2012 EVSC graduation schedules, college and scholarship statistics | Schools

In ceremonies Friday and Saturday, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation schools will graduate nearly 1,400 students in public ceremonies.  Aproximately 380 of the seniors are graduating with academic honors.

Graduation data from each of the five traditional high schools in the EVSC shows that an average of 84 percent of this year’s seniors are planning to further their education at either two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities, or through vocational or technical school programs.  An average of 3 percent of students are going into the military.

The institutions of higher education EVSC students are planning to attend include such colleges and universities as: Princeton, Rutgers, Carnegie-Mellon, Rose Hulman, Georgetown, Art Institute of Chicago, Brigham Young, Furman, Ohio State, Butler, Wabash, Indiana University, University of Evansville, and the University of Southern Indiana.

Here's a look at the amount of scholarships and the graduates who will accept diplomas this weekend.

Bosse:

Approximate Scholarships offered: $2,551,342
Approximate Number of Graduates: 165
Attending Post-Secondary Institutions: 93%
Military: .01%
Academic Honors Diplomas : 15.53% -- 25 students

Central:

Approximate Scholarships offered: $4,740,412
Approximate number of Graduates: 248
Attending post-secondary institutions: 86%
Military: 3%
Academic Honors Diplomas: 35%  - 95 students

Harrison:

Approximate Scholarships offered: $4,456,128
Approximate number of graduates: 307
Attending post-secondary institutions:  76.22%
Military: 6.5%
Academic Honors Diplomas: 21%  -- 65 students

North:

Approximate Scholarships a offered: $4,095,445
Approximate number of graduates: 291
Attending post-secondary institutions: 88%
Military: 2%
Academic Honors Diplomas:  32% -- 92 students

Reitz:

Approximate Scholarships offered:   $7,084,674
Approximate number of graduates: 325
Attending post-secondary institutions:  82%
Military: 2.76%
Academic Honors Diplomas: 31% -- 102 students

AIS:

Approximate Scholarships offered: $1,000

Approximate number of graduates: 22

Attending Post-Secondary Institutions: 50%

This year’s commencements are all being conducted at school locations on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26. The schedule of ceremonies is:

•             Reitz High School: Friday, May 25, 5:30 p.m. at the Reitz Bowl

•             North High School: Friday, May 25, 8 p.m. at Husky Stadium

•             Harrison High School: Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m. at Romain Stadium

•             Academy for Innovative Studies: Saturday, May 26, 11:30 a.m., Auditorium

•             Central High School: Saturday, May 26, 5:30 p.m. at Central Stadium

•             Bosse High School: Saturday, May 26, 8 p.m. at Enlow Field

-Information from EVSC