Graduations at North High have been held in the gymnasium, the auditorium, the football field, the Minneapolis Armory, the Minneapolis Convention Center and the Industrial Exposition Building (1898). The following pages, broken down into smaller easier to read pages will list the Class year, number graduated, date, location of the commencement exercise, the Class colors and motto. The Alumni is missing some commencement programs and we need your help. If you know of someone who could share one of the missing programs, please contact the Alumni or you can email us by Click Here.
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These were the first graduations of the new North High which opened in September 1888 at the corner of 16th and Emerson Avenue. 1891 marked the beginning of graduations of the new North High School.
| Class: |
Graduated
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Date
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Location
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Class Motto
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1891
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16
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Wed, June 10 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Fideli Certa Merces" |
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1892
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34
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Wed, June 15
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Assembly Hall (auditorium)
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unknown
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1893
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41
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Wed, June 14
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Assembly Hall(auditorium)
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"Discovery is Good, Development is Better" |
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1894
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27
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Wed, June 6
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Assembly Hall (auditorium)
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"Honors Wait at Lobor's Gate" |
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1895
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37
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Wed, June 5
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Assembly Hall (auditorium)
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"Through Difficulties To Success" |
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1896
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30
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Wed, June 2 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"He Conquers Who Endures" |
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Six
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185
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North High moved into the new (second) school and the first class ot graduate here was the Class of 1897.
The school burned down in 1913
| Class: |
Graduated |
Date |
Location |
Class Motto
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1897
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54
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Thurs, June 10 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Not Words, But Deeds" |
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1898
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44
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Friday, April 29 |
* Exposition Building, Main St & Central Avenue |
unknown |
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1899
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23
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Thurs, June 8 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Nunquam Non Paratus" |
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1900
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24
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Friday, Jan 19 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Do it Well That Thou Mayst Do it Twice" |
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1900
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30
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Thurs, June 7 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Attempt Not, Or Accomplish Thoroughly" |
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1901
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16
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Thurs, Jan 17 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Quality not Quantity" |
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1901
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28
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Thurs, June 6 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Know Thy Opportunity" |
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1902
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16
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Friday, Jan 24 |
**Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
unknown |
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1902
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41
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Thurs, June 12 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Possamus Quia Posse Videmur" |
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1903
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16
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January 23 |
*** Location unknown |
unknown |
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1903
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34
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Wed, June 10 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"We Launch Today, Where should We Anchor" |
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1904
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39
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Thurs, Jan 21 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Watch Weel" |
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1904
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55
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Thurs, June 9 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
unknown |
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1905
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21
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Wed, Jan 18 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Esse Quam Rideri" |
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1905
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50
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Thurs, June 8 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"As The Work, So The Reward" |
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1906
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39
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Thurs, Jan 18 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Superando Omnis Fortuna Ferendo Est" |
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1906
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68
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Wed, June 6 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Labor Omnia Vincit Improbus" |
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1907
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41
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Thurs, Jan 17 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Through Difficulties To Success" |
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1907
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68
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Thurs, June 6 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"The Most Difficult Yields To Labor" |
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1908
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44
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Thurs, Jan 16 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Factis Non Verbis" |
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1908
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75
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Thurs, June 4 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
unknown |
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1909
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48
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Thurs, Jan 21 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
unknown |
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1909
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63
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Wed, June 9 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Volens et Potens" |
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1910
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50
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Thurs, Jan 20 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Culture Means Character" |
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1910
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72
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Wed, June 18 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Through Difficulties To The Stars" |
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1911
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48
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Thurs, Jan 26 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"A Posse Ad Esse" |
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1911
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93
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Wed, June 7 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Progrede, Non Retrogrede" |
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1912
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46
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Thurs, Jan 25 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"RES non DICTA" |
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1912
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91
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Thurs, June 13 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Arbeit Besiegt Alles" |
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1913
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65
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Thurs, Jan 13 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"With Increased honor Comes Increased Responsibility" |
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1913
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79 |
Thurs, June 19 |
Assembly Hall (auditorium) |
"Build For Character Not For Fame" |
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31
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1,481
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The third building opened in 1914.
| Class |
Graduates |
Date |
Location |
Class motto and colors |
| 1914 |
65
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Friday, Jan 23 |
Auditorium |
unknown |
| 1914 |
80
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Thurs, June 11 |
Auditorium |
"Basis Constantia Felicitatis" |
| 1915 |
81
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Thurs, Jan 21 |
Auditorium |
unknown |
| 1915 |
117
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Thurs, June 10 |
Auditorium |
"After Labor is Reward" |
| 1916 |
86
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Thurs, Jan 16 |
Auditorium |
"The Elevator to Succeed is not Running-Take the Stairs" |
| 1916 |
126
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Thurs, June 16 |
Auditorium |
"Fideli certa merces" |
| 1917 |
111
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Thurs, Jan 25 |
Auditorium |
"Remis incumbendo non flintando" Blue and Gold
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| 1917 |
146
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Thurs, June 14 |
Auditorium |
"Per Angusta ad Angusta" Red, White and Blue |
| 1918 |
116
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Thurs, Jan 24 |
Auditorium |
"Non Finis Sed Meta" Purple and Gold" |
| 1918 |
171
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Thurs, June 13 |
Auditorium |
"Service, not Reward" Khaki and Navy Blue |
| 1919 |
91
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Friday, Jan 3 |
Auditorium |
"An Ideal, a Struggle, then Victory" Blue and Gray |
| 1919 |
190
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Thurs, June 19 |
Auditorium |
"The Door to Success is Labeled Push" Purple and Khaki |
| 1919 |
115
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Friday Dec 12 |
Auditorium |
"To Strive to Seek, to Find and not to Yield" Old Rose and Black |
| 1920 |
199
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* Thurs, June 17 |
Auditorium |
March: "March, Marches Forward" Gold and Peacock Blue.
June: "B2" Purple and Peach
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| 1920 |
114
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Thurs, Dec 9 |
Auditorium |
"Build for Character, not Fame" Peach and Blue |
| 1921 |
227
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Thurs, June 16 |
Auditorium |
March: "Labor With Constancy" Old Rose and Gray
June: "Per Aspera ad Astra" Steel Grey and Ivy Green
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| 1922 |
133
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Thurs, Dec 8 |
Auditorium |
"Esse Quam Videri" Henna and Gray |
| 1922 |
233 |
Thurs, June 15 |
Auditorium |
"Ne Tempta aut perfice" Cerise and Silver
"I will find a way or make one" Purple and Gray
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| 1923 |
146
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Thurs, Dec 7 |
Auditorium |
"Climb, though the way be rugged" Cardinal and Green
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| 1923 |
280
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Thursday June 14 |
Auditorium |
March: "Push Forward" Orange and Purple
June: "Character is the only true diploma" Pink and Nile Green
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| 1924 |
161
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Thurs, Jan 24 |
Auditorium |
"Build for character, not for fame" Blue and Peach |
| 1924 |
305
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Thurs, June 12 |
Auditorium |
"Seek Knowledge with Modesty thy Guide"-Pope Gold and Blue |
| 1925 |
186
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Thurs, Jan 22 |
Auditorium |
"The Best is None too Good" Violet and White |
| 1925 |
349
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Thurs, June 11 |
Auditorium |
"True Service is The Price of Freedom" Wisteria and American Beauty |
| 1926 |
271
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Thurs, Jan 28 |
Auditorium |
"Character is the Corner Stone on Which We Build" Silver and Blue
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| 1926 |
345
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Thurs, June 17 |
Auditorium |
"In medias res progedere" Violet and Apricot |
| 1927 |
197
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Thurs, Jan 27 |
Auditorium |
"Ought Means Must" Cardinal and Silver |
| 1927 |
388
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Thurs, June 16 |
Auditorium |
"To every man there openeth A high way and a low And every man decideth The way his soul shall go" Heliotrope and Amber |
| 1928 |
246
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Thurs, Jan 26 |
Auditorium |
"Go Forward, Not Backward; Lend a Helping Hand" Green and Gold |
| 1928 |
355
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Wed, June 13 |
Auditorium |
"Forward, While the Eternal Ages Watch and Wait" Apple Green and Ashes of Roses |
| 1929 |
243
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Thurs, Jan 24 |
Auditorium |
"Honor Lies in Honest Toil" Orchid and Green |
| 1929 |
319
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Thurs, June 13 |
Auditorium |
"True Blue" Blue and White |
| 1930 |
273
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Thurs, Jan 23 |
Auditorium |
"Esse Quam Videri" Midnight Blue and Gold |
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1930
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409
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Thurs, June 12 |
Auditorium |
"Live and help Others to Live" Blue and White |
| 33 |
6,874 |
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* The 1920 school year saw three classes December 1919, March and June 1920 which continued for three more years.
June 1921 was the first graduating class over 200.
June 1924 was the first graduating class over 300.
* This graduation ceremony was a combined graduation of: North, East, South and Central.
** This graduation ceremony was held at North High School and included: North, East, Central and South.
*** This graduation ceremony again included: North, South, East and Central.
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As you can see, graduation numbers continued to climb into the 1940's
| Class |
Graduated |
Date |
Location |
Class Motto and Colors |
| 1931 |
283
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Thurs, Jan 22 |
Auditorium |
"Nothing Is Impossible To A Willing Heart" Blue and White |
| 1931 |
405
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Thurs, June 11 |
Auditorium |
"In Ourselves Our Future Lies" Blue and White |
| 1932 |
315
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Thurs, Jan 28 |
Auditorium |
"To Be Rather Than To Seem" Blue and White |
| 1932 |
433
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Thurs, June 16 |
Auditorium |
"To Strive To Seek, To Find, And Not To Yield" Blue and White |
| 1933 |
281
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Thurs Feb 2 |
Auditorium |
"Forward - Armed With Knowledge" Blue and White |
| 1933 |
482
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Thurs, June 15 |
Auditorium |
"Thy Conquer Who Believe They Can" Blue and White |
| 1934 |
423
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Thurs, Feb 1 |
Auditorium |
"Success Is To Do The Common Thing Uncommenly Well" Blue and White |
| 1934 |
438
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Thurs, June 4 |
Auditorium |
"Know Thyself To Improve Thyself" Blue and White |
| 1935 |
315
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Thurs, Jan 24 |
Auditorium |
"The greater the conquered odds, the greater the victory" Blue and White |
| 1935 |
564
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Thurs, June 6 |
Auditorium |
"We Will Find A Path Or Make One" Blue and White |
| 1936 |
355
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Thurs, Jan 23 |
Auditorium |
"Building For Tomorrow" Blue and White |
| 1936 |
529
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Thurs, June 4 |
Auditorium |
"Upward Still And Onward" Blue and White |
| 1937 |
323
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Thurs, Jan 28 |
Auditorium |
"Through Difficulties To The Stars" Blue and White |
| 1937 |
552
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Thurs, June 10 |
Auditorium |
"A Struggle Today, A Victory Tomorrow" Blue and White |
| 1938 |
369
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Thurs, Jan 27 |
Auditorium |
"Forward to Victory" Blue and White |
| 1938 |
556
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June 1938 |
Auditorium |
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| 1939 |
367
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January 26 |
Auditorium |
"Do Not Make Promises--Make Good" Blue and White |
| 1939 |
532
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Auditorium |
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| 1940 |
365
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January |
Auditorium |
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| 1940 |
588
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June |
Armory |
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| 1941 |
315
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January 22, 1941 |
Auditorium |
Either attempt it not or succeed
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| 1941 |
475
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June 5 |
Auditorium |
"We are rich only as we enrich the lives of others."
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| 1942 |
321
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January 22 |
Auditorium |
One's character will never rise higher than one's aim
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| 1942 |
394
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June 1942 |
Auditorium |
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| 1943 |
237
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January 28 |
Auditorium |
Forward--Upward and Onward
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| 1943 |
371
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June 1943 |
Auditorium |
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| 1944 |
317
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January 28, 1944 |
Auditorium |
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| 1944 |
240
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June 1944 |
Auditorium |
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| 1945 |
198
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January 25 |
Auditorium |
Knowledge comes but wisdom lingers.
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| 1945 |
327
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June 14 |
Auditorium |
"The keys of learning unlock the door to the future."
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| 1946 |
177
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January 1946 |
Auditorium |
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| 1946 |
382
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June 1946 |
Auditorium |
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| 1947 |
270
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January 30 |
Auditorium |
Build for character, not for fame.
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| 1947 |
371
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June 1947 |
Auditorium |
From the school of life into the life of school.
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| 1948 |
291
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January 1948 |
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"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
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| 1948 |
447
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June 1948 |
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"He conquers who conquesrs himself."
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| 1949 |
62
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January 1949 |
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"Hitch your wagon to a star, Keep your seat and there you are."
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| 1949 |
492
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June 1949 |
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SERVICE is the price we pay for our space on earth!
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38
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14,162
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22,702 |
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June 1935 was the first graduating class over 500 students
June 1940 was the largest Class ever to Graduate from North High with 588
Graduations went from two a year (January and June) to just one beginning in 1950.
| Class |
Graduates |
Date |
Location |
Class Motto |
| 1950 |
515
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"Our todays are the blocks with which we build the foundations of tomorrow"
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| 1951 |
442
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"From the Life of School unto the school of life"
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| 1952 |
424
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"The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future"
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| 1953 |
432
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"Let us stand and fall by our own work"
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| 1954 |
403
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"Thought is the seed of action"
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| 1955 |
490
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Hobbs Football field |
"Remember that you stand or fall by your own work"
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| 1956 |
528
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Hobbs Football field |
"We build for tomorrow but Tomorrow begins today"
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| 1957 |
503
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Hobbs Football field |
"Goals Aimed At Infinity"
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| 1958 |
493
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Hobbs Football field |
We build the Ladder by Which We Rise |
| 1959 |
509
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Hobbs Football field |
The future belongs to those that prepare for it
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| 1960 |
513
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All the hopes for a better tomorrow can be realized through perseverance in the frustrating world of today
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| 1961 |
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| 1962 |
442
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Life will give you no more than you give it
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| 1963 |
448
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Ad astra per aspera
(To the stars through dificulty or adversity)
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| 1964 |
519
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"Vestigia Nulla Restrorsum" No steps Backward
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| 1965 |
546
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If you will it - it is no dream
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| 1966 |
567*
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Hobbs Football field |
All of the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today
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| 1967 |
566
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Forward with faith in ourselves
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| 1968 |
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June 16 |
Hobbs Football field |
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| 1969 |
569
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Hobbs Football field |
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| 1970 |
469
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Now in tomorrow yet with hope for today tho' Seventy in time
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| 1971 |
408
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None |
| 1972 |
273
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Hobbs Football field |
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| 1973 |
278
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None |
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North moved to the fourth building during the winter of 1973-1974. With the new gymnasium, outdoor graduations ended.
| Class |
Graduates |
Date |
Location |
Class Motto |
| 1974 |
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1975 |
338
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
None Blue and White |
| 1976 |
264
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
None Blue and White |
| 1977 |
303
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
None |
| 1978 |
307
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
None |
| 1979 |
279
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1980 |
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1981 |
298
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1982 |
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1983 |
213
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June 2 |
Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1984 |
194
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May 31 |
Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1985 |
240
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1986 |
225
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
...For yesterday is but a reflection, and tomorrow a vision...
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| 1987 |
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1988 |
198
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June 8 |
Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1989 |
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1990 |
228
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1991 |
197
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
None |
| 1992 |
219
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June 10 |
Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1993 |
181
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1994 |
180
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June 12 |
Jacobi Gymnasium |
Prom theme was "A Ribbon in The Sky" |
| 1995 |
227
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1996 |
200
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June 6 |
Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1997 |
219
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1998 |
204
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
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| 1999 |
160
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
"Let's Party Because It's 1999"
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| 2000 |
138
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Jacobi Gymnasium |
"We've Only Just Begun"
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| 2001 |
314
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Minneapolis Auditorium |
"It's So Hard To Say Goodbye"
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| 2002 |
335
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Minneapolis Auditorium |
"The Sky's the Limit"
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| 2003 |
301
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June 8 |
Minneapolis Auditorium |
"I Believe I Can Fly"
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| 2004 |
304
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June 8 |
Minneapolis Auditorium |
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2005
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263
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June 8 |
Minneapolis Auditorium |
"Only the Strong Survive in 2005"
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| 2006 |
238
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June 10 |
Minneapolis Auditorium |
"Proud To A Fault-Educated To A Degree In 2006"
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| 2007 |
221
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June 7 |
Minneapolis Auditorium |
"Pot of Gold"
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| 2008 |
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June 10 |
Minneapolis Auditorium |
"A Picture is Worth 2008 Words"
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| 2009 |
142
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June 4 |
Northrop Auditorium |
"It took 2009 Years to Get a Class this Great"
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| 2010 |
105
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June 6 |
Northrop Audtiorium |
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" |
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