Noble receives the NC National Guard Association Educational Foundation Scholarship

Please congratulate Ms. Bethany Noble on receiving the NC National Guard Association Educational Foundation Scholarship.  Bethany will be attending King's College in Charlotte this fall.  Way to go Bethany!

Pictured from left to right:   Chief Honeycutt of the NC National Guard, Bethany Nobel, Mr. Cuthbertson (College Counselor), Mr. Andreotti (Principal) and Ms. Fay (English Teacher)

Witherspoon accepted to North Carolina A & T State University

Please congratulate Johnny Witherspoon on his recent acceptance to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, NC.  Way to go Johnny!

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University is a public, comprehensive, land-grant and "high research activity" university committed to fulfilling its fundamental purposes through exemplary undergraduate and graduate instruction, scholarly and creative research, and effective public service. The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. Since its inception as a land-grant university in 1891, North Carolina A&T has had a rich tradition of leadership and achievement. Those qualities are still evident today.

Little-Easter accepted to Queens University of Charlotte

Please congratulate Ariel Little-Easter on her recent acceptance to Queens University of Charlotte.  Way to go Ariel!

Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-ed, masters level university with a commitment to liberal arts and professional studies. Located in the heart of historic Charlotte, Queens serves approximately 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students through its College of Arts and Sciences, McColl School of Business, Blair College of Health (home to The Presbyterian School of Nursing), Wayland H. Cato, Jr. School of Education, James L. Knight School of Communication and Hayworth College for Adult Studies. It was founded in 1857 as a liberal arts college for women by the Presbyterian Church, USA, a connection that continues to enliven our common life together.

Evangelisto awarded Wells Fargo scholarship

Congratulations Matthew!  I am pleased to announce that Matthew has been selected to receive a $1,500 Wells Fargo Team Members' Dependent Children scholarship.  Matthew will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall.  Way to go Matt!

Sawyer accepted to Wingate University

Please congratulate Anna Sawyer on her recent acceptance to Wingate University.  Way to go Anna!

The mission of Wingate University is to develop educated, ethical, and productive citizens at home and abroad. Following its Judeo-Christian heritage, the University seeks to cultivate the following in its students: Knowledge, Faith, and Service.

To promote knowledge, the University seeks to:

• Provide programs of undergraduate, graduate, and professional study
• Provide a faculty committed to teaching and learning
• Require a core curriculum designed to develop:
  • aesthetic, cultural, and literary appreciation
  • analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • critical thinking
  • effective communication
  • integrated perspectives on civilization, the individual, and the social group
  • physical wellness
• Offer majors appropriate to the University’s student population and resources that further develop students’ knowledge and skills in focused areas
• Create opportunities for international study and travel
• Provide opportunities to explore and develop academic, career, and personal goals
• Encourage participation in co-curricular an extra-curricular educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities

To nurture faith, the University seeks to:

• Sustain a community where the bases of faith are explored and where there is a search for truth and meaning
• Articulate the ideal of integrity in all relationships
• Encourage ethical application of knowledge informed by Judeo-Christian principles
• Create and support opportunities for worship and faith development
• Attract scholars for whom Judeo-Christian values and practice are important aspects of living

To encourage service, the University seeks to:

• Emphasize the importance of service to God and humanity
• Facilitate opportunities to volunteer time, knowledge, and labor beyond the campus community
• Sponsor organizations that coordinate service opportunities and foster leadership and teamwork

Sawyer accepted to Gardner-Webb University

Please congratulate Anna Sawyer on her recent acceptance to Gardner-Webb University.  Way to go Anna!

Mission Statement

Gardner-Webb University, a private, Christian, Baptist-related university, provides outstanding undergraduate and graduate education that is strongly grounded in the liberal arts while offering opportunities to prepare for various professions. Fostering meaningful intellectual thought, critical analysis, and spiritual challenge within a diverse community of learning, Gardner-Webb is dedicated to higher education that integrates scholarship with Christian life. By embracing faith and intellectual freedom, balancing conviction with compassion, and inspiring a love of learning, service, and leadership, Gardner-Webb prepares its graduates to make significant contributions for God and humanity in an ever-changing global community.

Davis accepted to Coastal Carolina University

Please congratulate Winter Davis on her recent acceptance to Coastal Carolina University.  Way to go Winter!

About Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The University offers 53 areas of study toward the baccalaureate degree and seven master's degree programs in education, writing, coastal marine and wetland studies, and the MBA. Ten new undergraduate degree programs were recently added, including biochemistry, economics, graphic design, information systems, musical theatre, theatre arts, as well as criminology, health and aging, and social justice tracks in sociology. More than 8,700 students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty, and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 120 student clubs and organizations. The University comprises 69 main buildings on 631 acres including the Coastal Science Center and the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies, located on the East Campus in the Atlantic Center on U.S. 501, and Quail Creek Golf Club at Coastal Carolina University, a public 18-hole golf facility located adjacent to the campus. The University also offers courses at the Waccamaw Center for Higher Education in Litchfield and the Myrtle Beach Education Center. Waties Island, 1,105 acres of pristine barrier island on the Atlantic coast, provides a natural laboratory for extensive study in marine science and wetlands biology. Coastal Carolina University was founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College and became an independent university in 1993. Coastal Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate degree and master's degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              404-679-4500      end_of_the_skype_highlighting for questions about the accreditation of Coastal Carolina University. All other inquiries about the University should be directed to Coastal Carolina University, PO Box 261954, Conway, South Carolina, 29528-6054, or, 843-347-3161 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              843-347-3161      end_of_the_skype_highlighting, not the Commission.

Blake accepted to North Carolina State University

Please congratulate Daniel Black on his recent acceptance to North Carolina State University.  Way to go Daniel!

Discovery begins at NC State

With more than 34,000 students and nearly 8,000 faculty and staff, North Carolina State University is a comprehensive university known for its leadership in education and research, and globally recognized for its science, technology, engineering and mathematics leadership.
NC State students, faculty and staff are focused. As one of the leading land-grant institutions in the nation, NC State is committed to playing an active and vital role in improving the quality of life for the citizens of North Carolina, the nation and the world.
How? Researchers across the university and Centennial Campus are deeply engaged in making new, application-driven discoveries. As a major research university, NC State has the people —from undergraduate and graduate students to faculty — and the responsibility to advance knowledge, transfer technology, and discover and develop innovations that solve some of the world’s most pressing problems.
And we are. NC State’s research expenditures are approaching more than $325 million annually, with almost 70 percent of faculty engaged in sponsored research and 2,500 graduate students supported by research grants. NC State is ranked third among all public universities (without medical schools) in industry-sponsored research expenditures.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension, a joint effort with NC A&T State University, puts knowledge to work, providing unbiased, research-based information to more than 2.2 million citizens throughout the state each year. And when the Industrial Extension Service knocks on the door of a business, they are warmly greeted. Over the past five years, the group has returned nearly $540 million in direct annual gain to the state by helping businesses increase efficiency, productivity and quality through the use of the latest technologies and best practices in engineering and business management.
NC State’s Centennial Campus is a unique community of collaboration. Industry and government partners work alongside faculty, staff, post-docs and students conducting cutting-edge research in state-of-the art facilities. Home to more than 130 corporate and government research partners, as well as incubator companies, and NC State University research units, Centennial Campus is the premier university research campus in the country.

Day accepted to Tuskegee University

Please congratulate Kendra Day on her recent acceptance to Tuskegee University.  Way to go Kendra!

University Mission

Tuskegee University is a national, independent, and state-related institution of higher learning that is located in the State of Alabama.  The University has distinctive strengths in the sciences, architecture, business, engineering, health, and other professions, all structured on solid foundations in the liberal arts.  In addition, the University's programs focus on nurturing the development of high-order intellectual and moral qualities among students and stress the connection between education and the highly trained leadership Americans need in general, especially for the work force of the 21st Century and beyond.  The results we seek are students whose technical, scientific, and professional prowess has been not only rigorously honed, but also sensitively oriented in ways that produce public-spirited graduates who are both competent and morally committed to public service with integrity and excellence.

Day is accepted to North Carolina A & T State University

Please congratulate Kendra Day on her recent acceptance to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.  Way to go Kendra!

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is a public, high research activity, 1890 land-grant university committed to exemplary teaching and learning, scholarly and creative research, and effective engagement and public service. The University offers degrees at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels and has a commitment to excellence in a comprehensive range of academic disciplines. Our unique legacy and educational philosophy provide students with a broad range of experiences that foster transformation and leadership for a dynamic and global society.

Helderman accepted to Lenoir-Rhyne University

Please congratulate Hunter Helderman on his recent acceptance to Lenoir-Rhyne University.  Way to go Hunter!

Welcome to Lenoir-Rhyne University!

L-R's lush 100-acre campus is located in Hickory, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. We're an hour from the mountains and about four hours from the beach.
Lenoir-Rhyne is a private, coeducational university affiliated with the N.C. Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and open to students from all religious backgrounds. We enroll about 1650 students in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional programs. Our sports teams compete in Division II of the NCAA and in the South Atlantic  Conference (SAC).

Martin accepted to Appalachian State University

Please congratulate Ember Martin on her recent acceptance to Appalachian State University.  Way to go Ember!

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Appalachian State University offers a challenging academic environment, energetic campus life and breathtaking location. Appalachian combines the best attributes of a small liberal arts college with those of a large research university. Known for its value and affordability, Appalachian enrolls about 17,000 students and offers more than 140 undergraduate and graduate majors. Small classes and close interactions between faculty and students create a strong sense of community, which has become an Appalachian hallmark. Appalachian, located in Boone, N.C., is one of 16 universities in the University of North Carolina system.

McCleave accepted to Belmont Abbey College

Please congratulate Damontra McCleave on his recent acceptance to Belmont Abbey College.  Way to go Damontra!

Mission Statement
Our mission is to educate students in the liberal arts and sciences so that in all things God may be glorified. In this endeavor, we are guided by the Catholic intellectual tradition and the Benedictine spirit of prayer and learning. Exemplifying Benedictine hospitality, we welcome a diverse body of students and provide them with an education that will enable them to lead lives of integrity, to succeed professionally, to become responsible citizens, and to be a blessing to themselves and to others.

Lubitz accepted to the University of South Carolina

Please congratulate Carly Lubitz on her recent acceptance to the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.  Way to go Carly!

The University of South Carolina is home to more than 200 years of history and tradition, rising from a single building in 1805 on what would become the heart of the campus, the Horseshoe. The 11 buildings that now make up the Horseshoe frame a lush lawn that is an irresistible gathering place.
The University is expanding west toward the Congaree River in support of its research initiatives in nanotechnology, health sciences, Future Fuels™, the environment, and information technologies. This innovation district, Innovista, includes a master plan for policy, physical infrastructure and support elements for job creation and growth in the knowledge economy. Innovista promises to be an economic catalyst that will raise the state’s per-capita income and quality of life by attracting knowledge-based businesses and high-paying jobs to an urban research university campus within a community that has a high livability appeal.

Newton accepted to UNCW

Please congratulate Augusta Newton on her recent acceptance to the University of North Carolina in Wilmington.  Way to go Augusta!

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state’s coastal university, is dedicated to learning through the integration of teaching and mentoring with research and service. Our powerful academic experience stimulates creative inquiry, critical thinking, thoughtful expression and responsible citizenship in an array of high-quality programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels, and in our doctoral programs in marine biology and educational leadership. Substantial research activity, combined with our hallmark teaching excellence and moderate size, advances distinctive student involvement in faculty scholarship. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, affordable access, global perspectives, and enriching the quality of life through scholarly community engagement in such areas as health, education, the economy, the environment, marine and coastal issues, and the arts.