Two-time 'Survivor' contestant urges students to help others

ATWOOD – Survival isn't easy, reality television star Rupert Boneham has learned, but overcoming obstacles is worth the work.

Boneham, who competed on "Survivor: Pearl Islands" in 2003 and in "Survivor: All-Stars" the next season, started a talk for Atwood-Hammond High School students with a deep-throated battle cry he used while on the show.

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