Where the Celebrations Are

After tossing those flat hats skyward, Orange County seniors will party into the wee hours of their new lives as graduates. Grad Night parties, many organized by parent volunteers, range from a night at Disneyland to elaborately themed events staged at school.

Here’s how the grads-only parties are stacking up this year:

Aliso Niguel High: June 22, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., on campus

Anaheim High: June 17, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., Sequoia Athletic Club in Buena Park

Bolsa Grande High: June 24, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Disneyland

Brea Olinda High: June 17, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., on campus

Brethren Christian High: June 3, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Disneyland

Buena Park High: June 17, Hornblower Cruises, Newport Harbor

Calvary Chapel High: June 3, 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Palace Park in Irvine

Canyon High: June 17, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Phoenix Club in Anaheim

Capistrano Valley High: June 22, 9:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., school mall

Capistrano Valley Christian High: June 16, 12 p.m. to 6 a.m., Disneyland

Century High: June 16, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Disneyland

Cornelia Connelly High: June 5, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sequoia Athletic Club in Buena Park

Corona del Mar High: June 17, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., unnamed location

Costa Mesa High: June 17, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa

Cypress High: June 17, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., in school gym

Dana Hills High: June 22, 9:45 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., unnamed location

Edison High: June 16, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., in school gym

El Dorado High: June 16, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., unnamed location

El Modena High: June 17, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., on campus

El Toro High: June 24, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., in school gym

Esperanza High: June 17, 8:45 p.m. to 6 a.m.; departs Catalina Terminal in Long Beach

Estancia High: June 17, after graduation, unnamed location

Foothill High: June 18, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., unnamed location

Fountain Valley High: June 16, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., in school gym

Fullerton Union High: June 17, bus leaves 10 p.m. and returns 5 a.m., undisclosed Hard Rock Cafe

Garden Grove High: June 23, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Huntington Beach High: June 15, following graduation, unnamed location

Irvine High: June 23, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., unnamed location

John F. Kennedy High: June 17, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Bullwinkles in Fountain Valley

Katella High: June 17, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Catalina Cruises

Laguna Beach High: June 22, 10 p.m., unnamed location

Laguna Hills High: June 24, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., in school gym

La Habra High: June 17, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., on campus

La Quinta High: June 22, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sequoia Club in Buena Park

Loara High: June 17, 10:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., Disneyland

Los Alamitos High: June 17, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., school gym

Los Amigos High: June 22, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Palace Park in Irvine

Lutheran High: June 12, 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Magnolia High: June 17, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Disneyland

Marina High: June 16, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., the school gym

Mater Dei High: May 29, 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Bren Events Center in Irvine

Mission Viejo High: June 24, after graduation, on campus

Newport Harbor High: June 17, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., school gym

Ocean View High: June 15, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Palace Park in Irvine

Orange High: June 17, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Pacifica High: June 22, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Phoenix Club in Anaheim

Rancho Alamitos High: June 10, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Disneyland

Rosary High: June 5, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sequoia Athletic Club in Buena Park

Saddleback High: June 16, 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Disneyland

St. Margaret’s Episcopal: June 12, 7:15 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., unnamed location

San Clemente High: June 22, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., school gym

Santa Ana High: June 16, Disneyland

Santa Margarita Catholic High: June 5, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Santiago High: June 17, after graduation, Disneyland

Savanna High: June 17, after graduation, Disneyland

Servite High: June 5, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., unnamed location

Sonora High: June 17, Disneyland

Southern California Christian High: June 18, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Sunny Hills High: June 17, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., Cal State Fullerton

Trabuco Hills High: June 24, 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., Palace Park in Irvine

Troy High: June 17, 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Tustin High: June 17, 9:30 p.m., on campus

University High: June 22, 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., school gym

Valencia High: June 18, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., school gym

Valley High: June 16, following graduation, Disneyland

Villa Park High: June 17, 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m., on campus

Western High: June 17, 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., on campus

Westminster High: June 16, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., unnamed location

Whittier Christian High: June 3, 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Disneyland

Woodbridge High: June 22, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., on campus