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App State’s 14th annual Spooky Duke rescheduled for Nov. 16
Oct 30, 2024

Appalachian State University’s 14th annualSpooky Duke 5K/10K Race and Costume Contest has been rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 16. Races start on the...

Kaaren Hayes and Dean Spooner

Kaaren Hayes to retire from App State after 36 years with Parent to Parent of the High Country
May 22, 2024

Kaaren Hayes is set to retire from Appalachian State University on June 1 after 36 years of service with the Parent to Parent Family Support Network o...

App State’s 2023 Spooky Duke raises over $30K for children with special needs
Dec 7, 2023

Boone, N.C. -- On Saturday, Nov. 11, costumed runners and walkers once again gathered on the campus of Appalachian State University - and virtually - ...

The panel on mothers' losses that made me feel thankful for our SMA assignment
May 19, 2023

A surprise pregnancy hurled my husband, Randy, and me way off guard in the fall of 1996. There were gasps aplenty when our peeps received the news, as...

Spooky Duke Participants pose at the finish line

App State’s 2022 Spooky Duke raises over $26K for children with special needs
Nov 12, 2022

On Saturday, Nov. 5, costumed creatures once again gathered on the campus of Appalachian State University - and virtually - for the twelfth annual Spo...

Spooky Duke Race Start

App State’s 2021 Spooky Duke raises over $25K for children with special needs
Oct 28, 2021

On Saturday, Oct. 16, costumed creatures once again gathered on the campus of Appalachian State University - and virtually - for the eleventh annual S...

Kaaren in bee costume

Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest is Saturday, October 16, 2021
Aug 28, 2021

The 11th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021, on the campus of Appalachian State University in the ...

Spooky Duke Participants

178 Spooky Duke racers help App State raise more than $13,000 for special-needs children
Nov 17, 2020

Participants in Appalachian State University’s 10th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest, held virtually due to the pandemic, walked, ran, bi...

High Country families benefit from $73K-plus in grant funding awarded to App State Parent to Parent FSN-HC
Oct 13, 2020

Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, Appalachian State University’s Parent to Parent Family Support Network-High Country found wa...

The Spooky Duke

Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest is Virtual for 2020
Sep 5, 2020

The 10th annual Spooky Duke Race and Costume Contest will be virtual for 2020. A 1K, 5K, or 10K run, walk, ride, swim, row, mummy shuffle, or thr...