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Graduation
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Requirements for 8th Grade Graduation:
  1. Have an overall accumulated GPA of 1.00 or above and all written assignments and projects have been completed.
  2. The student has completed all other requirements for the 8th grade.
  3. All bills have been paid or arrangements have been made with the school.
If any of the above items have not been taken care of the graduate will not receive their report card and will receive an unsigned diploma at the ceremony. Upon final completion, when all items are satisfactory, he/she will receive a signed diploma from the Principal.


Graduation Clothes:
The boys may wear any of the following:
  1. A long sleeve dress shirt, tie and trousers - with or without a sport coat or a sweater.
  2. A regular suit.
The girls must wear dresses or a dressy pant outfit. No spaghetti straps, sundresses or halter-tops are allowed. Dress length must be appropriate for church.


Graduation Gift:
It has become traditional for the 8th graders to raise money to give a gift to the school as a remembrance of them. The purchase will be guided and directed by the principal and their teachers. A variety of fundraising activities will occur during the year.

Graduation Pictures:
The Photographer will take these pictures in the spring. The picture format generally includes a class picture and individual shots. The cost for these pictures varies depending upon what is chosen. The 8th grade will also be included in the fall when Grades K-7 have their pictures taken for the Memory Book.

Graduation Fee:
A graduation fee will be determined by the cost of the class trip and other necessary expenses on a yearly basis.

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