PHS, OHS graduations

Permian High School seniors enter Ratliff Stadium to “Pomp and Circumstance” at the start of their graduation ceremony Friday evening, May 27, 2022, at Ratliff Stadium. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)

Ector County ISD’s two biggest graduation ceremonies are coming up Thursday and Friday night at Ratliff Stadium:

Thursday, May 25 – Permian High School at 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 26 – Odessa High School at 8:30 p.m.

STEM Academy also is graduating at 7 p.m. Friday at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center.

If one of these ceremonies is canceled due to bad weather, it will be made up on Saturday, May 27, at 8:30 a.m. at Ratliff Stadium. If both ceremonies are canceled due to bad weather, a second make-up time will be scheduled on Saturday, May 27, at 8:30 p.m. If Saturday’s ceremonies are also canceled due to bad weather, an alternative makeup time will be determined at a later date, but it will not take place during the Memorial Day weekend.

Both OHS and PHS graduations will be live-streamed to each school’s Mascot Media app: Permian Panthers Athletics and Odessa Bronchos Athletics.

For families and friends attending the graduations in person, it is important to remember the guidelines in place at Ratliff Stadium:

  • Clear bags only that do not exceed 12” X 6” X 12”
  • No outside food or drink
  • No airhorns/noise-makers
  • No blankets, no strollers
  • No balloons or confetti
  • No fatheads/posters/banners
  • No drones (FFA regulations)