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Debt, anxiety and freedom for graduates

About 460 East High School seniors sat in the school’s sultry gym Thursday on the eve of their graduation.

They practiced the processional, sitting and standing in unison – graduation ceremony duties 101 – in preparation for the moment tonight when they are awarded their diploma.

Some worry about the future – how they will pay for college. If juggling a job and a full class schedule this fall is going to be a workable formula.