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Christopher Furlong/Getty Images They raised $8,000 for a senior trip to remember, but instead the graduating class of Isleboro Central School in Maine won't ever forget the lives they changed by donating that money. The school is on an island that has 700 year-round residents, making it a tight-knit community. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the 13 members of the Class of 2021 organized festivals, worked concession stands, and held dinners to raise money for their class trip. In previous years, students traveled to Italy, Panama, and Norway, and this class considered going to Greece or Sout...

Islesboro Central School seniors preparing to toss their mortarboards to celebrate their graduation. The students were eyeing an overseas trip but instead decided to donate part of the money to help out neighbours who were affected by the pandemic. Photo: Melissa Burns/AP Students from a Maine island high school in the United States have seen the world on senior class trips – the Eiffel Tower, Iceland’s volcanos, Norway’s fjords, the canals of Italy, the tropical beaches of Panama. This year, members of Islesboro Central School’s Class of 2021 – all 13 of them – were eyeing a trip...

WKBT June 30, 2021 7:28 PM By DAVID SHARP Associated Press Posted: Updated: Melissa Burns In this June 13, 2021 photo provided by Melissa Burns, Islesboro Central School seniors prepare to toss their mortarboards to celebrate their graduation. The Class of 2021 – all 13 of them – were eyeing a trip to Greece, or maybe South Korea, but they wound up going nowhere. The seniors decided to donate $5,000 to help out struggling neighbors after the coronavirus pandemic changed everything. Students from a Maine island high school have seen the world on senior class trips — the Eiffel ...

David Sharp In this June 13, 2021 photo provided by Melissa Burns, Islesboro Central School seniors prepare to toss their mortarboards to celebrate their graduation. The Class of 2021 – all 13 of them – were eyeing a trip to Greece, or maybe South Korea, but they wound up going nowhere. The seniors decided to donate $5,000 to help out struggling neighbors after the coronavirus pandemic changed everything. (Melissa Burns via AP) June 30, 2021 - 5:29 PM Students from a Maine island high school have seen the world on senior class trips -- the Eiffel Tower, I...

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