Article: SENIOR PROJECTS CULMINATE WITH SIGHS OF RELIEF ASSIGNMENTS DESIGNED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR LIFE AFTER SCHOOL.(LOCAL)

Byline: PAM LOWNEY, CORRESPONDENT

ELIZABETH CITY -- Dozens of Northeastern High School seniors finished a grueling 12th-grade ritual last week with enough sweat and tears to raise the salinity in the drinking fountains.

They ended their semester-long senior projects with oral presentations, the final phase in a four-part ``culminating activity'' of their education to date.

``I was so happy,'' said Kate Williams, who researched school violence and built a peace pole that now stands in front of the school. ``I laugh again. I'm stress-free now.''

Terrence Lewis researched stress and teens. He said the project added to the tensions of ...

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