The Rowan County Home School Association held a graduation ceremony for its 13 graduates on May 16 at Parkwood Baptist Church in Concord. The speaker for the evening was the Rev. Sandy Yow of Kannapolis. Gabriel Allen, Kaitlyn Allmond, Jared Corriher, Alayna Johnson, Abigail King, Matthew McNeil, Zane Oliphant, Cheyenne Smith, Sawyer Strickland, Madeline Wagoner and Elizabeth Weimer served as junior marshals.

Home School students have made the following plans:

Campbell University — Micaela Robson.

Catawba College — Amanda Johnson, Elizabeth Russell.

Marietta College — Katherine Queen.

Mitchell Community College — Kendra Key, Daniel Thrailkill.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College — Quinten Beaver, Brendan Bischoff, Caleb Smith, Truett Matthew Smith.

Stanly Community College— Rebekah Jones.

Winston-Salem State University — Patrice Jones, Vanessa Jones.

Tidewater Community College — Jakob Steward.