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How the Outer Banks
Helps Compiled by Amelia Boldaji
but for all the hurricane seasons we’ve weathered, the past few months have still presented us with a variety of unique challenges. And the good news? We rose to meet those challenges as a community, as we always do. Because if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years, it’s that we’re ultimately, and always, stronger together.
WE’RE NO STRANGERS TO UNCERTAINTY HERE ON THE OUTER BANKS,
School spirit! Educational systems the world over were forced to adapt to changing circumstances on the fly – and graduating seniors in particular made the best of things when it came to celebrating their achievements at the end of an unprecedented school year. Outer Banks families and friends made cheering on the class of 2020 a priority from the northern beaches to Ocracoke by putting on special parades, hanging commemorative banners and hosting socially distant ceremonies like this one held on the athletic field at First Flight High School. Photo courtesy of Benny Baldwin. 14 | SU M M ER 2020
