Class of 2026 Commencement Activities

We look forward to celebrating the Ashley Hall Class of 2026 during Commencement Weekend. If you have any questions, please contact the Director of the Upper School, Elisabeth Lavin-Peter, at [email protected].

Baccalaureate Service
Friday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m.
Grace Church Cathedral
98 Wentworth Street

This church service is held at Grace Church Cathedral in honor of the Class of 2026. Senior parents, family friends, Upper School faculty, and students are invited to attend. The Church doors will open at 6 p.m., and seating is unreserved.

Baccalaureate Live Stream Coming Soon

Ashley Hall Commencement
Sunday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m.
Ashley Hall Campus

Ashley Hall Commencement will take place on the Senior Lawn, weather permitting. Senior parents and friends are invited, and Upper School students and all Ashley Hall faculty and staff will attend.

Baccalaureate Live Stream Coming Soon

The Details

Friday, May 22 

• Commencement Rehearsal | Seniors are required to attend rehearsal at 9 a.m. that morning.
• Upper School Awards Ceremony | The Upper School Awards Ceremony will be held in Davies Auditorium and begin at 2 p.m. All seniors are expected to attend, and students are expected to wear their dress uniforms. Parents will be informed if their child receives recognition, but all parents are welcome to attend.
• Baccalaureate Service | The Baccalaureate Service begins at 6:30 p.m. and is held at Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth Street. Family members and guests of seniors are welcome to attend, and seating is unreserved. Please know that the church’s doors will open at 6 p.m. If you have a family member who needs accessible seating, please contact Rachel Walls at [email protected] by Wednesday, May 20.
• Seniors must arrive at Grace Church Cathedral by 6 p.m. and report to the Fellowship Hall at the corner of Wentworth and Glebe Streets. Appropriate white dresses and white shoes are required. If a student has chosen a strapless dress, she is asked to cover it with a sweater or a covering while in the church.

Sunday, May 24

• Commencement will begin at 6:30 p.m. on the Senior Lawn of Ashley Hall.
  
• Seniors must report to the McBee House by 4:30 p.m. They should be fully dressed and ready, with hair and makeup completed. Group pictures will be taken at 5 p.m.
• The Ashley Hall campus will open to guests, including parents, at 5:45 p.m. Guests must use the Smith Street entrance. The campus will not be open to guests, other than graduates, before that time. Guests are asked to proceed directly to their seats upon arrival. McBee House will not be open to family members.
• All senior families are given six grouped seats. These reserved seats have been assigned per family using a “double-blind” random process: a graduate’s name was drawn, and a seat block was selected, thereby pairing the graduate with a seat. Here is a document with each family’s seating assignment. The reserved seats will have your graduate’s full name on them and will be held until your arrival. Ushers will help you locate your reserved seating. If you don’t need all your seats, please let us know.

Please also let us know if you have a family member who needs that assistance so that we may be best prepared. Guests will be asked to leave any larger bags in the Smith Street office or return them to their cars.