- Though the majority of MVHS students went mostly unaffected by Hurricane Irene, alumni attending colleges on the East Coast weren’t all as lucky.
Flight cancellation was also a problem for class of 2011 alumnus Sean Hughes, who is attending Boston University as a freshman this fall. Though classes did not start until Sept. 6, Hughes was planning on going to school early to participate in an Outreach program. His Aug. 27 flight was cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, and he missed the program. Hughes flew in on Sept. 3 instead, as earlier flights were much more expensive.
Luckily, cancelled flights were Hurricane Irene’s largest effect on Galagali and Hughes, and both eventually reached their destinations.