Tell City High School celebrates Class of 2026 graduation ceremony

Under the lights at Bryan Taylor Sports Arena, Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School sent the Class of 2026 into Perry County’s next chapter as seniors walked across the stage and received their diplomas. The May 24 ceremony, set for 7 p.m., marked the end of years of schoolwork, activities and personal growth.

The school said the seniors had shown hard work, perseverance and dedication, language that fit a graduating class in a community where one school milestone quickly becomes a countywide one. Tell City-Troy Township School Corp., which includes William Tell Elementary and Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School, uses the arena at 900 12th St., Tell City, IN 47586, for major events because it can hold the families, teachers, classmates and neighbors who turn graduation into a public celebration.

The ceremony also capped a spring calendar built around senior-year milestones. Senior Sunrise was listed for May 1, the Senior Awards Program for May 3, and Caps & Gowns Distribution & Senior Pictures at Bryan Taylor Sports Arena on May 5. Taken together, those dates showed the class moving in steady steps from student routines to graduation day, a sequence that is familiar in a town where end-of-year school events draw close attention.

For Tell City, the graduation mattered beyond the arena floor. The city is the county seat of Perry County, and the school sits at the center of daily life there through William Tell Elementary and Tell City Jr.-Sr. High School. The Perry County News archive, with 144,249 searchable pages spanning 1900 to 2026, reflects how long local readers have tracked school milestones like this one. The Class of 2026 now carries the county’s next workforce, whether that means college, trades, military service or local jobs, and its choices will help shape the community’s future in the years ahead.