Article: Chesapeake High graduation: Staying out

Chesapeake High's graduation will remain on campus for at least two more years, continuing a decades-long tradition beloved by Pasadena residents.

Graduates getting their diplomas tonight at 7 p.m. will take part in the only county high school graduation still held on campus, though administrators last year toyed with the idea of moving to the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, about 40 miles away.

"Graduation is huge, and it's always been at Chesapeake," Chesapeake principal Patricia Plitt said. "It is easier to hold graduation off-site. But the community didn't want that, and their wishes will be honored."

Although the county's special education schools and evening high program still have ...

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