Class of 2026 Information

We have finally made it to the last semester of your K-12 education and the Class of 2026 is getting ready to graduate!

The purpose of this newsletter is to provide students and families "one-stop" shopping for all things graduation. You will find information on Senior Prom, Senior Checkout, our end-of-the-year activities, obtaining tickets to the big event, and logistical information about 2026 EHS Commencement Exercises.

Please take a look at the newsletter and if you still have questions, please contact Dr. Merrell, Principal of Enumclaw High School via email at - rodrick_merrell@enumclaw.wednet.edu or, via phone at 360-802-7673.

Go Hornets!

Monday, March 30, 2026

• Class of 2026 Photo, EHS Courtyard, Academic Focus Period

Friday, April 3, 2026

• Auditions for Graduation Speakers, Musical Acts, EHS Choir Room, 2:30 PM

Monday, April 6, 2026

• Class of 2026 Prom tickets go on sale. (Tickets on sale through April 23)
• Prom Guest Passes Available in Main Office

Thursday, April 23, 2026

• Prom Guest Pass deadline
• Prom Ticket Deadline, 3:00 PM

Saturday, April 25, 2026

• Class of 2026 Prom - Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

• Senior Exit Interviews, Various Locations at EHS, 3:30 to 5:30 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

• Senior Awards, EHS Auditorium, 6:30 PM

Thursday, June 4, 2026

• Class of 2026 Checkout, English classes throughout the day.
• Class of 2026 - Senior Sunset, Southwood ES Soccer Field, 8:45 PM

Friday, June 5, 2026

• EHS End-of-Year Celebration, Enumclaw High School, 11:30 AM
• Seniors Last Full-Day of Classes
• Graduation Tickets Distributed.

Monday, June 8, 2026

• Graduation Practice, EHS Gym, 8:00 AM (Bring Cap and Gown)
• Moving Up Assembly, EHS Gym, 9:30 AM
• Graduate Photos, EHS Commons, 10:30 AM
• Make 'em Weep, Various Locations, 11:30 AM

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

• Class of 2026 Graduation Practice, Pete's Pool, 9:00 AM (No caps and gowns necessary)
  
• Graduation Ceremonies, Pete's Pool, 7:00 PM (Seniors should report the the Field House before 6:00 PM)
• Class of 2025 Graduation Party - Hosted by the parents of the Class of 2026, Immediately following graduation (This is an optional event not scheduled by the high school)

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

• Graduates may pick up diplomas starting at 8 AM in the EHS Counseling Office.

When: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Where: Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle

Tickets: On sale during lunches at the EHS Ticket Office (Commons)

Ticket Price - $50.00

Prom will be held at the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, April 6, during lunches and after school. Tickets must be purchased by the individual and students must be free of fines to purchase tickets. Guest forms are available in the main office and must be completed and returned no later than Thursday, April 23, @ 3:00 PM.

Students are required to have tickets and picture ID to enter the event. Guest must have submitted a completed guest form by the deadline. We encourage students to carpool to the event. Parking will be limited.

Prom is an Alcohol and Drug-Free event. Please help to ensure that your student follows these guidelines. We want to ensure that all students have a positive and memorable evening.

If you have not ordered a cap and gown for this year's commencement exercises, it is not too late.

You can use the link below to order your cap, gown, and other graduation items is below.

Enumclaw High School - Jostens Website

The Counseling Office does have some loaner caps and gowns if necessary. Please see Estela Morgan in the Counseling Office for more details.

Senior Checkout will begin on Thursday, June 4, 2026 in English classes. During checkout, students in the Class of 2026 will verify that their High School and Beyond Plan is completed and submitted, turn in their Chromebooks, turn in all books, clear all fines, and set up their Parchment accounts for transcript requests.

At the last station students will be given their graduation tickets.

Please encourage your student to start looking under their beds or in their closet for library books, lab goggles, old basketball uniforms, or anything else they might have checked out from the school.

Make 'em Weep is a tradition at Enumclaw High School where seniors deliver an honorary diploma to a staff member who has supported them along their K-12 journey. Students dress in their caps and gowns and visit the school where the staff member works. Directions are listed below.

• Complete the sign up survey sent via student email by Friday, May 29, 2026. (Survey Link )

• Bring your cap and gown with you to EHS on Monday, June 8th.

• Drop by the Main Office Conference Room and sign in. Pick up the honorary diploma for the staff member you have selected.

• When you arrive at the appropriate location, surprise your person by playing pomp and circumstance on your way in. Have your group stop the music. You then need to be ready to hand your person the honorary diploma and thank them by letting them know how they have made a difference in your life and why you selected them. Your group should then capture a photo with your phone/camera. Repeat this for each person in your group.

• When you are finished visiting your honorary staff member please sign out of the school.

Each member of the Class of 2026 will receive 10 tickets for graduation. Students receive their tickets when they complete Senior Checkout starting on Thursday, June 4.

Enumclaw High School Cap Decorating Guidelines 2026

Please take into consideration the following rules when decorating your graduation cap.

Decoration of your graduation cap is not required. Graduation caps will be reviewed and approved in advance of the ceremony. Failure to follow these rules will result in the removal of the cap before the ceremony.

Expectations:

• Designs must not be inappropriate or privilege will be taken away.
• No objects such as signs, stuffed animals, bells, flowers, or any 3D object may rest on the cap.
• ALL decorations MUST lay FLAT(1 inch) on the cap.
• Nothing can lay perpendicular thus allowing us to see the decoration beyond eye level.
• Nothing can hang down from any side of the cap.
• Your cap CANNOT make noise.

Further instructions can be found here - Cap Decorating Guidelines

When: Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 7:00 PM

Doors Open: 5:00 PM

Where: Pete's Pool

Tickets: 10 Per Student

Ticket Price - Free!

We will hold graduation at Pete's Pool again this year - rain or shine. Doors to the ceremony will open at 5:00 PM. Last year we had a mini traffic jam outside the venue. Please plan to arrive early and carpool if necessary.

Seating is first-come, first served. No seating can be reserved before 5 PM.

We lucked out on weather last year and are hoping for sunshine again. Please keep your fingers crossed for a similar outcome this year.

Graduates will be asked to arrive in their cap and gown no later than 6 PM in the field house.

Email: lisa_phinisee@enumclaw.wednet.edu
Website: https://ehs.enumclaw.wednet.edu/
Location: 226 Semanski Street South, Enumclaw, WA, USA
Phone: (360) 882-7669
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnumclawHS/
Twitter: @EnumclawHS1