Prattville High School seniors graduate in rain at Stanley-Jensen Stadium

Prattville High School seniors finished their high school run under a rainy sky Thursday evening at Stanley-Jensen Stadium in Prattville, where families looked on as the school held its 2026 graduation ceremony.

Autauga County Schools listed the event for 7:00 p.m. on May 21, and the school’s calendar identifies Stanley-Jensen Stadium as a regular Prattville High School venue. The setting gave the ceremony a familiar local backdrop even as the weather turned the night into a damp one for graduates and spectators alike.

The graduation marked the end of the school year for local seniors in Autauga County, a milestone that carried extra weight for families who gathered in the stands and around the stadium. The rain did not stop the ceremony from moving forward, and the scene underscored how much the stadium has become tied to major school moments in Prattville.

That connection was already established a year ago, when Prattville High School also held its 2025 commencement at Stanley-Jensen Stadium. Coverage of that ceremony described the venue as newly renovated, and Thursday’s graduation showed the stadium continuing to serve as the school’s home for one of its biggest nights.

For Prattville, the evening was less about spectacle than about a familiar local ritual: seniors closing one chapter, parents and relatives recording the moment, and the school community gathering in a place that has quickly become the backdrop for graduation night. In the rain at Stanley-Jensen Stadium, the Class of 2026 left with a milestone complete and the next step ahead.