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

Helen Kyriakoudes graduated from the Our Lady Academy in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Kyriakoudes was co-captain of the swim team, and a member of the yearbook staff. From October 2011-July 2012 she participated in a gap year service program through … Continued

Catherine Jackson-Jordan graduated from Hopewell High School in Huntersville, North Carolina. Jackson-Jordan was president of Hopewell High School’s chapter of Invisible Children, an organization devoted to stopping violence and supporting war-affected communities in East and Central Africa. She was also … Continued

Freddy Ferguson graduated from The Early College Program at Guilford in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was recognized as an AP Scholar with Distinction. Ferguson was a member of the National Honor Society and attended North Carolina Governors School in … Continued