Graduation 2026
Congratulations, Class of 2026!
As our seniors’ time at BC High draws to a close, we are committed to celebrating them in a manner that both reflects all they have given our community over their time at their school and expresses our gratitude for their outstanding leadership.
We look forward to seeing you on May 13 and May 16 as we recognize all that our students have achieved.
Guest Information
Graduation mass: There are no attendance limitations at the Cathedral. Students will sit with family members. There is parking on Albany Street
Graduation: Each graduating senior will receive six (6) tickets to graduation. More details on graduation will be available in early February.
Parking: Parking will be available on-site in designated areas.
*If handicap parking is needed, please email Colleen Carter, ccarter@bchigh.edu
Photography: Professional photographers will be taking photographs of the students receiving their diploma. More details will be emailed to parents/guardians before graduation.
Graduation Events
Graduation Mass
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross
1400 Washington St.
Boston, MA
6:50 p.m. – Musical Prelude
7:00 p.m. – Mass begins
Guests strongly encouraged to arrive no earlier than 6:30 p.m.
All are encouraged to attend this beautiful experience that will bring together our parents, guardians, relatives, friends, faculty, and graduating students for their last mass.
Graduation
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Boston College High School
150 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA
8:00–9:00a.m.: Student Arrival (arrive no later than 9:00 a.m.)
10:00 a.m.: Graduation Begins in McNeice Pavilion
*overflow seating will be available in Cadigan Gym and Bulger Performing Arts Center via livestream.
Are you a Legacy dad or grandad? If so, we invite you to take a photo with your son/grandson in the Hunter-Fahey Commons at 9:15 a.m.Student Information
Tuxedo pick up: At the conclusion of graduation rehearsal on May 15.
On graduation day, students must arrive no later than 9:00 a.m. Please refer to details provided by Ms. MacDonald for specifics on lining up and arrival protocols.
All members of the Class of 2026 will receive a yard sign which will be personally delivered to their home.
As a reminder, any sort of tobacco products, including cigars, are not permitted to be used on our campus at any time.
Senior Week activities are still being determined — check back for specific details.
● Classes on Monday-Tuesday.
● Activities on Wednesday-Thursday.
● Friday, April 17- Senior Award Awards and Convocation
Senior – Parent/Guardian Event
McNeice Pavilion
3:30 p.m.
*McCoy Practice Field if weather looks terrific!
Sponsored by the BCHigh Parents’ Association
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Graduation Mass
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross
1400 Washington St.
Boston, MA
6:30 p.m. – Musical Prelude
7:00 p.m. – Mass begins
Guests strongly encouraged to arrive no earlier than 6:30 p.m.
All are encouraged to attend this beautiful experience that will bring together our parents, guardians, relatives, friends, faculty, and graduating students for their last mass.
Graduation Rehearsal
10:00 a.m.
Meet in McNeice Pavilion. Students will be given their tuxedos following the Alumni luncheon. Reminder to wear your college/university swag for photos!
We are aware that this is an AP exam day, which are predetermined by the College Board. ONLY students taking the assigned AP on 5/15 are permitted to miss graduation rehearsal. They should check in with Ms. LaRocca prior to AP exams.
Senior Farewell Lunch
Cadigan Gym
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Following graduation rehearsal all seniors are invited to attend a special lunch that is sponsored by BC High’s Alumni Advisory Council.
Graduation
Boston College High School
150 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA
8:00–9:00a.m.: Student Arrival (arrive no later than 9:00 a.m.)
10:00 a.m.: Graduation Begins
Graduation will take place in McNeice Pavilion which offers a comfortable, air conditioned environment and accommodations for all guests. Restrooms are readily available and overflow viewing will be available in the Cadigan Gym and Bulger Performing Arts Center.
Legacy Photo: If your father or grandfather attended BC High, we would like to get a photo of you. The legacy photo will be taken promptly at 9:15 a.m. Please arrive NO EARLIER than 9:00 a.m. to get your photo in the Commons.
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Graduation 2026 Guest Speaker
We are pleased to share that Vincent D. Rougeau will be our 2026 Graduation Speaker.
Vincent Rougeau currently serves as the 33rd President of the College of the Holy Cross. He is the first lay and first Black president in the College's history.
He leads the nation’s only undergraduate Jesuit liberal arts college and is a passionate advocate for an inclusive, mission-driven education.
Vincent D. Rougeau, a nationally respected expert in legal education and Catholic social thought, became the 33rd president of the College of the Holy Cross in July 2021.
As president, his early focus includes investing in student, faculty and staff experience, strengthening shared governance with faculty, administration and the Board of Trustees, and deepening partnerships across the City of Worcester.
Under President Rougeau’s leadership and in collaboration with faculty, staff, alums and students, Holy Cross has advanced Aspire, its new strategic vision for the future.
Rougeau previously served as dean of the Boston College Law School and the inaugural director of the Boston College Forum on Racial Justice in America. Prior to his role at Boston College, Rougeau was a tenured professor of law at Notre Dame Law School, and served as their associate dean for Academic Affairs from 1999-2002.
Rougeau has written extensively on law and religion with a particular focus on Catholic social teaching and the law. His book “Christians in the American Empire: Faith and Citizenship in the New World Order” was released by Oxford University Press in 2008.
His research considers the relationships among religious identity, citizenship and membership in highly mobile and increasingly multicultural democratic societies. He served as senior fellow at the Centre for Theology and Community in London, where he researched broad-based community organizing, immigration and citizenship in the United Kingdom as part of the Just Communities Project.
He is past president of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and previously served on the Council of the Boston Bar Association. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities (AJCU), as well as the boards of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), GBH, Commonweal Magazine, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and the Boston Lyric Opera.
He received his A.B. magna cum laude from Brown University in 1985, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1988, where he served as articles editor of the Harvard Human Rights Journal. He and his wife, Robin Kornegay-Rougeau, M.D. are proud parents to Christian, Alexander and Vincent (V.J.).
FAQs
We’ve included several of the most frequently asked questions that we receive each year. Should have have additional questions, please contact the Principals Office.
Boston College High School
150 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA
There is ample parking available on BC High's campus. Please follow campus signage to parking lots and the overflow parking lot adjacent to the BC High campus.
Handicap parking is available directly next to McNeice Pavilion.
Each senior will be given six (6) tickets. More details on seating will be available in early February.
PEI Photo will capture individual photos of each student receiving his diploma. Photographs will be available shortly after graduation.
Additional information will be provided via email before and after graduation.
Please refrain from bringing any noisemakers, additional signage, or balloons for your students.
There will be a nurse on staff in case of emergency. The nurses station is not to be used as additional seating or for a water station.
The graduation ceremony will be approximately one hour and 45 minutes.
2026 Yearbooks will be sent directly to the graduate’s home at the last address we have on file. There will be no in-person book pick-up. We are expecting to have them arrive at homes in late Fall 2026. An email will be sent to the graduate and his parents/guardians when the books have been shipped out. Please reach out to Will Juniper, Yearbook Moderator, at wjuniper@bchigh.edu with any questions regarding the 2026 yearbook.
The Grad at Grad
As BC High students, you graduate with more than a diploma. The Class of 2026 has accomplished so much during its time on Morrissey Boulevard. You’ve forged lifelong friendships, explored your faith, committed to servicing others, and developed a thirst for knowledge that will fuel you through college and beyond.
We are proud of the young men you have become. You embody the tenets of the Graduate at Graduation.
Past Speakers & Photos
Select a year in the dropdown to watch speaker videos or view graduation photos.