CONWAY — A graduation unlike any other is set to take center stage for the Kennett High Class of 2020 this Saturday.
The hometown flock of Eagles, who finished their final third of the school year remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will receive their diplomas atop of Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, most after riding to the summit in the Skimobile Express quad chairlift.
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