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Seniors at Doane Academy continue tradition of canoeing across the Delaware River

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Doane Academy, a Burlington City school established in 1837, reopened its campus for the first day of school on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. In keeping with tradition, the senior class canoed across the Delaware River from Bristol to meet awaiting parents. Normally the entire school would be there to cheer the students, but due to the coronavirus, spectators were limited to adhere to social distancing.

Seniors at the Doane Academy, a school established in 1837, in Burlington, NJ, canoe across the Delaware River. This has been a tradition for incoming seniors but was in jeopardy because of COVID-19 pandemic. Photograph of the crossing from Bristol, PA to school was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.
Seniors at the Doane Academy, a school established in 1837, in Burlington, NJ, canoe across the Delaware River. This has been a tradition for incoming seniors but was in jeopardy because of COVID-19 pandemic. Photograph of the crossing from Bristol, PA to school was held on Tuesday, September 8, 2020.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer
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