Imagine being 18 and living on your own. That’s what Ever Espinoza is doing.  

A senior at North Rowan High School, Espinoza has taken online classes at RCCC for the past two years.  

“I’ve had my ups and downs,” he says. “Last semester was a bit tough. My whole family had Covid and I lost an entire semester.” 

He’s now retaking courses he needs to graduate, but has been ahead as far as his graduation requirements.  

For Gaiter, nursing is a longtime goal. 

“I always told myself I wanted to be a nurse a help people,” she says. “It’s a guaranteed job. There are a lot of job opportunities out there.” 

Gaiter plans to attend RCCC for one year, then transfer to North Carolina Central University or Winston-Salem State University to further her education.  

Senior Stephen Leichman is captain of the drum line for the marching Cavaliers. He’s been in marching band all four years as a student at North Rowan High School. This semester, he’s taking a band internship with Adrian Smith, North’s director of bands.  

So it’s a pretty safe bet that band has been his favorite activity at North.  

Senior Lamiyah Walker is happy to be back at North Rowan High School after spending her freshman and sophomore years of high school away.  

Walker attended North schools during kindergarten through seventh grade, then transferred to the West district for eighth, ninth, and tenth grade. 

Let’s face it, who doesn’t use a ton of tote bags these days?

Luckily for you, Lori Gray’s Art I students at North Rowan High School have made a huge supply of the tote bags. They’ll soon be working with Kathryn Vanderslice’s Sales I students to market and sell the bags. The project will also include T-shirts students will produce, also featuring their own artwork on front.  

The 35 JROTC students are busy collecting names of donors to pre-register for the event. Each student is asked to sign up at least three donors, although more are certainly welcome, says Col. Richard Nash. The information at the top of the sheet ends with this sentence, in all caps, “I want to help save lives!” 

This event is open to the community.