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May 5, 2004 John L. White [/assets/story/image_buynow.comp]
Hillside High School juniors William Speed, left, and Rowland 'Trae' Garrett, III march to the sounds of Blue Steel, the high school's drumline group, during the first ever Hoop Dreams Spectacular at the school's gym in Durham. As a part of the festivities, which included a faculty versus student basketball game, a 3-point shootout, and slam dunk competition, Garrett and several other male students dressed up as girl's varsity cheerleaders and performed skits for the crowd. The event helped raise money for the school's yearbook, the Hillside Hornet.
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Takaaki Iwabu
"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.


Travis Long
The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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