A veteran’s color guard presents the flags during the 2024 Memorial Day Ceremony at Edsel Ford High School. The public is invited to the three 2026 Memorial Day ceremonies planned at Dearborn Public Schools high schools.
DEARBORN — All three traditional public high schools in Dearborn are planning special events before Memorial Day to remember fallen soldiers from their schools.
The ceremonies will take place in the morning of the week before Memorial Day, and all will honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom. Visitors are welcome to attend the events.
Dearborn High School will hold its ceremony at 9 a.m. May 20 starting in the school auditorium, 19501 W. Outer Drive. The event honors DHS graduates and others who lost their lives in the service of this country, including James Huard who died in Vietnam and has a memorial on the school grounds.
Fordson High School will hold its War Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony at 9 a.m. May 21, in the school auditorium, 13800 Ford Road. The event will honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to this nation and Fordson alumni who served in the U.S. military.
Edsel Ford High School’s annual Memorial Day Rose Ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. May 22 at the school, 20601 Rotunda Drive. The event will include comments by Interim Supt. Lamis Srour and Dearborn Fire Chief Joseph Murray, along with performances by the student choirs.
DPS will also be represented in the city’s Memorial Day Parade on May 25. Eight schools have bands performing in the parade, and some school-related groups also will participate. Participating school bands are Dearborn, Fordson, and Edsel Ford high schools; Lowrey, Bryant, Smith, and STEM middle schools; and Salina Intermediate.
The Memorial Day Parade will start with a ceremonial funeral procession at 9:30 a.m. This year’s parade will start at Schaefer Road and move west along Michigan Avenue to Henry Ford Centennial Library.
For more information about the parade, go to the city’s parade website.