All this week seniors from Loudoun County Public Schools will celebrate a rite of passage, graduation. The commencement exercises feature a mixed bag of speakers expressing words of wisdom to the Class of 2008, followed by all-night graduation parties to celebrate the end of the seniors' high-school careers.

* Briar Woods High School, Tuesday, June 17, 7:30 p.m., at George Mason University Patriot Center.
Commencement speaker is Brett Fuller, chaplain for the Washington Redskins. Fuller is the senior pastor of Metro Morningstar Church, which has congregations in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. He is the founder of the Legacy Institute, the president of Champions for Christ and serves on the board of the Darryl Green Youth Life Foundation.
Number of students graduating: 209.
The all-night graduation party will be held from 10:30 p.m., June 17-6 a.m., June 18, at Dave & Buster’s in Bethesda, Md.

* Broad Run High School, Wednesday, June 18, 2 p.m., at George Mason University Patriot Center.
Commencement speaker is Patton Oswalt, 1987 Broad Run graduate. Oswalt is an actor, writer, voiceover artist and professional comedian. He played Remy in the movie “Ratatouille.”
Number of students graduating: 359.
The all-night graduation party, “Seniors Go Wild Vegas Style,” is from 11 p.m., June 18-5 a.m., June 19, at Ashburn Sports Pavilion.
A community-organized baccalaureate was held Sunday, June 8, at Ashburn Presbyterian Church.

* Stone Bridge High School, Wednesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m., at George Mason University Patriot Center.
Commencement speaker is Grant Harris, 2002 Stone Bridge High School graduate. Harris is a 2006 graduate of VMI and CEO of Gstar Wear and a consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Number of students graduating: 387.
An all-night graduation party, “Island Escape ’08,” will be held from 11:30 a.m., June 18-5 a.m., June 19, at Stone Bridge High School.

* Park View High School, Thursday, June 19, 10 a.m., at George Mason University Patriot Center.
Commencement speaker is Phillip Clyde Bernier, 2001 Park View graduate and member of the winning team on ABC’s “Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann.” Bernier is a motivational speaker who performs his own music. He also has started a foundation “The Do What You Dream Tour.”
Number of graduates: 317.
The all-night graduation party, “It’s Showtime,” takes place from 11 p.m., June 19-5:30 a.m., June 20, at Park View High School.

* Potomac Falls High School, Thursday, June 19, 2 p.m., at George Mason University Patriot Center.
Commencement speaker is Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10). Wolf is now in his 14th term representing Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. He received his B.A. degree from Penn State University in 1961 and his law degree from Georgetown University in 1965.
Number of graduates: 370.
An all-night graduation party, “Night of the Stars,” is from 11 p.m., June 19-4 a.m., June 20, at the Claude Moore Recreation Center.

* Dominion High School, Friday, June 20, 9 a.m., at Dominion High School football stadium.
Commencement speaker is Michael Bukva, student-selected faculty speaker. A government teacher, Bukva is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s in secondary social studies education. He also coaches freshmen football, girl’s varsity basketball and junior varsity softball.
Number of graduates: 285.
The all-night graduation party, “Beach Blast,” takes place from 11 p.m., June 20-5 a.m., June 21, at Dominion High School.