Hannah Jessen graduated from Coastal Christian High School in Wilmington, North Carolina. Jessen’s high school activities included work with low-income communities from Bluefield, West Virginia and Nashville, Tennessee to the Dominican Republic. She is currently pursuing a double major in … Continued

Chloe Imus graduated from East Surry High School in Westfield, North Carolina. Her school activities included youth leadership seminars, Tar Heel Girls State, and interning with the Town Manager of Pilot Mountain, NC. Imus is pursuing a major in Communication … Continued

Daron Holman graduated from Pine Forest Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In high school he was an active volunteer at the Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, where he received his Certified Nursing Assistant certification. Holman is … Continued

Joe Dayaa graduated from Freedom High School in Tampa, Florida.  As Vice President of Café Freedom, he promoted youth literacy by tutoring, organizing book drives, and planning literacy-awareness events. He is pursuing a major in Chemistry (Biochemistry track) with a … Continued

Khristian Curry graduated from Pine Forest Senior High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina. She was an active volunteer forHappy Helpers for the Homeless in Baltimore, Maryland. Curry was President of Health Occupations Students of America at her high school, where … Continued

Blanche Brown graduated from Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida. As Vice President of her high school’s Gay/Straight Alliance, Brown helped organize Stamp Out Hate, Mix Up Day, and protest discriminatory legislation. She also caught the drama bug as a … Continued

Rachel Woolridge graduated from Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, North Carolina. Woolridge was a 2012 Project Potential graduate; Project Potential awards a scholarship to eighth-grade students in Davidson County who are nominated by their teachers and guidance counselors. To receive … Continued

James Smith graduated from Carrboro High School in Carrboro, North Carolina. Smith was the president of the National Honor Society, and through that organization created an annual scholarship for students with financial need, tutored peers and raised funds for local … Continued

Destiny Rogers graduated from the Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rogers volunteered atCarolinas Medical Center and was an intern at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Rogers also was an Honors HEROES Student, providing more than 60 … Continued

Amber Pritchard graduated from South Point High School in Belmont, North Carolina, where she created the school’s first Gay/Straight Alliance. In 2012 Pritchard and her teammate Darrell Black won the North Carolina State Moot Court Championship, which was conducted before … Continued