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Amber Grant

September 21, 2021

  Amber Grant graduated from Union Pines High School in Cameron, NC. She is from Salem, Massachusetts. During high school, Amber participated in National Honor Society, Project Uplift, Future Health Professionals, and the LEO Club. During her gap year, Amber is interested … Read more

Jessie Foday

September 21, 2021

Jessie Foday, of Durham, graduated from Durham School of the Arts. She participated in Key Club and National Honor Society. She also served as the co-editor of her school’s newspaper, and co-editor of DSA’s Literary Magazine, “Portraits in Ink”. Apart from this, … Read more

Violet Child-Lanning

September 21, 2021

  Violet Child-Lanning, of Chapel Hill, graduated from Emerson Waldorf School. She participated in Student Ambassador and the Queer Straight Alliance club. She was also on the volleyball and basketball team. During her gap year, Violet is interested in going … Read more

Nancy Alvarez Lopez

September 21, 2021

  Nancy Alvarez Lopez, of Louisburg, graduated from Franklin County Early College High School. She participated in National Honor Society and was a freshman mentor. Nancy was also captain of the Bunn High School soccer team. At Carolina, she is a recipient … Read more

Val Orozco

August 17, 2020

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

August 17, 2020

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

August 17, 2020

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

August 17, 2020

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