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Eighth graders Aven Hall, left, and Suzi Lane, along with Perquimans Middle School Principal Laura Moreland, build a solar car in a class taught by education curator Christin Brown of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.

Hall and Lane’s team car, Solar Roller, took first place when it out-raced all the other cars created from kits by their peers.

The classes were visiting on a field trip thanks the Aquarium Scholars program. “We believe in field trips and hands on experiences,” Moreland said.

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