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PORTSMOUTH If you’re a typical Portsmouth resident, chances are you’ve never stepped foot on even one of the several bridge-less islands that are part of our town.
Newport Daily News
PORTSMOUTH Jianna O’Brien’s desk is tucked in the corner of the Prudence Island School. Tidy and accented with splashes of pink, it grants the 18-year-old a bit of privacy from her younger peers.
O’Brien is one of seven students at the Prudence Island School, and the only 12th-grader. She shares her school day with a kindergartner, a second-grader, a fourth-grader, two fifth-graders and a ninth-grader.
At the June 12 commencement ceremony, O’Brien will be the only student feted. In fact, she s the first graduate of the Prudence Island School since the 2015-2016 academic year. Typically, high school-aged students who live on Prudence Island travel via ferry to the mainland to attend Portsmouth High School.