Ocracoke School/Education

By Richard Taylor Retired Hyde County Superintendent of Schools Steve Basnight III was injured and his father, Steve Basnight Jr., died of injuries following a...

By Kelley Shinn Under Carolina blue skies on Aug. 25, hundreds gathered for the grand opening of the Ocracoke School, nearly four years to the...

By Peter Vankevich Ann and Michael Ehringhaus, married at the time, were newly graduated English majors from UNC Chapel Hill in 1970. They heard about...

By Richard Taylor She stood proudly as the symbol of island education for nearly 50 years, until Hurricane Dorian destroyed her beyond repair on Sept....

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....

After almost four years overseeing Hyde County Schools, Superintendent Stephen Basnight will retire from public education on April 1.

by Alex Granados  Editor's note: This article first appeared in EdNC on June 30, 2015. It is reprinted with permission of author. This year was the first...

By Connie Leinbach Among the mementos in Leslie Cole’s Ocracoke School office is a plaque that says “Chaos Coordinator.” The moniker is fitting for a leader...

Text and photos by Peter Vankevich When was the last time you saw a sports referee get a standing ovation? This is exactly what happened before...

Ocracoke School graduates ten seniors By Peter Vankevich Ocracoke School graduates are, from left, Alin Villaneuva, Alma Flores, Wyatt Norris, Logan Jenkins, Kade Nagakane, Adam Carter,...