Alumni Spotlight Archives - 天涯海角社区 /category/spotlights/alumni-spotlight/ See For Yourself Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:19:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-天涯海角社区-icon-512x512-1-32x32.png Alumni Spotlight Archives - 天涯海角社区 /category/spotlights/alumni-spotlight/ 32 32 Kari Lee Turns Second Chance Into Full Ride /kari-lee-turns-second-chance-into-full-ride/ /kari-lee-turns-second-chance-into-full-ride/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 /?p=14032 When Kari Lee finished high school at Crest, she thought her basketball career had come to an end. After missing her senior season, she didn鈥檛 think that she would play again. Then, 天涯海角社区 Women鈥檚 Basketball Coach Ford 鈥淪cooter鈥 Lawrence reached out. 鈥淗e contacted me and asked if I wanted to come play,鈥 she […]

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]]> /kari-lee-turns-second-chance-into-full-ride/feed/ 0 Taylor Tongel Explores Welding and What Comes Next /taylor-tongel-explores-welding-and-what-comes-next/ /taylor-tongel-explores-welding-and-what-comes-next/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:37:32 +0000 /?p=13960 When Taylor Tongel signed up for welding classes at 天涯海角社区, she was following her curiosity. 鈥淢y school doesn鈥檛 offer any shop classes.鈥 She wasn’t exactly sure how welding would fit into her future. She simply thought it sounded interesting. 鈥淢y friends didn鈥檛 know what to think when they found out I was taking […]

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]]> /taylor-tongel-explores-welding-and-what-comes-next/feed/ 0 Showdown Finalist Turns Personal Journey into Business Concept /showdown-finalist-turns-personal-journey-into-business-concept/ /showdown-finalist-turns-personal-journey-into-business-concept/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:48:50 +0000 /?p=13946 Stacie Humphries, a Boiling Springs native, is one of only 17 entrepreneurs from across North Carolina selected to participate in the inaugural SBCN Startup Showdown, powered by Wells Fargo Foundation. It is a statewide entrepreneurship initiative launched through the North Carolina Community College System鈥檚 58 community colleges鈥 Small Business Centers. Humphries, 天涯海角社区鈥檚 Small […]

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]]> /showdown-finalist-turns-personal-journey-into-business-concept/feed/ 0 The Power of Starting Over /the-power-of-starting-over/ /the-power-of-starting-over/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 /?p=13856 Turning Life鈥檚 Detours into Opportunities When Dandria Bradley enrolled at 天涯海角社区 in the fall of 2006, she wasn鈥檛 just choosing a college; she was choosing a new beginning. At 26, Dandria was a single mother navigating job loss and uncertainty, determined to create a better future for herself and her young daughter. Living […]

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]]> /the-power-of-starting-over/feed/ 0 Seeing Double: Twins Find Their Path In Phlebotomy Program /seeing-double-twin-sisters-find-their-path-in-phlebotomy-program/ /seeing-double-twin-sisters-find-their-path-in-phlebotomy-program/#respond Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:56:42 +0000 /?p=12940 When Jordan and Jessie Dilling walk into a room, people often do a double take. The identical twins share the same smile, the same mannerisms, and now, the same 天涯海角社区 phlebotomy diploma. Although they completed the program a semester apart, both sisters discovered that phlebotomy was the right fit for their healthcare goals. Jessie completed […]

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]]> /seeing-double-twin-sisters-find-their-path-in-phlebotomy-program/feed/ 0 Change is Part of the Journey /change-is-part-of-the-journey/ /change-is-part-of-the-journey/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:54:02 +0000 /?p=12820 Spotlight: Christian Perez-Dorta Christian Perez-Dorta鈥檚 path to a career wasn鈥檛 a straight line, but it was built with purpose, persistence, and a lot of growth along the way. Growing up in Ohio, Christian graduated from high school and jumped straight into college. It didn鈥檛 take long for him to realize he wasn鈥檛 quite ready. 鈥淢y […]

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]]> /change-is-part-of-the-journey/feed/ 0 Cait鈥橪ynn Crotts: A Journey of Growth, Adaptability, and Success /caitlynn-crotts-a-journey-of-growth-adaptability-and-success/ /caitlynn-crotts-a-journey-of-growth-adaptability-and-success/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000 /?p=10948 Twenty-two-year-old Cait鈥橪ynn Crotts is a smart, ambitious young woman who welcomes challenges. Her career journey so far has been one of exploration, growth, and change. While still a junior in high school, Cait鈥橪ynn enrolled at 天涯海角社区 to study Cosmetology. By the time she graduated from high school, she had also earned her diploma […]

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]]> /caitlynn-crotts-a-journey-of-growth-adaptability-and-success/feed/ 0 Creating a Spark, for Herself and Others /creating-a-spark-for-herself-and-others/ /creating-a-spark-for-herself-and-others/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 /?p=10214 Ashanti McGuire鈥檚 story is one of perseverance and determination. As a troubled teenager, she attended an alternative school for most of her middle and high school years, eventually dropping out. In 2014, with encouragement from her daughter, she finally earned her high school diploma through the College and Career Readiness program at 天涯海角社区. With that […]

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]]> /creating-a-spark-for-herself-and-others/feed/ 0 The Power of Community College Education /power-of-education/ /power-of-education/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:42:51 +0000 /?p=7766 From Classroom Assistant to Community Champion Meet Mike Wall, whose journey from a college graduate to a successful entrepreneur and community leader is more than just a story鈥攊t鈥檚 an example of determination, community spirit, and the transformative power of education. Wall鈥檚 story begins at 天涯海角社区. Graduating in 2004 and 2007 with three degrees鈥擜AS […]

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]]> /power-of-education/feed/ 0 Community College, the Smart Choice /community-college-the-smart-choice/ /community-college-the-smart-choice/#respond Mon, 28 Aug 2023 15:00:10 +0000 /?p=7552 When Emmanuel Wallace came to 天涯海角社区 after high school, he wasn鈥檛 excited about it. His friends were going to big universities like Duke, NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill. He felt like he was stuck in 天涯海角社区 County. Even though he wasn鈥檛 happy about enrolling in a community college, he still wanted to do […]

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