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2022 graduation dates, times are set for Fayette schools at Rupp Arena. See details.

Lafayette High School graduating student Rahanna Bibbs takes a picture of her friend waiting to receive her diploma Thursday during the Lafayette High School commencement ceremony at Rupp Arena. Indoor graduation ceremonies for Lexington’s six main public high schools took place Wednesday and Thursday at Rupp after alternative outdoor events were held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Kentucky.com, watch photo gallery videos of all six ceremonies.
Lafayette High School graduating student Rahanna Bibbs takes a picture of her friend waiting to receive her diploma Thursday during the Lafayette High School commencement ceremony at Rupp Arena. Indoor graduation ceremonies for Lexington’s six main public high schools took place Wednesday and Thursday at Rupp after alternative outdoor events were held in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Kentucky.com, watch photo gallery videos of all six ceremonies. gbroekema@herald-leader.com

Fayette County Public Schools graduation dates and times are set for 2022 in Lexington’s Rupp Arena, high school director James McMillin announced Monday night at a school board meeting.

The graduations on May 27 include:

  • 10 a.m. Tates Creek High School
  • 2 p.m. Frederick Douglass High School
  • 6 p.m. Lafayette High School

Graduations on May 28 are:

  • 10 a.m. Henry Clay High School
  • 2 p.m. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
  • 6 p.m. Bryan Station High School

School district and Rupp Arena officials are meeting after next week’s spring break to discuss graduation ceremony protocols, McMillin said.

The last day of school is currently set for May 24.

What about prom?

During the pandemic in 2021, proms at all schools were scheduled for the same day and were planned for outdoors.

This year, McMillin said that plans for proms are being handled at individual high schools as was the case prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This story was originally published March 21, 2022 at 8:39 PM.

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Valarie Honeycutt Spears
Lexington Herald-Leader
Staff writer Valarie Honeycutt Spears covers K-12 education, social issues and other topics. She is a Lexington native with southeastern Kentucky roots.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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