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Article: HIGH SCHOOLS WEIGH KNOTTY DECISION ON JOINING CONFERENCE MANTEO AND GATES COUNTY HAVE TO CHOOSE BY THURSDAY.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 26, 1996
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Byline: JEFF ZEIGLER, CORRESPONDENT
With the deadline for making a decision on joining a conference for the 1997-98 school year rapidly approaching, two northeastern North Carolina high schools face tough decisions this week.
Manteo High School and Gates County High School have to decide by Thursday where they will go in the state's conference realignment. Because of geographical and personal preferences, neither school has an easy choice.
The conflict developed when schools across the state were reclassified by size, as they are every four years. Manteo, which has been rated a 2A school, now is one of the smallest 3A schools. Gates' 1A ranking didn't change, but ...