Courtney Burns, Extraordinary Educator at Fairview Elementary, exudes positivity. And you don’t have to look hard to see just how much that impacts her belief in her students and her school. “Ms. Burns always has a smile on her face and brings her…
Joan Campbell isn’t one to sit back and wait for things to happen. In fact, her entire job revolves around turning ideas into realities. As Sales Manager and Sign Consultant at FASTSIGNS of High Point, Joan takes customers’ visions for their sign or banner and helps them incorporate design concepts…
For Jose Ascencio, the 9th – 12th grade Spanish teacher at T.W. Andrews High School, his desire to teach goes back to elementary school. When you ask who first inspired him to become an educator, he credits his third-grade teacher, Mrs. Gomez…
It’s probably not hard to guess what we most missed in High Point this summer… The High Point Rockers! But while the Rockers baseball season might have been canceled, the staff at the Truist Point stadium didn’t cancel their involvement in High Point. While the High Point Rockers are a huge and exciting part…
Temoura Jefferies, High Point educator and entrepreneur, knows that in the face of division in our country, one way to unite and support the Black community is to buy from Black-owned businesses. But as she began to dig online for some sort of list or directory of Black-owned businesses in the Triad, she was sorely disappointed…
If you asked Extraordinary Educator, Shaina Parker, why she chose to become a middle school teacher, she would say she teaches middle schoolers because of the “growing pains” she experienced during her own formative middle school years…
September is National Self-Improvement Month, and “self-improvement” can mean a lot of different things, depending on who you ask. It can be improving your nutrition and exercise, creating new healthy habits, spending more time with your family, taking…
One of our city’s “claims to fame” is the historic Washington Street. Once deemed the “Black Wall Street,” Washington Street has been home to iconic buildings of culture and history like the Kilby Hotel, Jackie’s Place, and more…
In the last six months of 2020, our world has gone virtual out of necessity. From weddings to board room meetings, to classrooms, to church services, to birthday parties, we’ve found a socially distant or virtual way to conduct just about everything…
When you step into The Budding Artichoke, you might find yourself suddenly inspired to cook in a brand new way, simply because the ingredients in the store are so enticing. You’ll find fresh fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers. You’ll…