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Board sets 2026–27 graduation for June 4 after split votes; naming policy discussed

Hibbing Public School District Board of Education · August 5, 2026

Summary

After a failed motion to move graduation to Sunday, June 6, the board voted 4–1 with one abstention to hold graduation Friday, June 4 at 7 p.m.; members also discussed the absence of a formal naming policy but took no action.

The board considered scheduling for 2026–27 graduation at the Aug. 5 meeting. A motion by Director McLaughlin to move graduation to Sunday, June 6 at 2 p.m. failed on a roll call (For: Polcher, Egan, McLaughlin; Against: Berklich, Gabardi, Galatz). A subsequent motion by Director Gabardi to hold graduation on Friday, June 4 at 7 p.m. passed on a roll call (For: Galatz, Gabardi, Polcher, Berklich; Against: McLaughlin; Abstain: Egan) — recorded in the minutes as carried 4–1 with one abstention.

The minutes also note a discussion that the district does not have a formal naming policy; no motion or action to adopt such a policy was recorded.

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