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Beth Patterson Casilio goes through the instruction and preparation for a tandem jump at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina. Casillo said the jump was on her bucket list.
Beth Patterson Casilio and Robbie Rushton land at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Beth Patterson Casilio and Robbie Rushton are seen in the sky at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Beth Patterson Casilio, with her tandem instructor Robbie Rushton, and Steven Cox with his tandem instructor Mike Elliott, are seen in the sky after jumping from a plane at 14, 000 feet at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
The plane pilot watches people board at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Tandem Instructor Robbie Rushton and Beth Patteron Casilio board their plane at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Beth Patterson Casilio and Robbie Rushton stand with other jumpers who are waiting for their plane at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Tandem instructor Robbie Rushton (center) leads the group to their plane at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Tandem instructor Robbie Rushton helps Beth Patterson Casilio into her harness and gear as they prep for her tandem jump at the Raeford Drop Zone on Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Evening showers kept most patrons from the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
As the rain intensifies, umbrellas are seen across the grounds at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Two patrons ride the giant swing in the rain at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Patrons walk through the drizzly grounds at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Three-year-old Jada Phillips (left) and 5-year-old Zeke Phillips (right) ride in a fire-engine on a carousel at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Three-year-old Shawn Ryder waits for his group as he picks the next ride at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Game operator Jill sits at the Tag Balloon (left) and Quark Gun (right) booths as she waits for players at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Patrons walk through the grounds at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Many rides required at least three tickets per patron to ride at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Children are seen climbing and playing in a jungle gym type of ride at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Bumper Car Operator George Wills waits for the gates to open at the Moore County Fair on Thursday, October 1, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
The typical morning flow is seen in a pre- kindergarten school classroom at the newly opened HOPE Academy on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Julian Vargas plays with legos at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
West Williams and Kialee Lopez play dress up at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Julian Vargas takes off a sweater as Jaidy Avila Parra (center) and Hailey Prieto (left) play with puzzles at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Kialee Lopez and Liam Lambert flip through books in a little reading nook at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Teacher Julie Pitts speaks to her students as they sit in a circle at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Jaidy Avila Parra peeks at her class during circle time in the toy kitchen area at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Roberto Villa Hernandez puts his name tag on the attendance board at HOPE Academy, a recently opened pre-school, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 in Robbins, North Carolina.
Paint Fight
The Young Life paint fight night took place on Monday, September 21, 2015 at the Sandhills Children Center in Southern Pines.
Members with the Southern Pines Gracious Retirement Living Community prepare for their rides in Ageless Aviation’s Pilot Darryl Fisher’s Boeing Stearman biplane at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines. Ageless Aviation is a dream organization with a mission to provide opportunities for elderly veterans the chance to fly in a Boeing Stearman biplane, the same aircraft used to train many military aviators in the 1940Õs.
Pilot Darryl Fisher flies with co-pilots during the Ageless Aviation ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Larry Deister and Pilot Darryl Fisher taxi out for their Ageless Aviation plane ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Larry Deister waits in the co-pilot’s seat in Darryl Fisher’s Boeing Stearman before his Ageless Aviation plane ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Pilot Darryl Fisher helps Larry Deister into the co-pilot’s seat of his Boeing Stearman for Deister’s Ageless Aviation plane ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Larry Deister makes a joke and crosses his chest before taking his turn in Founder, President and Pilot of Ageless Aviation Darryl Fisher’s plane at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
DeeDee Miller laughs with Founder, President and Pilot of Ageless Aviation Darryl Fisher and his daughter Nicole Fisher (far right) after Miller’s plane ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Pilot Darryl Fisher taxies with DeeDee Miller in the co-pilot seat as he takes her for her Ageless Aviation ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
DeeDee Miller climbs into the co-pilot’s seat at the front of Darryl Fisher’s Boeing Stearman for her Ageless Aviation plane ride at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Adrian de Pasquale, DeeDee Miller and other people from the Southern Pines Gracious Living Retirement Community listen to Founder, President and Pilot of Ageless Aviation Darryl Fisher before he takes guests on rides in his Boeing Stearman biplane at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Founder, President and Pilot of Ageless Aviation Darryl Fisher laughs with the group of people from the Southern Pines Gracious Living Retirement Community before taking guests on rides in his Boeing Stearman biplane at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Members with the Southern Pines Gracious Retirement Living Community mingle on the tarmac as they prepare for their rides in Ageless Aviation’s Pilot Darryl Fisher’s Boeing Stearman biplane at the Moore County Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
Adrian de Pasquale (center) and Harry Diebold (left) step off the bus to the entrance at the Moore County Airport to attend the Ageless Aviation event where members of the Southern Pines Gracious Retirement Living Community will take turns riding in Darryl Fisher’s Boeing Stearman on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 in Whispering Pines.
In Motion
The 26th annual Tour De Moore cycling event took place across Moore County on Monday, September 7, 2015. Cyclists left the Campbell House in Southern Pines at 7:15 AM, 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM on 100 mile, 50 mile and 28 mile (consecutively) rides, with various finishers completing their rides near mid-afternoon at the Campbell House for a cookout and music.
Hugs and Habitat
Soon-to-be Homeowner Roberta Blue hugs team wrangler and organizer Jack Paterek — who works with the group volunteering their time– as Stephanie Gray (left) smiles at a Habitat for Humanity site off Fuller’s way on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina.
Waiting
Captain Matt Long, who’s with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, stands near Van Dusen Hall as he waits to perform Taps during the Moore County Public Safety Memorial Dedication on campus at Sandhills Community College on Friday, September 11, 2015 in Pinehurst.
Moments with an Olympian
Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee shakes speaks with kids during a meet and greet in the Teen Center at the Boys and Girls Club on Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
As we remember
A member of the honor guard folds his hands behind his back during a 9/11 memorial service at the Southern Pines Fire Department on Friday, September 11, 2015 in Southern Pines. Community Public safety members and an audience gathered in remembrance of the 14-year-anniversary of the tragedy which took place on September 11, 2001 in New York City.
Paradox Farm
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- Paradox Farm is an organic goat farm and creamery located in West End, North Carolina. Owner Sue Stovall spent the summer of 2015 working with a volunteer from the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, which is a network of national organizations that places volunteers on organic farms across the world.
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- Tema Toure drives a small vehicle around the land on her morning feeding round at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. Toure, originally from Mali and attending University in Paris, is a volunteer with World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) for farm owner Sue Stovall, who runs a goat cheese creamery and farm in West End, North Carolina.
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- Part of Tema Toure’s chores include feeding goats at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End. Toure also works with farm owner Sue Stovall in the creamery, where they milk 21 goats every morning, usually starting at 6:30 AM.
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- Farm owner Sue Stovall sends a goat out of the milking room after milking at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End. Stovall converted her farm into a creamery in 2011 with her husband Hunter Stovall. Last year, Stovall’s husband passed away, and Toure has been a great help on the farm and also a friend.
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- Tema Toure laughs as she milks a goat in the milking room at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End.
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- Sue Stovall moves one of her goats over on the milking table as she prepares to milk at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End.
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- Sue Stovall and Tema Toure share a moment of laughter as they clean the milking equipment after milking 21 goats at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End.
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- Tema Toure and Sue Stovall milk the goats by hand, after Stovall’s milking machine quit working –which she said it does every morning– at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End.
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- Tema Toure looks outside to count the goats left to milk at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End.
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- Goats enter the milking room and jump on the table at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End.
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- Tema Toure pushes Maggie the goat toward the entrance to the milking room at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End. Maggie was the last goat of the morning to milk, and farm owner Sue Stovall said Maggie is always the last goat she milks in the mornings.
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- Sue Stovall makes breakfast after an early morning of milking goats, as Tema Toure pours creamer in her coffee, in Stovall’s house at Paradox Farm on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 in West End. Toure and Stovall spend some time at breakfast each morning just talking across the table, sharing and learning about each other. Toure will return to Paris in early August.
Kids cooking
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- Children gather at a local church for a cooking class hosted by the area Parks and Recreation department on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Chef Sueson Vess speaks to students gathered during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Chef Sueson Vess speaks to students gathered during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Pots and pans are seen on a stove during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Chef Sonia Middleton (center, right) works with a group of students during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Luke Diasio and Harry Sewell look through ingredients on a counter with Ava Booker (far right) during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Ava Booker measures out ingredients under the eye of Chef Sonia Middleton during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Chef Sueson Vess speaks to students gathered near a mixer during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Chef Sueson Vess measures out ingredients during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- An instruction manual is seen during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Chef Sueson Vess stirs a mixture in a pot on a stove during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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- Ava Booker (center) stirs a batter during a cooking class hosted by the Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department at Community Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Chinese Mahjong
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- Ladies play Chinese mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Liz Neligan (far left) sits at a table, instructing on the rules when needed, as a group of ladies play Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Betty Hamblin (center) takes her turn as Alma Hoyle (far right) waits as their group plays Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Vivian Kelly thinks about her turn as she plays Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Instructor Liz Neligan pauses during her turn as she plays Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- A group of ladies mix up the tiles as they play Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Peggy Morgan arranges her tiles as she plays Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Peggy Morgan laughs with the ladies in her group as they play Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Marcie Stromberg (left), Shirley Morrison (center, left) Nancy Papcke (center, right) and Peggy Morgan (right) laugh as they play Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Liz Neligan (far left), Vivian Kelly (center), Betty Hamblin (center, right) and Alma Hoyle (right) reach across the table to mix the tiles as they play Chinese Mahjong at the Douglas Community Center on Thursday, July 2, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Ricky Stephens
Ricky Stephens stands for a portrait in the library on campus at the Sandhills Community College on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. Stephens is a janitor at the college, but plays pickle ball in his free time and regularly competes.
U.S. Kids Golf
Kevin Farmer tees off at fourteen on Friday, July 24, 2015 at Pinehurst No. 4 at Pinehurst Country Club on Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Jillian Parrino chips to the one green during the second round for the Girls 12 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship at Pinehurst No. 3 of the Pinehurst Country Club on Friday, July 31, 2015 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Sneaky snakes
Six-year-old Molly Friede (center) waits in line for her turn to pet a Taiwan Beauty Rat Snake around Erica Pippen’s shoulders, as 6-year-old Addison Futral (right) strokes his scales, after a presentation by the Cold Blooded Encounters Reptile Zoo and Science Center at the Vass Library on Thursday, July 23, 2015 in Vass, North Carolina.
Summer League
Tyrese Kelly of the Cyclones, which is a Moore County youth basketball team, puts up a shot during practice at Crain’s Creek Middle School on Monday, July 13, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.The team recently qualified for a National Amateur Athletic Union tournament which will take place at the end of July in Louisville, Kentucky.
Hugs and sewing
Yvonne Haskins hugs 12-year-old Lily Davis during Rubies Camp, which is hosted by Haskins who teaches young girls how to sew items from decorative banners, to ottoman poofs, to pieces of clothing, at her home on Thursday, July 9, 2015 in Aberdeen, North Carolina. Haskins has known Davis since she was 6-years-old.
Sittin’ on the dock
Rachel Whilden (left) and Rachael Davis (center) sit and chat on the dock at Reservoir Park on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 in Southern Pines. Whilden and Davis work together at Bonefish Grill and spend their free time at the park.
Black Daggers
The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Demonstration Team, which is known as the Black Daggers, performs a show for those gathered at the driving range at the Pinehurst Country Club on Wednesday, July 22, 2014 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Union Pines High School Graduation
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- Graduates walk down a hallway in their regalia before forming a line to process to the football stadium during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- The audience smiles from the stands as the graduate processional makes its way to the football stadium for the ceremony during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- Graduates pause for the singing of the National Anthem and a moment of silence during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- The audience smiles from the stands as the graduate processional makes its way to the football stadium for the ceremony during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- Victoria McCarthy looks to the stage as her 2015 medallion on her tassel hangs from her mortar board cap during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- Salutatorian Abigale Verchick delivers her speech from behind a lectern while on stage an during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- The sun sets over graduates sitting in their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- Graduates sit in their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- Graduates walk back to their seats after walking across the stage for their diplomas during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
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- Graduates throw their caps at the end of the ceremony during high school graduation at Union Pines High School on Friday, June 12, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.
Pinecrest High School Graduation
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- Students graduate from Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates are seen from above as they wait in line outside of the school building, waiting to process to the football stadium during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Shadows cast to the wall as graduates wait for the processional to the football stadium during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Tianna Lane (left) smiles at her fellow graduates as they walk to their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates file to their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates turn to look into the stands after they file to their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- School Superintendent Bob Grimesey speaks to the graduates during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates sit in their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Salutatorian Sam Kruyer addresses the graduates during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates sit in their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates sit in their seats on the football field during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
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- Graduates throw their caps at the end of the ceremony during high school graduation at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, June 13, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Muddy Nick
Teams in the wave of the competitors Muddy Nick 10K crawl through a water hazard, under lines of barbed-wire, during the Special Operators Challenge at the Carolina Horse Park on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in Raeford, North Carolina.
Lacrosse
Annie Paschal (center) prepares to throw the ball during practice at Southern Pines Elementary School on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.