the students who have attended the Advanced Career Education Centers at Highland Springs, Virginia Randolph or Hermitage are set for May 22 at the arena. The ACE centers offer curriculums that represent 17 different career clusters and dozens of career pathways.

Graduation season in Henrico officially will officially begin when the Henrico Virtual Academy and the Academy at Virginia Randolph hold their ceremonies on May 19 and 20, respectively, at J.R. Tucker High School’s auditorium. In a first, those two events will be livestreamed for friends and family members at henricoschools.us.

On-site parking and seating at the Henrico Sports and Events Center for the other graduation events are limited and require a parking pass and ticket, so carpooling is encouraged. Parking lots will open 90 minutes before the start times, with entry to the Henrico Sports and Events Center beginning 60 minutes before the ceremony.

Schools also will offer bus transportation to graduation for all seniors to reduce traffic and ensure they arrive on time.

Full details about the graduations is available on the HCPS 2025 HCPS Graduation Hub, including answers to frequently asked questions.

2025 HCPS graduation schedule and locations

• Henrico Virtual Academy: May 19 at 7 p.m. (J.R. Tucker High School)

• The Academy at Virginia Randolph: May 20 at 7 p.m. (J.R. Tucker High School)

• Hermitage High School: May 28 at 10:30 a.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• J.R. Tucker High School: May 28 at 3 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Glen Allen High School: May 28 at 7:30 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Varina High School: May 29 at 10:30 a.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Henrico High School: May 29 at 3 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Highland Springs High School: May 29 at 7:30 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Mills E. Godwin High School: May 30 at 10:30 a.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Douglas S. Freeman High School: May 30 at 3 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• Deep Run High School: May 30 at 7:30 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

2025 ACE Center completion ceremonies schedule and locations

• ACE Centers at Highland Springs and Virginia Randolph: May 22 at 10 a.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center)

• ACE Center at Hermitage: May 22 at 2 p.m. (Henrico Sports & Events Center).

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