North Carolina 2026

  • Day 10 (1/20/2026)
    Written By: 4/C Sabrina Andrews Today was Day 10 of our Experiential Learning trip in Black Mountain, North Carolina. We woke up at 0630, put on our boiler suits, ate breakfast, and got ready for inspections at 0800. On the way to our destination, Ms. Trout drove us to Dunkin’. Today, my group and Mr.Jache’s… Read more: Day 10 (1/20/2026)
  • Day 9 (1/19/2026)
    Written By: 4/C Luis Ramirez Today was our 9th day of our Experiential Learning trip in Western North Carolina. We started the day with a 0630 wake up and then a quick breakfast and then got ready to begin our day of volunteer work. We split into two groups, one of which went back to… Read more: Day 9 (1/19/2026)
  • Day 8 (1/28/2026)
    Written By: 4/C William Shanahan Today we went to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. This morning, the Rates were very kind and made us eggs and bacon for breakfast. This was a nice change of pace because we have only been having a quick breakfast every day. Dr. Cheek warned us to watch out of the window to… Read more: Day 8 (1/28/2026)
  • Day 7 (1/17/2026)
    Written By 4/C Thomas Daley Today we started our day by waking up at 0630. We ate breakfast, prepared for the day by dressing warmly in our boilersuits, and as my group had a different project today, we headed to our job site at 0830, about a half an hour later than the rest of… Read more: Day 7 (1/17/2026)
  • Day 6 (1/16/2026)
    Written By: 4/C Austin Bessette We were up bright and early this morning at 6:30 a.m., and I was genuinely excited for the day ahead since it marked my first day doing demolition work. Breakfast consisted of Jimmy Dean sausage, egg, and cheese croissant sandwiches along with strawberry Oikos protein yogurt, which gave us the… Read more: Day 6 (1/16/2026)