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Article: Indian Prairie debates merit of eighth-grade graduations|n Saving money: Among benefits discussed at 204 board meeting
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- The Beacon News - Aurora (IL)
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- August 10, 2005
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AURORA - Students coming into eighth grade in the Indian Prairie School District may have to wait until high school before they get their first taste of a formal graduation ceremony.
The principals of all six district middle schools have been discussing alternatives to the formal graduation ceremonies held at the high schools at the end of the school year. This week, they presented options during the School Board meeting.
"We have had ongoing discussions since I was hired as an assistant principal in 1991," said Mike Raczak, Hill Middle School principal. "As the district has grown, I think there is a more compelling argument for looking at alternatives for our time and resources. There has ...