The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Class of 2024 will be honored during outdoor graduation ceremonies from May 28 to May 31 at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf. This year, 2,102 graduates will be celebrated, having collectively earned nearly $184 million in scholarships. The scholarship total is expected to increase as more offers are reported by graduates to their respective high schools.
The graduation ceremonies will be streamed live on the CCPS website at www.ccboe.com. The schedule is as follows:
- Tuesday, May 28:
- St. Charles High School at 9 a.m.
- Thomas Stone High School at 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 29:
- La Plata High School at 9 a.m.
- Westlake High School at 1 p.m.
- Thursday, May 30:
- Henry E. Lackey High School at 9 a.m.
- Maurice J. McDonough High School at 1 p.m.
- Friday, May 31:
- North Point High School at 9 a.m.
Valedictorians and salutatorians for the Class of 2024 were announced, representing the top academic achievers at each school. These positions are determined based on student GPAs.
Henry E. Lackey High School
- Valedictorian: Isabel Raleigh
- Plans: University of Miami, double major in marketing and graphic design
- Salutatorian: Anna Martin
- Plans: Auburn University, major in psychology
La Plata High School
- Valedictorian: William Alcorn
- Plans: University of Alabama, study accounting
- Salutatorian: Alan Sebastian
- Plans: University of St. Thomas, study to become a Catholic priest
Maurice J. McDonough High School
- Valedictorian: Noah Cusack
- Plans: University of Tennessee, study nuclear engineering
- Salutatorian: Aiden Gibney
- Plans: University of Maryland, College Park
North Point High School
- Valedictorian: Samuel Stine
- Plans: College of Southern Maryland, major in engineering
- Salutatorian: Shreeya Chada
- Plans: UCLA, pre-law political science and anthropology
St. Charles High School
- Valedictorian: Miracle Washington
- Plans: University of Maryland, College Park, study computer science
- Salutatorian: Chloe Del Rosario
- Plans: University of Maryland, College Park, study architecture
Thomas Stone High School
- Valedictorian: Carley “Charlie” Bowie
- Plans: Boston University, study political science
- Salutatorian: Noah Prado
- Plans: College of Southern Maryland
Westlake High School
- Valedictorian: Margareth Dagamac
- Plans: Johns Hopkins University, major in neuroscience and biomedical engineering
- Salutatorian: Mason Wheeler
- Plans: Marshall University
Graduation Numbers by School
- Henry E. Lackey High School
- Graduates: 257
- Scholarship offers: $25,850,900
- La Plata High School
- Graduates: 290
- Scholarship offers: $25,382,648
- Maurice J. McDonough High School
- Graduates: 252
- Scholarship offers: $19,431,206
- North Point High School
- Graduates: 429
- Scholarship offers: $45,453,619
- St. Charles High School
- Graduates: 368
- Scholarship offers: $29,915,648
- Thomas Stone High School
- Graduates: 230
- Scholarship offers: $18,378,497
- Westlake High School
- Graduates: 276
- Scholarship offers: $18,900,000
Total graduates for the Class of 2024 amount to 2,102 with scholarship offers totaling $183,312,518.
