Oak Harbor High School seniors graduate, livestream opens ceremony to community
Ticketless families still watched Oak Harbor High’s Class of 2026 graduate in Wildcat Memorial Stadium, after a week of senior honors, parade tradition and final rehearsals.
Oak Harbor High School sent its Class of 2026 across the stage in Wildcat Memorial Stadium on June 13, and families without tickets could still watch the ceremony through the district livestream. The added access turned graduation into a broader community event, capping a week in which senior honors, rehearsals and celebrations filled the calendar.
The schedule leading into commencement showed how tightly Oak Harbor Public Schools organized the final stretch of the school year. Seniors took part in Friday Night Lights on June 5, cruising down Pioneer Way in downtown Oak Harbor. Senior award night followed on June 11 at 7 p.m., then senior breakfast at 8 a.m., the senior recognition assembly at 10 a.m. and mandatory graduation practice at 11:15 a.m. on June 12. The ceremony itself began at 1 p.m. on June 13, with the class finishing its high school run in a stadium setting that has become a familiar stage for Oak Harbor rites.
Oak Harbor High School serves about 1,600 students in grades 9 through 12, giving the Class of 2026 a graduation platform that reflected both the size of the school and the scale of its community support. In a district with strong family involvement and many military-connected households, the livestream mattered as more than a convenience. It gave neighbors, relatives and friends across Whidbey Island a way to follow the milestone even if they could not get into the stadium.
Ahead of graduation, Whidbey News-Times profiled Oak Harbor’s top seniors, including Nate Salisbury, Brian Hunt, Allie Sheppard, Abigail Giugliano, Emilia McGaha and Kira Erickson. The profiles highlighted students looking toward college and careers in the arts and sciences, and they pointed to one of the class’s most visible honors: participation in the 2026 Rose Parade with Bands of America’s Honor Band in Pasadena, California. That kind of recognition showed the reach of Oak Harbor High’s programs, from classroom preparation to music opportunities that carried students onto a national stage.
The district’s June update also marked the practical close of the academic year. The last day of school was June 17, a half day, and the transition into summer continued with Crescent Harbor Elementary School’s surplus sale on June 19 and 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Crescent Harbor Elementary parking lot. Oak Harbor Public Schools said cash or check payments were encouraged and volunteers were sought, a final reminder that graduation season in Oak Harbor ended with both celebration and the work of winding down another school year.
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