Prepare to toss high your mortar boards, graduates. With May comes the end of high school and the beginning of everything that comes after. Here are the times and places high schools in Reporter Newspaper communities plan to hold graduations for the class of 2012.
Atlanta Girls’ School
Where: Rich Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree Street NE
When: 5 p.m. May 19
Speaker: Elizabeth Vale, acting associate director of external affairs at the U.S. Treasury’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
For more information: www.atlantagirlsschool.org
Atlanta International School
Where: Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, 2715 Peachtree Road NE
When: 10 a.m. May 25
For more information: www.aischool.org
Brandon Hall School
Where: Kimbrell Hall Auditorium, 1701 Brandon Hall Drive
When: 10:30 a.m. May 19
For more information: www.brandonhall.org
Chamblee Charter High School
Where: North DeKalb Stadium, 3688 Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
When: 5:30 p.m. May 25
Speakers: Valedictorians Christina Curlette and Aidan Bevacqua; Salutatorians Patricia Beech and Anthony Chung
For more information: www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/chambleehs
Cross Keys High School
Where: Adams Stadium, 2415 North Druid Hills Road NE
When: 7:30 p.m. May 24
Speakers: Valedictorian Laura Ramirez and Salutatorian Chandra Dickey
For more information: www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/crosskeys
Cumberland Academy of Georgia
Where: Cumberland gymnasium, 650 Mt. Vernon Highway
When: 11 a.m. May 25
Speaker: Eva Galambos, mayor of Sandy Springs
For more information: www.cumberlandacademy.org
Dunwoody High School
Where: First Baptist Church Atlanta, 4400 North Peachtree Road
When: 5:30 p.m. May 24
Speakers: Valedictorian Luke Only and Salutatorian Jessica Anderson
For more information: www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/dunwoody
The Galloway School
Where: Galloway School gymnasium, 215 W. Wieuca Road NW
When: 6 p.m. May 24
For more information: www.gallowayschool.org
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School
Where: Holy Innocents’ gymnasium, 805 Mount Vernon Highway NW
When: 10 a.m. May 19
Speaker: Holy Innocents’ valedictorian Natalie Sterrett
For more information: www.hies.org
Holy Spirit Preparatory School
Where: Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 4465 Northside Drive
When: 12:30 p.m. May 29
Speaker: Dr. William K. Thierfelder, president of Belmont Abbey College
For more information: www.holyspiritprep.org
The Lovett School
Where: Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Road NW
When: 4 p.m. May 20
Speaker: Dr. Edward Ayers, president of the University of Richmond
For more information: www.lovett.org
Marist School
Where:  Marist School Centennial Center, 3790 Ashford-Dunwoody Road
When: 2 p.m. May 26
Speakers: Archbishop Wilton Gregory, Father Jim Harrison
For more information: www.marist.com
Mount Vernon Presbyterian High School
Where: Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, Glenn Campus, 510 Mount Vernon Highway
When: 10 a.m. May 19
Speaker: Journalist Violet Gonda
For more information: www.mountvernonschool.org
North Atlanta High School
Where: Atlanta Civic Center, 395 Piedmont Avenue NE
When: 8 p.m. May 22
Speakers: Valedictorian Eric Zemmali and Salutatorian Paige Curtis
For more information: www.northatlantahigh.org
North Springs Charter High School
Where: Cobb Energy Center, 2800 Cobb Galleria Parkway
When: 2:30 p.m. May 18
Speakers: Top 10 students Michelle Zaneta Plavnik, Madeline Rachel Frank, Chaitanya Tondepu, Clarice Virginia Reid, Angela Marie Berry, Courtland Michael Granish, Justin David Eisenberg, Claire Elizabeth Smith, Megan Sara Eisenberg, Haley Elyssa Goldman
For more information: www.northspringshigh.com
Pace Academy
Where: Peachtree Presbyterian Church, 3434 Roswell Road NW
When: 4 p.m. May 19
Speaker: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
For more information: www.paceacademy.org
Riverwood International Charter High School
Where: The Convocation Center, Kennesaw State University, 1000 Chastain Road, Kennesaw
When: 3 p.m. May 19
Speakers: Valedictorian Julia Wahl, and students Elijah Owens, Rachel Staton
For more information: www.riverwoodics.org
St. Pius X Catholic High School
Where: Atlanta Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center, 1280 Peachtree Street NE
When: 9:30 a.m. May 19
Speakers:  Alumni James M. and Susan A. Lauria Seaver
For more information: www.spx.org
The Weber School
Where: Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech, 346 Ferst Drive
When: 11 a.m. June 3
For more information: www.weberschool.org
The Westminster Schools
Where: Pressly Patio, Westminster Schools campus, 1424 West Paces Ferry Road NW
When: 8:30 a.m. May 19
Speaker: Clyde Tuggle, senior vice president, chief public affairs and communications officer, the Coca-Cola Co.
For more information:  www.westminster.net
–Sources: various schools