New Hampshire and Maine Families Are Sharing Graduation Shoutouts for the Class of 2026

Graduation season is officially in full swing across New Hampshire and New England, and honestly? It never gets old. Whether it's crossing a high school stage, finishing a trade program, or walking at a college commencement, this time of year is just full of good energy, and the WOKQ community brought it in a big way.

We put put out a call on the WOKQ App and the Facebook page, asking listeners to shout out the graduates in their lives, and the responses came flooding in. Proud parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles; everyone wanted to celebrate their person.

So here we are. Consider this your digital diploma wall.

Before we get to the shoutouts, Garret and Katie recorded their own graduation speech, because of course they did. Give it a listen below if you need a little inspiration (or at least a laugh) before the big day.

**Graduation Ceremonies to Know About**

There are ceremonies happening all over the region this week and next. Here's a quick look at what's coming up based on the shoutouts you sent in:

Dover High School - Thursday
St Thomas - Thursday
Noble High School (North Berwick, ME) — This Friday
Spaulding High School (Rochester, NH) — June 12
Kingswood Regional High School (Wolfeboro, NH) — This week
Marshwood High School (South Berwick, ME) — June 12
Massabesic High School (Waterboro, ME) — This weekend
Pelham High School (Pelham, NH) — This Saturday
Somersworth High School (Somersworth, NH) — This Friday
Exeter High School (Exeter, NH) — This Saturday
Raymond High School (Raymond, NH) — Friday, June 5
Nashua High School North (Nashua, NH) — June 10
Pittsburg School (Pittsburg, NH) — Next Friday
ConVal Regional High School (Peterborough, NH) — June 13
Lebanon High School (Lebanon, NH) — June 4
Winnacunnet High School (Hampton, NH) — This Friday
Morse High School (Bath, ME) — June 14

Big congrats in advance to every single one of those schools. If your grad's school isn't on the list, let us know and we'll shout you out on air.

**Your Shoutouts: Right Here, Right Now**

We're not paraphrasing your love for these kids. Here are the shoutouts straight from the WOKQ community:

Jill Smith is shouting out Garrett! "Will be graduating Friday (Noble High School) and accepted a job offer from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard!"

Elizabeth Almon is shouting out Benjamin: "Celebrating our son Benjamin graduating Saturday from Exeter HS. He has accomplished so much this year including earning his Eagle Scout. We look forward to him soaring at UMass Amherst where he will be working on earning a dual degree in Sports Mgt and Business Analytics."

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Angel Knight is shouting out Jordyn Martineau: "Salutatorian of Kingswood Regional High School! Heading to NC State in the fall to major in Biology and minor in forensics."

Sharon Yerakes is shouting out Riley Yerakes: "My granddaughter Riley Yerakes is graduating Friday from Somersworth High with highest honors and will be attending Keene State in the fall."

Jaimie Olden is shouting out Ashtyn Chadburn: "Salutatorian at Littleton High School! Will be attending RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) in Rochester, NY in the fall with a major in Mechatronic Engineering."

Ashley Boland is shouting out Dylan: "He graduates Saturday from Pelham High School. He will be attending SNHU for Sports Management in the fall."

Meagan Gott is shouting out Gianna Gott: "Graduating from Raymond High School Friday, June 5th, and heading to East Carolina University in the fall! We are so proud of you!"

Heather Smith is shouting out Savannah: "She graduates this Friday and will be moving on to UNE for nursing."

Terri Caouette is shouting out Sonya: "Sonya graduating next Friday will be going to college for nursing. We are so proud of all her achievements."

Christine Petrin is shouting out Rianna: "My daughter Rianna will be graduating!!! She will be heading to Manchester Community College for accounting!"

Mellisa Vaughan is shouting out Owen Vaughan: "Shout out to our super responsible, kind, loyal, smart, and goal driven son Owen Vaughan! He'll be graduating from Spaulding High School on June 12th! We're so proud and love you so much buddy!"

Angela Morrill is shouting out Zachary Knight: "My son Zachary Knight is graduating Spaulding High School on Friday June 12th!! We couldn't be more proud!!"

Angela Ford Oliver is shouting out Kendal Oliver: "Kendal Oliver graduating from Kingswood High School! She will be headed to Suffolk University in the fall."

Colleen Bouchard is shouting out Cole Bouchard: "Cole Bouchard from ConVal Regional High School on 6/13/26. He will study at UNH for mechanical engineering."

Aleta Emmons Powers is shouting out Helen Ramirez: "My niece Helen Ramirez from Massabesic High School!! Congratulations baby girl!! We are so proud of you!! Love you!"

Deb Norton is shouting out Savannah and Danielle: "My granddaughters Savannah and Danielle will be graduating from Marshwood High School on June 12th. So very proud of them."

Sari Pierce Haskell is shouting out Lucas: "Lucas graduates tomorrow from Massabesic High School. The last of 4. So proud of him. Congratulations to all graduates."

Stephanie Duval is shouting out Kalub: "My son Kalub will be graduating 6/10 Nashua High School North."

Jenn Plante is shouting out Bailey: "Bailey will graduate from Noble on Friday. He will continue working and also be doing some traveling."

Allyson Dow is shouting out Abigail Campbell: "Abigail Campbell, June 14th, Morse High School. She is a CNA and already has her first job! Super proud of you Abby!"

Angela Eldridge is shouting out Sebby Ford: "Sebby Ford graduated from Carroll County Adult Education last night. He fought through lots of adversity and finished strong. So proud of him."

Susan Fletcher Asselin Hawthorne is shouting out Anthony: "I need to shout out to my nephew Anthony who will be graduating from Navy Boot Camp on June 18! That is such a huge accomplishment and I couldn't be more proud!"

Angela Basnar is shouting out Fantasia Brooks: "Pittsfield Middle High School... Drama Club, Class President, Yearbook, and heading to Southern New Hampshire University. Still exploring future options... the world is wide open."

That is one seriously impressive Class of 2026. Firefighters, engineers, nurses, woodworkers, military enlistees, salutatorians, Eagle Scouts... this community's kids are going places, literally and figuratively.

This is exactly the kind of thing that makes this community so great.

To every single graduate out there: congratulations. Now go do something amazing. We'll be listening... and rooting for you every step of the way.