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The 2024-2025 school year concluded with graduation commencement May 23. 
As our students prepared for the last week of classroom activities, there was a lot of “hustle and bustle” that took place.
Cramming for final exams to get one’s GPA from a C+ to a B or an A- to an A can take a lot of “burning of the midnight oil” as the wheels of the mind turn in constant motion. 
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With the last day of school scheduled for May 21, many plans and much preparation behind the scenes took place prior to the Pelican Rapids High School Commencement Exercise on May 23. 
To all the Senior Graduates, we say “thank you.” Thank you for the school and community memories that you have provided for all of us.
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