Happy season . . .

It's the season for high school graduations.

This is Manatee County's biggest graduation week with the community celebrating 12 commencements:

Wednesday, May 27, Palmetto High, 7 p.m. at the Manatee Convention and Civic Center

Thursday, May 28, Lakewood Ranch High , 7 p.m., at the Manatee Convention and Civic Center.

Thursday, May 28, Edison Academy, 6:30 p.m., Bayshore Gardens Park and Recreation Center, 6919 26th St. W., Bradenton

Friday, May 29, Southeast High graduation, 7 p.m., Manatee Convention and Civic Center

Friday, May 29, Saint Stephen’s graduation, 7:30 p.m., Bradenton Municipal Auditorium

Friday, May 29, Bradenton Christian School graduation, 7 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene on 59th Street West

Friday, May 29, Manatee School for the Arts, 7-9 p.m. MCC Neel Auditorium

Saturday, May 30, Bayshore High graduation, 9 a.m., Manatee Convention and Civic Center

Saturday, May 30, Braden River High graduation, noon, Manatee Convention and Civic Center

Saturday, May 30, Out-of-Door Academy graduation, 2 p.m. Thunderdome at the Uihlein Campus, 5950 Deer Drive, Lakewood Ranch.

Saturday, May 30, Central High/Horizons graduation, 4 p.m., Manatee Convention and Civic Center

Saturday, May 30, Manatee High graduation, 8 p.m., Manatee High’s Hawkins Stadium.

Congratulations to the grads and their families!

Jim