Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 12:17     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, I have never seen an MCPS employee be a guest speaker at a graduation.

Usually, the speaker lineup consists of student leaders (usually class president or something other class officer), principal, BOE member, superintendent or designee and then the guest speaker is usually a local news anchor or local politician. I've never seen an MCPS employee in that last slot.

Which school is having an MCPS employee as the guest speaker for graduation?


Superintendent speaks at each of the 25 or 26 ceremonies (~three ceremonies per day for two weeks)?


No, not at each of them.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 12:11     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:OP, I have never seen an MCPS employee be a guest speaker at a graduation.

Usually, the speaker lineup consists of student leaders (usually class president or something other class officer), principal, BOE member, superintendent or designee and then the guest speaker is usually a local news anchor or local politician. I've never seen an MCPS employee in that last slot.

Which school is having an MCPS employee as the guest speaker for graduation?


Cut out the BOE member speech, and the superintendent/designer's too. Do you know how many are in each school's graduating class? Yeah, let's move it along, folks.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 12:09     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:OP, I have never seen an MCPS employee be a guest speaker at a graduation.

Usually, the speaker lineup consists of student leaders (usually class president or something other class officer), principal, BOE member, superintendent or designee and then the guest speaker is usually a local news anchor or local politician. I've never seen an MCPS employee in that last slot.

Which school is having an MCPS employee as the guest speaker for graduation?


Superintendent speaks at each of the 25 or 26 ceremonies (~three ceremonies per day for two weeks)?
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 12:04     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A BOE member is at every graduation ceremony too and they often give remarks.


Why? The program is long enough


State law requires a BOE member be present at every high school graduation ceremony. Their remarks aren't usually long anyway.


Present, yes. But why remarks? No thanks.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:44     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
OP, I have never seen an MCPS employee be a guest speaker at a graduation.

Usually, the speaker lineup consists of student leaders (usually class president or something other class officer), principal, BOE member, superintendent or designee and then the guest speaker is usually a local news anchor or local politician. I've never seen an MCPS employee in that last slot.

Which school is having an MCPS employee as the guest speaker for graduation?
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:42     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A BOE member is at every graduation ceremony too and they often give remarks.


Why? The program is long enough


State law requires a BOE member be present at every high school graduation ceremony. Their remarks aren't usually long anyway.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 11:36     Subject: HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:Where is the list of speakers? Isn't it published somewhere or another ?


Looks like they haven't entered the names yet:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/info/graduation/
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 09:28     Subject: HS graduation speakers
Where is the list of speakers? Isn't it published somewhere or another ?
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 22:57     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
I think we went to Einstein
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 21:53     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Marc Elrich is Einstein's speaker this year.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 21:25     Subject: HS graduation speakers
Agreed, no BOE or MCPS speaker.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 17:28     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:A BOE member is at every graduation ceremony too and they often give remarks.


Why? The program is long enough
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 15:44     Subject: Re:HS graduation speakers
A BOE member is at every graduation ceremony too and they often give remarks.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 15:35     Subject: HS graduation speakers
Anonymous wrote:Can students request MCPS employees (besides HS principal) not be the guest speaker at the high school graduation in May / June? Do graduations have a guest speaker?


Some do, some don't. Often a local news anchor, elected official, or notable alum.
Anonymous
Post 04/14/2026 15:04     Subject: HS graduation speakers
Can students request MCPS employees (besides HS principal) not be the guest speaker at the high school graduation in May / June? Do graduations have a guest speaker?