West Hartford Public Schools has announced the graduation date for the Class of 2025.

By Ronni Newton

West Hartford’s Conard and Hall high schools will both hold commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2025 on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, Superintendent Paul Vicinus said Tuesday night, a decision approved unanimously by the Board of Education.

In past years, the date for graduation was not announced until April 1 to ensure that all snow days were taken into consideration, but the state changed the law several years ago to allow the date to be set earlier, so that families have adequate time to make plans, and once it’s set graduation does not need to be pushed off if there are additional snow days.

Beginning in 2022, the graduation date was set in the fall, allowing time for advance planning students and their families. Plans are to continue to announce graduation at that date in future years. Vicinus noted that the district tries to avoid holding graduation on either Monday or Friday, and Conard and Hall graduations will continue to be held on the same date and at the same time.

“While I may anticipate some emergency closings this winter,” Vicinus said he feels comfortable with Wednesday, June 11. The last day of school for the current academic year is currently scheduled to also be Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

If there are snow days, the last day of school will be extended, but graduation will not change. Senior exams are typically held earlier than exams for underclassmen, and many seniors are not required to take final exams.

In response to a question regarding a rain date, Vicinus said, “We like to have a rain plan vs. a rain date.”

The Board of Education also unanimously approved a correction to the district calendar for the 2025-2026 academic year, noting that schools will be closed on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025 for observance of Diwali. Vicinus said the action was a “piece of bookkeeping to correct a date we had previously erroneously identified.”

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