For Ocracoke news, click here Editor’s note: This article was first published in the August 2016 print edition. It is updated at end. Text and photos By Peter Vankevich Kaylee Gaskins […]
Young entrepreneurs: Kaylee Gaskins’ Hang 10 Smoothies
Ocracoke School graduation is a community event
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach On Ocracoke, high school graduation is a community event. This year’s graduating class of 17, one of the largest in recent years, decided to […]
Ocracoke School alumni gather to celebrate new inductees
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Connie Leinbach Potter Garrish made his annual visit to Ocracoke early this year and was the oldest to attend the Ocracoke School Alumni Association banquet. Garrish […]
Ocracoke basketball star Sydney Austin captures state title in new sport
By Connie Leinbach Ocracoke School senior Sydney Austin is now the school’s greatest basketball scorer having attained 1,770 total career points. This year, she discovered she has another sporting talent when she […]
Kevin Pérez aceptado en el Muro de la Fama de la Escuela de Ocracoke
Traducido por Alfredo Contreras To read this article in English, click here Por Peter Vankevich La ceremonia de Premiación Deportiva de la Escuela de Ocracoke llevada a cabo el pasado Miércoles […]
Kevin Perez inducted into Ocracoke School’s Wall of Fame
For Ocracoke news, click here Para leer en español, haga clic acqui By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke School’s Sports Awards ceremony Wednesday night had plenty of superlatives for its current students. And at the […]
Ocracoke School seeks industrial arts teacher
For Ocracoke news, click here Ocracoke School is looking for a vocational/industrial arts teacher to begin in August. To read about one of the projects the students in this class worked on, click […]
The Ocracoke School 1973 Yearbook: innovation for school and community
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich Old magazines or newspapers can be fascinating sources for the culture of prior times, and so are school yearbooks. Such is the case with […]
State bill to fund Ocracoke School passes state Senate, awaits House action
For Ocracoke news, click here North Carolina state Senate Bill 15, which appropriates additional dollars to pay for teachers in “isolated schools,” passed the Senate April 27 and is now in the […]
La Escuela Ocracoke honra a sus académicos
Ochenta y uno estudiantes en el tercer periodo calificativo del año académico de la escuela de Ocracoke entraron a la lista de honores. Treinta y seis obtuvieron “A”s. Una ceremonia llevada a […]
Ocracoke School notes honor roll achievements
For Ocracoke news, click here Eighty-one students in Ocracoke School’s third grading period of the academic year made the honor roll. Of the students in grades three to 12, 36 had all A’s, […]
Ocracoke School needs SB15, Sen. Cook promises support
For Ocracoke news, click here By Peter Vankevich If the North Carolina General Assembly’s Senate Bill 15 is not passed it could result in a loss of 4.5 teaching positions for Ocracoke […]
Ocracoke’s ‘hoi toide’ brogue continues to fascinate
For Ocracoke news, click here. Special to the Observer By Frankie Pennington, Katie Conner, and Katie O’Neal One of the first things that sociolinguistics students at N.C. State University learn about is […]
Ocracoke School plant sale continues today
Ocracoke School’s fundraising plant sale continues today (April 1) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Plants are a variety of flowers and vegetables. Plants are just outside of the gym. For Ocracoke […]
Bat boxes may help fight mosquitoes naturally
Text and photos by Peter Vankevich Mosquitoes on Ocracoke are so important they have a board of directors. The amount of these pesky insects in the village can vary due to natural […]
Hyde County schools seeks bids for work at Ocracoke School
State tournament begins for the Ocracoke Dolphins, WOVV to broadcast one game
State tournament action for the Ocracoke Dolphins begins today as both teams enter the first round of the 2017 1A basketball championships. The Lady Dolphins (15-11) travel to Franklin County today to […]
89 students on Ocracoke School’s honor roll, teachers get nomination
For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Of 142 students eligible for the honor roll at Ocracoke School, 89 students in grades three to 12, or 63 percent, made the honor roll […]
