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by Amelia Hawkins

Student Voices: From Homelessness to Princeton

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

December 1, 2011, I refreshed my email for the thousandth time that day to realize that my dreams had come to fruition. The word “Congratulations!” jumped off the screen. After reading the same sentence three times, I had to let go of a squeal. I am officially Princeton bound. Other people dream of getting married, having babies, and buying ...

Student Voices: Value in Funding Early Colleges

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

I believe I was fortunate to have attended public schools during at time that education has been a priority in North Carolina. During my K-12 education, initiatives such as Smart Start, More at Four, class size reductions and the establishment of Gateways for promotion have reinforced to my classmates and me that education is important, and that our state ...

by Luis Arellano

Student Voices: Personal Discovery Opens the World

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” - Henry Ford

People might be happy with the scientific discoveries that they have made, but the discovery that I found about myself is the best one: not being afraid of asking questions or ...

by Jennifer Smyth

High School Writing Centers: Building Better Writers, One Conference at a Time

Shiny trinkets are shiny.


At Hertford County Early College High School, we believe writing is one of the most imperative forms of communication. If we build better writers, we have better communicators. In our quest to build better communicators, we’ve opened a writing center this school year.

The Writing Center is a peer-to-peer tutoring center dedicated to providing help and assistance to students ...