Former Superintendent Steve Basnight injured; father killed in head-on Currituck collision
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...
Ocracoke School falls after 49 years
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....
Basnight to retire from Hyde Schools; Angie Todd is elected board...
After almost four years overseeing Hyde County Schools, Superintendent Stephen Basnight will retire from public education on April 1.
Love of children drives Beginning Teacher of the Year Katie O’Neal
By Connie Leinbach
A first-year teacher has enough challenges getting used to a new job without the added stress of a devastating flood followed by...
Ocracoke School graduates ten seniors
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,...
Ocracoke students navigate culture, academics online
By Connie Leinbach
Silas Trethewey is too young to know whether he’ll go into the family business, but he got a taste of it during...
Ocracoke School year to begin online only
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By Peter Vankevich
Ocracoke and Mattamuskeet schools will begin the first nine weeks of the...
Ocracoke School: An education like no other
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...
Ocracoke School to graduate seven
By Taylor Fuller
After a long and tough year, the Ocracoke School senior class of 2021 will receive their diplomas without social distancing or the...
Ocracoke’s ‘hoi toide’ brogue continues to fascinate
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Special to the Observer
By Frankie Pennington, Katie Conner, and Katie O’Neal
One of the first things that sociolinguistics students at N.C....