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ji September 25, 2003 The Kings Mountain Herald . Page 11A
‘Seeing
double
/ 6 sets of twins at East
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‘BY ANDIE L. BRYMER Sometimes they even pre-
Staff Writer tend to be the television
L twins.
} They are seeing double at The two credit their twin
I East Elementary, times four. status for their close friend-
| The school is home to four ship. They say their younger
sets of identical twins and brother and sister who are
two additional sets. not twins lack the same
“We usually have one or bond.
two sets each year,” said Ja’Myiah and Ka’Miyah
Principal Jerry Hoyle. Pressley, 4, are not the only
The six sets of twins range twins in their family. They
in age from four to nine have cousins who are twins.
years old. All 12 gathered in ~~ The two came to school
the office Monday afternoon dressed in identical white
for a group photo for the tops. ANDIE BRYMER / HERALD
Shots STs ans J Bronsion) sem Ba East Elementary School's six sets of twins include (front, left) Ja'Myiah and Ka'Miyah Pressley, Anna and Annette
b y : Poss Waters, Desmond Blyther, (back, left) Nathan and Austin Sipes, Megan and Regan Summey, Edith and Delfino Lopez and
een together. matching medallions. Di d Blvth
Diamond Blyther, 7, said Anna and Annette Waters, "amuond Blyther.
she and her brother 5, wore identical styled :
Desmond often fight but are dresses. Annette’s was green
still best friends. and Anna’s pink.
Despite gender differ- Anna says she does not
ences, the two still play well ‘like to dress exactly like her
together. They often ride sister.
bikes and wrestle. “I don’t want my teacher
Once they even switched to get us mixed up,” she
clothing, pretending to be said.
one another. Despite the danger of
“We were trying to be the being mixed up, Anna THE PRO CERTFIED
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“If I go somewhere, she While a past set of twins ’
has to go with me,” Megan enjoyed tricking teachers
said. about their identity, this
“We're friends,” echoes year’s twins have resisted
Regan. the temptation, Hoyle said.
While the pair do not like ~~ Parents of twins are general- . 1K mn > a
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