Gaelle Desert
Gaelle Desert believes she hit all the right notes when she became an EC Scholar as part of the Honors College at East Carolina University. “From the moment I toured...
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Cassidy Fitz-Randolph
As a high school theater kid, Cassidy Fitz-Randolph loves the stage and feels comfortable in front of an audience. When she goes to college at East Carolina University, she plans...
Lindsey Fleishman
Lindsey Fleishman will follow family tradition while charting her own path as a student at East Carolina University this fall. Fleishman is one of 20 incoming EC Scholars, the most...
Anjalee Hou
A big part of A big part of Anjalee Hou’s life has been working at her parents’ restaurant, China 10. It’s now on Fire Tower Road but used to be...
Marzuq Islam
Marzuq Islam doesn’t have to look far to find the people who have influenced him the most. “My parents are a huge influence,” Islam said of his father Rashidul and...
Aaditi Kulkarni
Aaditi Kulkarni is looking to give back in both big and small ways. The daughter of Rashmi Hanamsagar and Pralhad Rao of Greensboro, Kulkarni said becoming a part of the...
Javier Limon
Javier Limon wants to make a difference in the lives of others and plans to one day become a physician, providing health care to rural and underserved communities. More specifically,...
Tete Narh-Mensah
Scouting has given Tete Narh-Mensah opportunities to make a positive impact in the community while becoming part of a lifelong family. Now his family will grow to include East Carolina...
Charles Brooks
There’s a nightstand in a Wake Forest home that contains a letter. The letter, addressed to 18-year-old Charles Michael Brooks Jr., includes purple and gold stars and the words “we...
Matthew Sadlowski
A poignant volunteer experience cemented Matthew Sadlowski’s future career path. Last summer, Sadlowski, 18, volunteered as part of the Duke-Raleigh Junior Volunteer Cancer Center Program and decided to become a...