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North Carolina Event
In 2002, Elizabeth Dole becomes the first woman to represent North Carolina in the United States Senate. (http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/12577) -
United States Event
On January 8th, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Bill was signed into a law by president Bush. (http://www.k12.wa.us/esea/NCLB.aspx) -
Life Event
In August of 2002 I started kindergarten which was a very influential time in my life. My kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Donnell, was such an inspiration and she is the reason behind my passion for teaching! -
Life Event
I attended my first Carolina Hurricanes hockey game. Hockey became something my dad and I would do together and I have loved the sport ever since! -
North Carolina Event
In January of 2005, a snow storm hit Raleigh. The snowfall of an inch or less resulted in 8 hours of traffic gridlock.
(http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1090769/) -
United States Event
Hurricane Katrina reaches the Gulf Coast hitting Louisiana to Alabama and up through Mississippi. The damage came to a total of 108 billion dollars.
(http://www.history.com/topics/hurricane-katrina) -
Life Event
During the summer of 2008, my family took our first trip to Cancun, Mexico. -
North Carolina Event
In North Carolina, Democrat Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue was elected governor on November 4th.
(http://www.timelines.ws/states/NORTHCAROLINA.HTML) -
United States Event
Barak Obama was elected as the 44th president of the United States.
(http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barack-obama-elected-as-americas-first-black-president) -
Life Event
I started coaching youth volleyball at my community recreation center. This solidified my dream to become a teacher!
(unfortunately all of my pictures of coaching are in storage but this is a picture of me playing during the same time I started coaching) -
United States Event
Gas prices rise to $3.52 a gallon, equal to the price of a gallon of milk. -
North Carolina Event
The Wild Goose Festival, a music fest for theological liberals, kicked off in North Carolina with some 1500 people attending.
(https://radarradio.net/exclusives/2011-wild-goose-festival-photos) -
United States Event
The Senate votes to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to head the Federal Reserve.
(https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/01/06/janet-yellen-confirmed-as-federal-reserve-chair/#471d64d14558) -
Life Event
In March of 2014 I received my acceptance letter from my dream school, North Carolina State University. Finding out I was going to pursue a career in teaching through NC State was a huge event in my life. -
North Carolina Event
A US federal judge in North Carolina struck down the state’s gay marriage ban.
(http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article10091693.html)
