Student Services End of Year Celebrations​

2026 End of Year Calendar Events 

Date

Event Title

Contact 

IN-PERSON 

Wednesday

May 6, 2026

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

GradCON 2026

SAC Amphitheater

Mark DeAsis/ 

Melissa Dela Cruz

In-Person

Thursday

May 7, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Lavender Celebration

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Rebekah Miller/ 

Dr. Greg Toya

In-Person

Thursday

May 7, 2026

6 p.m.

Middle College High School – Senior Awards

Santa Ana HS Theatre

 

In-Person

Friday

May 08, 2026

10:45 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.

Middle College High School – Senior Signing Day

MCHS

 

In-Person

Friday

May 8, 2026

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Veterans Resource Center

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Dr. Brenda Estrada

In-Person

Thursday

May 14, 2026

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

APSP and Undocu-Scholars End of Year Celebration

The Hacienda

Alex Pan/ Rodrigo Ramirez/ Dr. Greg Toya 

In-Person 

Thursday

May 14, 2026

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 

Student Leadership Banquet 

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Dr. Jennifer De La Rosa

In-Person 

Thursday

May 14, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Student Art Show Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony

C Building Foyer & Art Gallery

 

In-Person

Friday

May 15, 2026

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 

U-Link End of the Year Celebration 

The Hacienda

Dr. Maria Dela Cruz/ Courtney Beirne 

In-Person 

 

Friday

May 15, 2026

5:00 p.m.

Honors Alliance Awards Program

Small Gym W-107

Christina Axtell

axtell_christina@sac.edu

In-Person

Wednesday

May 20, 2026

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Future Educators  Graduation Celebration

(combined CDES and  CFTE)

SAC Child Development Center Yard (V Bldg.)

Dr. Maria Dela Cruz/ 

Dr. Steve Bautista 

 

In-Person  

 

Thursday

May 21, 2026

12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

MESA End of the Year Celebration

The Hacienda

Dr. Maria Dela Cruz/ Dan Ruiz

In-Person

Thursday

May 21, 2026

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

U2 Scholars End of Year Celebration

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Dr. Greg Toya/ Tia Brown 

In-Person 

Thursday

May 21, 2026

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

EOPS Year End Celebration 

 

Phillips Hall 

Deisy Romero

In-Person

Friday

May 22, 2026

11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Puente Program

The Hacienda

 Dr. Maria Dela Cruz/ Ann Lockhart 

In Person

Friday

May 22, 2026

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Guardian Scholars

End of the Year Celebration

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 Dolores Cornejo

In-Person 

Friday

May 22, 2026

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Outreach End of Year Event

The Spot

Jazmine Navarro/ 

Dr. Greg Toya

In-Person

Friday

May 22, 2026

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Student Support Team 

Student Assistant 

End of Year Celebration

(Math Dept, Math Center, Student Success & U2 Scholars Program)  

By invitation only 

The Hacienda

 Tanisha L. Burrus

 In-Person 

Friday

May 22, 2026

5:00 p.m.

Transfer Celebration 2026

Cook Gym

Dr. Maria Dela Cruz/ Leo Pastrana

In-Person  

Thursday

May 28, 2026

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

CARE/CalWORKs

End of the Year Event 

The Hacienda

Maria Hanson/

Deisy Romero

In-Person 

Thursday

June 4, 2026

5:00 p.m.

SAC Commencement

Eddie West Field

Santa Ana Stadium

Dr. Greg Toya/ Dr. Vaniethia Hubbard

In-Person

Friday

June 5, 2026

11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

ISP Graduation Luncheon

The Hacienda

Tina Newton

In-Person

Friday

June 5, 2026

12:00 p.m - 2:00 p.m.

OS Pinning Ceremony

Phillips Hall 

Dawn Mckenna

mckenna_dawn@sac.edu 

In-Person

Saturday

June 6, 2026

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

189th Fire Academy Graduation

Central Net Training Center (Huntington Beach)

Hillary Barker

barker_hillary@sac.edu

In-Person

Saturday

June 6, 2026

11:00 a.m.

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

OC Sheriff’s Training Academy (Tustin)

Mary Steckler

steckler_mary@sac.edu

In-Person

Wednesday

August 12, 2026

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

ECEAP Completion Ceremony

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Janet Anderson-Deusenberry

Deusenberry_janet@sac.edu  

In-Person