Graduation 2022 Wrap-up

Graduation season is in full swing in Atlanta! From Jewish academies to public high schools, the AJT has compiled all the information you need in one convenient location. Read on to find out where and when ceremonies will take place, as well as which grads will be throwing their mortarboards virtually and which will be tossing theirs in-person.

Jewish High School
Temima, the Richard & Jean Katz High School for Girls
Temima is dual accredited through the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and AdvancED. Their 2022 class includes 16 graduates.

Temima Class of 2022:
Estee Bolnick
Nechama Bornstein
Shoshana Cohen
Sara Deutsch
Hana Ellenoff
Riva Goldwasser
Yocheved Halpern
Laelle Hertzberg
Oriya Khalili
Shaina McGhee
Naomi Nir
Rivka Nir
Tehilla Oami
Rivka Perez
Gittel Rodbell
Laya Senior

TDSA will hold its graduation for boys on June 8.

Eighth-Grade
Torah Day School of Atlanta
Torah Day School of Atlanta will hold graduation ceremonies for its 2022 class, which consists of 43 students, over the course of two days. The TDSA graduation for girls will be held on June 7, while the graduation for boys will be held the following day, June 8.

Speeches will be given by each of the students during graduation, as well as the Head of the School, Rabbi Meir Cohen and Board President Miriam Cann.

CMCH Graduating Class of 2022. From left to right, front to back: Hod Heart, Yonaton Pechenik, Tovia Blanks, Ariyeh-Leib Bari, Ephraim Estrin, Menachem Farkas and Dovid Gurary.

Chaya Mushka Children’s House
On June 2, Chaya Mushka Children’s House will hold graduation ceremonies for their eighth-grade class. Seven students will graduate in front of their friends and family during the ceremony, to be held at Congregation Beth Tefillah.

Principal Leah Sollish, who will deliver remarks at the graduation, reflected on the students’ education over their 8+ years at the school: “Education is the experience of character building, through which a person becomes a mensch. This is the education that we have endeavored to impart to you at CMCH.”

Executive Director Rabbi Isser New, who will also be speaking at the ceremony, wished the students well as they move on to the next stage of their lives.

“We know that your time at CMCH has prepared you well for this next stage spiritually, academically and socially. We all look forward to hearing about your success in the future, and hope that you come back often to share them with us.

Public High School
Cobb County Schools
Graduation ceremonies for Cobb seniors began May 23 and continued through May 28 at the Kennesaw State University Convocation Center. The events were livestreamed for anyone who could not attend in-person.

Gwinnet County Schools
Graduation ceremonies for Gwinnet seniors began May 23 and continued through May 30 at the Gas South Arena.

Fulton County Schools
Graduation ceremonies for Fulton seniors began May 18 and continued through May 26 at the Gas South Arena, the Gateway Arena and the Ameris Bank Amphitheater.

DeKalb County Schools
Graduation ceremonies for DeKalb seniors began May 13 and continued through May 21 at James R. Hallford Stadium in Clarkston.

Atlanta Public Schools
Graduation ceremonies for Atlanta seniors began May 24 and continued through May 27 at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion.

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