2025 Commencement Information
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The University of North Texas Coliseum, located at 601 North Texas Blvd. in Denton will serve as the host venue for Denton ISD’s 2025 commencement ceremonies, with the exception of Fred Moore High School, which will be hosted at the Ryan High School Fine Arts Center, located at 5101 E. McKinney St. in Denton. All ceremonies will be live-streamed, and their corresponding links will be made available on this page the week of commencement. Graduating students and their families will receive additional logistical information about the ceremony, such as arrival times and parking, through school communication in the coming weeks. Additionally, a digital version of each commencement program will be available on the website and at each ceremony.
Graduation Dates & Times:- Fred Moore High School: Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 7 p.m. @ Ryan High Fine Arts Center
- Ryan High School: Thursday, May 22, 2025, 3 p.m. @ UNT Coliseum
- Guyer High School: Thursday, May 22, 2025, 7 p.m. @ UNT Coliseum
- LaGrone Academy: Friday, May 23, 2025, 11 a.m. @ UNT Coliseum
- Braswell High School: Friday, May 23, 2025, 3 p.m. @ UNT Coliseum
- Denton High School: Friday, May 23, 2025, 7 p.m. @ UNT Coliseum
Choose Your School for More Information
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Braswell High
Friday, May 23 at 3 p.m. at the UNT Coliseum "Superpit"
Livestream Link: Watch the Braswell HS live stream
Graduation Class Size: 642
Valedictorians: Hannah Haneul Ko, Persis Princess Daniella Yah-Lom Seddoh, Maria Fernanda Torrealba Montilla, Izabella Lacy Viola
Salutatorians: Issac Alexander Calderon, Makenzie Maree Griffith, Spencer Bryant Lawson
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Denton High
Friday, May 23 at 7 p.m. at the UNT Coliseum "Superpit"
Livestream Link: Watch the Denton HS live stream
Graduation Class Size: 466
Valedictorians: Ruairi Ayre, Alexander Barnes, Melissa Castro-Arellano, Brady Fleitman, Ciara Gomez, Anjolie Hall, Tobias Harold, Skyelar Hester, Milo Kaplan, Elisabeth (Lizzie) Langhorne, Julie Lee, Cleary Martinez, Kanaisia Price, Jason Ta
Salutatorians: Dawson Hainley, Azima Kabir, Ella Magee, Joel Rodriguez
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Fred Moore
Wednesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at Ryan High School Fine Arts Center
Graduation Class Size: 60
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Guyer High
Thursday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at the UNT Coliseum "Superpit"
Livestream Link: Watch the Guyer HS live stream
Graduation Class Size: 620
Valedictorians: Ben Michael Abreu, Emma Christine Beeks, Oliver McKee Browning, Bailey Cowen, Megan Brooke DeWitt, Jackson Paul Heinefield, David Yae-Chan Lee Labelle, Oliver Hinton Plunkert, Artem Samuilik, Daniel Thien-An Tong
Salutatorian: Madeline Mortl
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LaGrone Academy
Friday, May 23 at 11 a.m. at the UNT Coliseum "Superpit"
Livestream Link: Watch the LaGrone Academy live stream
Graduation Class Size: 99
Valedictorians: Julia Morgan Seiler
Salutatorian: Lillian Rose Laremore
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Ryan High
Thursday, May 22 at 3 p.m. at the UNT Coliseum "Superpit"
Livestream Link: Watch the Ryan HS live stream
Graduation Class Size: 488
Valedictorians: Christian Josue Aguilar Paz, Olivia Lauren Buettner, Alan Chen, Katelynn Grace Davis, Ana Sofia Davis, Amber Jolie Hathcock, Lily Ann Huber-Hill, Allison Elizabeth Leath, Holly Faith Peeters, Rafaelle Vivien Veloso Sepe
Salutatorian: Zoe Scout Parr
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Commencement FAQs
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GIFTS FOR GRADUATES
Please refrain from bringing unnecessary items/gifts into the Coliseum. Graduates and families will only reunite after the conclusion of the commencement ceremony. Families and graduates will reconnect on the outside concourse.
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RESTRICTED ITEMS
- Graduates may only bring medically necessary items that can be held in their hands throughout the ceremony.
- There will be a Clear Bag Policy in effect.
- There will be no area to store personal items for graduates before, during, or after the ceremony.
- Denton ISD is not responsible for lost, stolen, or confiscated items.
- No firearms, knives, explosives or other weapons.
- No cans, coolers and other containers except in cases of medical need, as certified by a physician.
- No artificial noisemakers, air horns or megaphones may be used.
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LOST AND FOUND
Any items left in the stands will be collected by campus staff. For lost and found items, please contact your campus following graduation.
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ENTERING THE FACILITY
Graduates will enter the West Tunnel, on North Texas Boulevard. All guests will enter through Gates A, B, D or G, on the concourse level of the Coliseum. Graduates cannot enter until one hour prior to their respective ceremony.
Late arrivals must enter through the North Tunnel.