Jamestown News - February 28, 2024

new charter school to serve Jamestown area

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Those of us of a certain age can remember going through school and learning cursive handwriting, Latin, grammar and sometimes, logic. Some of these teachings have gone to the wayside as technology has taken over instruction.

But a group of interested parties, including two with Jamestown connections, want to change that. The group received approval on Dec. 11, 2023, from the North Carolina Charter School Review Board to create Liberty Charter Academy. The board voted 9-2 in favor. This is the third time an application for Liberty Charter Academy was submitted.

The school, which will serve southwest Guilford County, is slated to open August 2025 for

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Members of the Jamestown Council will be attending a “Municipal Finance: Comprehensive Fiscal Training Governing Bodies” meeting on March 5 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The North Carolina League of Municipalities is the host. The training will be held at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem.

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645 students in grades K-8 in a temporary location. Another grade will be added each successive year until school year 202829, at which time the school will have all grades K-12 and approximately 1,227 students.

Liberty Charter School will be different from schools in the Guilford County School System, said board member Doug MacColl, a resident of Jamestown.

“The school will focus on core knowledge curriculum and builds on itself,” MacColl said. “As students age through the curriculum, they will revisit topics they learned at lower grade levels and get into a greater depth of knowledge and understanding.”

Charter schools can create their own curriculum, MacColl said, and are not tied to what Guilford County Schools require.

“That allows teachers to have

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flexibility in classrooms.”

Class studies will return to what organizers are calling “traditional” academic studies, including formal grammar instruction, Latin in grades 6-8, cursive handwriting and core knowledge language arts. Graduation requirements are also college prep and include those mentioned along with social studies, science, fine art, logic, rhetoric and health/ physical education.

Technology will not be emphasized and computers will not be used every day.

The charter school’s application contained a 2023 survey of over 300 families whose children will be of school age by August 2025. Nearly 90 percent of the respondents wanted a traditional, back-to-basics school for their children.

The board is looking for land

on which to construct the new school, which they hope to open in 2025. Temporary locations have been secured in case of construction delays, etc. MacColl was not at liberty to announce where they were.

Schools like Liberty receive their charter from the state. They are open to anyone and are tuition-free public schools with enrollment determined by lottery. Nonprofit boards govern the schools.

Funding for and operation of the new school will come through American Traditional Academies, an education management organization, working for the board. Mary Catherine Sauer created American Traditional Academies to run charter schools. Sauer founded Cornerstone Charter Academy in Greensboro, Piedmont Classical High School in

Browns Summit, Legacy Classical Academy in Reidsville, and Revolution Academy in Summerfield, where MacColl’s children attend.

MacColl’s family involvement with Revolution impressed Sauer as parental involvement is part of the Academy’s vision. Sauer

The recent exhibit at the High Point Museum titled “Fields and Feathers, Hunting at Deep River Lodge 1895-1935,” chronicled the everyday life at a hunting lodge and kennel. Deep River Lodge and its associated kennels were located where the Cedarwood neighborhood is and across Guilford College Road where D.R. Horton plans a development. The exhibit brought a lot of interest to hunting lodges in the area.

One lodge mentioned in the exhibit may not have actually been used for hunting.

The lush green tangle of growth along the right side of the sixth fairway at Sedgefield Country Club hides a secret. Perhaps quite a few secrets. Perhaps they should remain hidden.

In the winter, after the kudzu and overgrowth have died back, ruins of the Harry Raymond Lodge (later the Embassy Club) can be seen on the site.

Raymond called the building Fritzharry Lodge, combining his wife’s name, Fritzi, with his own. It was built in the 1920s.

He came to High Point in 1914 to make his fortune in the fledgling furniture industry and quickly became successful in the veneer trade.

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Spaying and neutering are wise choices anytime

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February is Spay and Neuter Month. Although the month is almost past, Melinda Whitaker notes that spaying and neutering pets is important any month of the year. As lead veterinarian at the Guilford County Animal Shelter, Whitaker knows how easily the animal population can get out of control.

Kittens can reproduce by the time they are 4 months old and have two litters a year. Each litter can produce six to eight babies. If half of them are female and they continue the cycle, it does not take long to have dozens of kittens and cats, each with the ability to reproduce. Some breeds of dogs can conceive by the age of 6 months. Small dogs come into heat sooner than larger dogs, which

could take up to a year. Without responsible spaying and neutering over population comes quickly.

“Sometimes people think they will breed their pet and have puppies to sell,” Whitaker said. “They might keep the puppies for six to eight months and when they cannot find homes for all of them we get them here at the shelter.

“When I started working at this shelter in 2022 there were 200 animals waiting for surgery. We did adopt some out with vouchers for spaying or neutering. Now we average about 20 surgeries a day.”

Having animals spayed or neutered can do more than help control over population. Depending on the animal, they can be more relaxed and affectionate. For females, spaying can prevent dystocia, complications of pregnancy, or pyometra, a uterine infection. It

also decreases the incidence of breast tumors, which are malignant in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Neutering prevents testicular cancer and some prostate problems in male animals.

“The biggest issue with male animals is they can be hit by cars while out looking for a ‘girlfriend,’” Whitaker said. “Being spayed or neutered can sometimes help with aggressive behavior and an animal is less likely to mark its territory. Older animals might continue to do it, but then it is a behavior issue.”

Pet owners are advised to have their animals spayed or neutered at approximately the age of 6 months. The Guilford County Animal Shelter will sometimes do it at 2 or 3 months so the animals will be ready to leave the shelter as soon as they are adopted.

When animals come into the shelter there is a waiting period of 72 hours before anything can be done. The shelter will try to find its owner, but after that time has elapsed it becomes the property of the county.

“At the end of 72 hours we can go ahead and spay or neuter the animal,” Whitaker said. “That way we know it is done and we do not have to worry about them reproducing. In order for an animal to be adopted, Guilford County requires that it be spayed or neutered.

“The shelter partners with some low cost spay/ neuter facilities in the community including the Guilford County Humane Society and Sheets Pet Clinic. Our goal is to get animals in and out of the shelter as quickly as we can.”

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Photo courtesy High Point Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce Collection (above) Harry and Fritzi Raymond, left, with the staff outside the Fritzharry Lodge around 1930.

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Photo by norma B. dennis Melinda Whitaker (dMV), lead veterinarian at Guilford County animal shelter, holds a beautiful calico cat that is ready for adoption.

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phies and relics,” he reportedly said.

Fortunately for historians, a booklet exists detailing the life of Harry Raymond and describing the lodge. The structure was an imposing 6,500 sq.-ft. log cabin. There were 19 rooms and four baths in the lodge and included what were then modern conveniences.

Rock fireplaces provided heat during colder days.

A visit to Fritzharry Lodge must have been an exciting experience. Everywhere one looked there were oddities such as chandeliers made out of beer glasses and sconces from champagne bottles (complete with labels), totem poles used as stair newel posts, a canoe hanging from the ceiling and lights taken from Confederate ships.

Curtain poles reportedly were made from Spanish war carbines, French bayonets and Civil War sabers and cannon plungers.

The walls were covered with historical items — stuffed animal heads, tomahawks, saddles, stirrups, horseshoes and pistols. But visitors to the lodge probably did not go hunting for these animal heads. Rather, Raymond used them as decoration.

In the library, the desk sported a tray made from a bear’s skull, a lamp from steers’ horns and a pen holder from an African antelope skull.

Chimayo, Navajo or Hopi Native Americans made many of the rugs and draperies. War bonnets, complete with feathers, served as decorative lighting in some rooms.

When Sedgefield Country Club was in its infancy in the late 1920s, members rented Fritzharry Lodge for parties, which included many “men’s nights out.” (But that’s another story.)

By the early 1930s, Raymond had sold the lodge to

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asked MacColl to join the board. The board consists of John O’Day, chairman, former mayor of Summerfield; Matthew Schneider, an associate dean and English professor at High Point University; Victor Jones, former High Point Councilmember and former owner of Jamestown’s Royal Limousine with the red double-decker bus; MacColl, sales; AJ Miller, finance; and Doug Williams, marketing.

During the application meeting, MacColl stated that the varied backgrounds of the board members help with the overall process of the school.

“My dad was a school principal so education is in my DNA,” MacColl said. “Although I don’t do anything with it professionally, I’m happy to be a part of it now

Charles and Anita Anderson. Reportedly, the Andersons turned it into a private speakeasy. Apparently there were some police raids over the years, liquor sales being illegal at the time.

Most residents of the area today remember the lodge as the Embassy Club, a favorite stop for top enter-

and bring this option to Jamestown and High Point.”

Liberty Charter Academy’s mission statement says it “will develop responsible and active citizens through a foundation of a challenging, classical academic program, character education, student responsibility and strong parental partnerships.”

“I go back to school choice,” MacColl said, “when parents are looking for options to allow their kids to be set up for success. It’s really exciting to bring this option to this area.

“In a way, we’ll be able to change the trajectory of over 1,200 lives.”

The Liberty Charter Academy website should be live within a few days.

tainers from the 1940s to 1970s, such as Frank Sinatra. It was home to a fine restaurant seating 200 and also used as the site of parties and graduation events. Top golfers playing the Greater Greensboro Open, now the Wyndham Championship, undoubtedly visited the club.

Ross Strange, a Greensboro attorney, bought the Embassy Club from the Andersons in the early 1970s before it burned down in 1975 after a Christmas dance. A cause was never determined. Although Strange promised at the time to rebuild, he never did.

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Whitaker believes it is better to adopt than buy. The shelter often has specials that discount its regular fees. With the possibility that puppies and kittens could outlive an older adult, adopting older pets might be an option for them. There is the disadvantage that seniors live on a fixed income and older pets often need more care, and anybody of any age who adopts an older animal would not get to have it as long.

“But the older animal would get to go out and live a good life,” Whitaker said with a smile.

Pets — young or old — make good companions. Having them spayed or neutered, whatever the month, is one way to aid in their health and happiness.

Decreasing the feral cat population

The Guilford County Animal Shelter is not allowed to practice trap, neuter, vaccinate and return feral animals out into the community. However the Feral Cat Assistance Program in Greensboro does just that. FCAP is a volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that works to improve the lives of local stray cats. The group teaches humane cat trapping, lends traps and manages a monthly low cost trap, spay, neuter, vaccinate and return clinic. The cost is $10 per feral cat. Once a cat has been spayed or neutered, its left ear is tipped as a sign that it is no longer able to reproduce. Learn more at the Feral Cat Assistance Program website.

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The Raymonds and guests on the steps of the Fritzharry Lodge around 1930.

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Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Allen Lane Willis (PRESENT RECORD

OWNER(S): Allen Lane Willis) to Todd M. Cline, Trustee(s), dated June 9, 2017, and recorded in Book No. R 7943, at Page 2043 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse, West Door

in Greensboro, Guilford County,

Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2024 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in High Point in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

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P.O. Box 1028

4317 Ramsey Street

Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

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Firm Case No: 10624 - 44760

Feb. 21, 28, 2024

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA- GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 23 SP 1801

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lester B. Hargett, Jr. (deceased) and Nancy S. Hargett (deceased) (PRESENT RECORD

OWNER(S): Lester B. Hargett, Jr. and Nancy S. Hargett, Heirs of Lester B. Hargett, Jr.: Michael Hargett, Robert Wesley Hargett; Heirs of Robert Wesley Hargett: Wesley Scott Hargett) to Alexis Alan, Trustee(s), dated December 20, 2017, and recorded in Book No. R 8008, at Page 179 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2024 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in Greensboro in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Tax Id Number(s): 0058222

Land situated in the City of Greensboro in the County of Guilford in the State of NC.

Land situated in the Township of Morehead in the County of Guilford in the State of NC

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Commonly known as: 3406 Rolling

27265

Parcel Number (s): 0200568

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole

delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety

(5%)

All of Lot 257, Section 5B of Beechcroft Subdivision, as per a plat recorded in Plat Book 73, Page 164, Guilford County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1217 Eagle Road, Greensboro, North Carolina.

Commonly known as: 1217 Eagle Road, Greensboro, NC 27407-4096

THE PROPERTY ADDRESS AND TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

LISTED ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. §45-21.23.

Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court

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Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311

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Feb. 21, 28, 2024

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

NORTH CAROLINA- GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 23 SP 1858

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by John Willie Terry (Deceased) and Laverne Gatlin Terry (PRESENT RECORD

OWNER(S): John Willie Terry and Laverne Gatlin Terry) to Betty J. Gibson, Trustee(s), dated June 30, 1998, and recorded in Book No. 4709, at Page 1718 in Guilford County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the promissory note secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse, West Door U-G Level in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 10:00 AM on March 5, 2024 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in High Point in the County of Guilford, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at an iron stake on the west side of Holton Street, which stake is 62.0 ft. south of the southwest corner at the intersection of Holton Street and Totera Street; thence along the West side of Holton Street South 7 deg. 20’ West 70.0 ft. to an iron stake; thence North 83 deg. 02’ West 150.0 ft. to an iron stake; thence North 7 deg. 20’ East 70.0 ft. to an iron stake; thence South 83 deg. 02’ East 150.0 ft. to the point of BEGINNING, and being all of Lot No. A of the redivision of Lots Nos. 35, 36 and 37 of Roland Park, a plat of which is duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Guilford County, North Carolina in Plat Book 3 at Page 60, and being the property shown on survey made by Wm. F. Freeman, Incorporated,

party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition are expressly disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or prior encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in its sole discretion, if it believes the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property

An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination.

Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE

GTCC hosts grand re-opening of Student Success Center

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Today, Guilford Technical Community College hosted a ribbon cutting for its newly renovated Student Success Center on its High Point Campus.

The renovated space at 901 Main Street also includes updates to the Campus Police Department, Titan Link, and Campus Store.

“We are committed to continue serving the High Point community,” said GTCC President, Anthony Clarke, Ph.D. “We wanted the renovations to create a welcoming and collaborative space where students can connect with each other and access important services to enhance

their experience at GTCC.”

GTCC’s Creative & Performing Arts Department was also performing at the private event while guests toured the newly renovated space.

The area that student services previously occupied is now being renovated to provide new offices for the High Point Early Middle College administration.

Guilford Technical Community College is the fourth largest of 58 institutions in the North Carolina Community College System. GTCC serves more than 27,000 students annually from five campuses and a Small Business Center. For more information, visit  gtcc.edu Facebook X Instagram and LinkedIn

trio of GtCC culinary students, four graduates honored by the triad Chapter of the american Culinary federation

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Three current Guilford Technical Community College students along with four former GTCC students were recently honored by the Triad Chapter of the American Culinary Federation at the organization’s annual Chef’s Ball.

GTCC culinary students Chunlee Tith, Ila Seamons, and Bryson Nicoletta were all recognized at the event for their achievements. The four GTCC alumni honored during the ball included GTCC culinary instructor Daryl Pobanz, John Wilson, Plamen Marinov, and Stephanie Strucinski.

GTCC sophomore Tith, a member of the college’s 2023 national championship Knowledge Bowl team, was named Student Chef of the Year and captured the Jesse Pitonzo Spirit Award. He will compete in the southeast regional qualifier for National Student Chef of the Year in April.

The Jesse Pitonzo Spirit Award honors the memory of Pitonzo, a culinary student at GTCC who was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need.

“I am so excited to once again bring back the ACF Triad Chapter Chef’s Ball and Awards banquet so that we can recognize the great accomplishments of our members and the industry leaders for the Triad hospitality industry,” shared Keith Gardner ACF Triad Chapter president and GTCC culinary professor. “We were able to honor the top chefs, pastry chef, culinary educator, industry partner, and even establish a new award to honor the memory of

Jesse Pitonzo and the selfless service he provided to those around him.”

Seamans, also a member of the 2023 national championship Knowledge Bowl team, was presented with the President’s Award, awarded each year to those who provide their unconditional dedication and commitment to the local chapter members and community. Seamans will also compete in the southeast regional qualifier for the national student pastry chef of the year. Nicoletta was also named a recipient of the President’s Award. “We’re honored to see so many of our students, alumni, and instructors recognized at this prestigious event,” shared GTCC President Anthony Clarke, Ph.D. “GTCC is known in the community and across the country for being a leader in the culinary industry, so it’s exciting to see so

many of the program’s graduates excelling in the Triad culinary community and beyond.”

Pobanz, an adjunct instructor at GTCC and director of culinary training providence programs at Providence Culinary Training, was selected as the chapter’s educator of the year. Wilson, owner and chef at Sophie’s Cork & Ale, received the chef’s professionalism award. Marinov, chef at Advanced Gourmet Equipment and Design, and Strucinski, a chef/instructor at Providence Culinary Training, were honored with the President’s Award.

Guilford Technical Community College is the fourth largest of 58 institutions in the North Carolina Community College System. GTCC serves more than 27,000 students annually from six campuses and a Small Business Center. For more information, visit  gtcc.edu Facebook Twitter Instagram and LinkedIn

Michael Pitonzo, brother of Jesse Pitonzo, Chunlee Tith the Jesse Pitonzo spirit award winner and GTCC culinary student, and Beth Pitonzo, mother of Jesse Pitonzo.

(Left to right) n.C. Representative John Faircloth; High Point City Council Member, Monica Peters; High Point Mayor, Cyril Jefferson; GTCC President, anthony Clarke, Ph.d.; GTCC Board of Trustees Chairwoman, Treana Bowling, ed.d.; GTCC Trustee, david Miller; High Point City Council Member, amanda Cook