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Disney World
This was my first trip to Disney World! In middle school band we got to perform for judges at Hollywood Studios in Disney World and it was my first long trip away from home. -
Massive North Carolina Fire
The Evans Road Fire had burned over 41,000 acres of the Pocosin National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina as of Sunday, June 15, while the South 1 Fire in the Great Dismal Swamp, at the border of North Carolina and Virginia, had burned about 1,500 acres. -
Obama Nominated
Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be nominated by a major political party for President of the United States -
High School
I began high school at TC Roberson. Freshman had their own wing of the school and it was like a horrible extension of middle school but I made good friends that I still talk to today. I had a lot of fun and loved my teachers and the people I was lucky enough to see every day (like my buddy Manny in this picture). -
Tornadoes in North Carolina
A significant severe weather and a flash flood event occurred during the evening of Sunday, March 28 and the early morning hours of Monday, March 29, 2010. There were 4 confirmed tornadoes in the RAH CWA with no tornado related fatalities. The number or injuries was difficult to determine but estimates range up to 8 significant injuries (broken bones) with numerous other minor injuries. Local authorities report that there was damage to over 600 structures in the High Point area alone. -
Obama Repeals "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Dec 22: Repeal of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell policy", a 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the US military, signed into law by President Barack Obama -
Driver's License
I got my driver's license in 2012 as a sophomore in high school. I was the first of my friends with a car and we thought it was absolutely fantastic. -
MasterCard and Visa Credit Card Breach
Mar 30: Mastercard and Visa announce a massive breach in security with over ten million compromised credit card numbers -
Mark Robinson Removed from Death Row
Marcus Robinson, due to have been executed in 2007, is ordered off death row after North Carolina Superior Court Judge Gregory Weeks rules his trial was tainted by racial bias, grounds for cancellation of a death sentence under the state's Racial Justice Act. The judge uses controversial statistical evidence of bias to grant the change of sentence. -
Freshman Year at NC State
I began my Freshman year at NC State in the fall of 2014. I met a ton of new friends and learned the ropes of college. -
Winter Storm Hits North Carolina
Roads were paralyzed in NC after a winter storm. In Charlotte, Raleigh, and other parts of North Carolina, commuters sat in their cars for hours to make trips that should take less than 30 minutes. Some are left their cars in the road, creating new challenges for other drivers and work and rescue crews. -
Lab Created Human Intestine
A working human intestine is generated in a laboratory from stem cells in the United States. http://www.medicaldaily.com/functional-human-intestine-tissue-grown-lab-stem-cell-research-breakthr -
Study Abroad
I spent 5 weeks in London Studying abroad during the summer of 2016. I met some of my best friends and got to see seven countries and eat really good food. I even ran into Ed Sheeran on my last day <3 -
Record-breaking PowerBall
In January of 2016 the Powerball reached a record breaking high of 1.6 billion dollars. People lined up in convenience stores across America to purchase a multitude of tickets in hopes to win big. -
Charlotte Police Shooting
Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot by Police Officer Brentley Vinson, who is also black. Protests and riots erupted in Charlotte following the shooting.
Mecklenburg County District Attorney announced no charges against Vinson, saying the officer acted lawfully when he shot Scott.
Murray said Scott was armed with a loaded weapon when he exited his vehicle. Scott’s family has held that he was unarmed and reading a book, waiting on his son in the complex’s parking lot when approached by officers.
