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,...
The Ocracoke School 1973 Yearbook: Innovation for school and community
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...
Ocracoke’s ‘hoi toide’ brogue continues to fascinate
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By Frankie Pennington, Katie Conner, and Katie O’Neal
One of the first things that sociolinguistics students at N.C....
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: 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.
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Young entrepreneurs: Kaylee Gaskins’ Hang 10 Smoothies
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Editor's note: This article was first published in the August 2016 print edition. It is updated at end.
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