Val Orozco is from Colombia but recently graduated from Northwest Guilford High School in Greensboro, NC. At Northwest, she was involved in sports such as field hockey, lacrosse, and track. Other activities she was involved in included speech and debate, … Read more

Tushar Varma completed his second year at UNC-Chapel Hill and intends to graduate in 2023 from the Hussman School of Journalism & Media with a degree in Advertising/Public Relations, and with minors in Anthropology and Studio Art. During the first … Read more

Rose Houck, of McLeansville, NC, recently graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. During her time as NCSSM, Rose was involved with various climate justice organizations, cross country, and campus service. Rose has conducted independent academic research projects … Read more

McKenzie Roller, from Avon, Connecticut, recently graduated from Miss Porter’s High School. McKenzie started a club called FaceUp that focuses on holding discussions on controversial issues while welcoming all perspectives into the conversation. She was also involved in AWARE (Association … Read more

Kyra Koons, of Raleigh, NC, recently graduated from Enloe High School where she was very involved in her school’s soccer and tennis teams. She was also involved in the Spanish club, mock trial, and visual art. Kyra is very passionate about … Read more

Karsen Kennedy, of Fuquay-Varina, NC, recently graduated from Harnett Central High School. At Harnett Central, Karsen was a concertmaster for her school’s orchestra as a violinist and was involved with the Young Political Activist Club and Joyful Sound. Karsen has … Read more

Justis Malker recently completed his second year at UNC-Chapel Hill where he is studying History, Statistics, and African American studies. During his time at UNC thus far, Justis has been involved with UNC Cypher (a freestyle rap group), Student Hip … Read more

Halden Levin, of Pinehurst, NC, recently graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Halden was involved in many different activities in high school, serving as cross country co-captain, a Chinese dancer, Neuroscience Teaching Assistant, and Bridge II Sports … Read more