It's my understanding that if you're in England, you graduate high school, 
but if you're in the US, you graduate from high school, so as you say in 
your post, it's really a question of usage, not grammar.  For example, in 
the African-American inner-city (Chicago), you do not go to prom, you go on 
prom.  "English is a screwy language!"

Geoff


>From: Cynthia Baird <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar              
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: usage question
>Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:53:08 -0800
>
>Dear colleagues,
>
>   A parent recently asked me a question for which I had no ready answer.  
>The question is actually one that I have experienced much frustration over 
>for several years--my high school textbooks and usage textbooks seem to 
>have no ready answers for acceptable preposition usage in a variety of 
>situations.
>
>   The question is this:  Do students graduate from  high school or do they 
>graduate  high school?
>
>   I would love to hear from you people.
>
>   thanks
>
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