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Dive into the life of a Carter student, Karyme Lopez

Karyme explains her overwhelming feelings as her senior year progresses. In her free time, Karyme plays with her dog Betoven, “Who doesn’t like Betoven?” she said. She works on a contention stand in McAllen selling snacks, Monday through Friday and selling bracelets at the entrance in Weslaco on weekends.

“I’m very nervous about the next step,” Karyme said. “It’s not what’s coming in our senior year, but my future.” 

Karyme is anxious about what lies ahead after high school because she doesn’t know what to expect or feel about college. 

“I want to become a registered nurse and then get my bachelor’s in nursing. Becoming a nurse has always been a big want for me because of the death of my grandmother”, she said. 

Karyme’s desire to become an RN comes from her grandmother’s death, which left her wondering what more could have been done.

“I’m really excited about this year, mostly since I waited my whole life for it. Seeing the Legacy walk, which is when seniors walk with their caps and gowns around schools.”

While excited about the entire year, Karyme is particularly looking forward to the end-of-year activities, fulfilling a childhood dream.

“When I was a kid I always wanted to help people take care of themselves. Being able to help people whenever they need it is probably one of the best feelings”

Helping people is something she has always enjoyed and she would like to continue doing so.

“I’m excited about my future, my job, and the money I’ll make in the future. How different my life would be when I choose the job that’s for me.”

Seniors made the most of their final year with fun activities that created lasting memories. They decorated lockers, celebrated spirit week, and enjoyed a thrilling scavenger hunt.
Seniors had a wonderful time decorating their lockers with their favorite things or people, all while spending time with their friends.
“I really enjoyed decorating my Taylor Swift locker and just hanging out with my friends.” Angela said
Seniors and teachers joined in on the fun during Spirit Week by playfully dressing up as each other.
“ I wanted to pick a student who has a similar fashion sense to me, so I picked Zahara.” Mrs. Torres said
Scavenger hunt was a thrilling week for seniors where they solved riddles and ran around trying to find letters and numbers to finish their scavenger hunt and win their prize.
“It was fun going all over the school and looking for letters and solving riddles.” Alexandra said

Guiding student’s to success: Senovio Canales

NHS’ Journey to Serve as a Pillar for RedWolves

The NHS organizes annual drives and participates in awareness walks to emphasize service, one of the four pillars of the NHS. A building block in this pillar was placed by the most recent annual drive: the toiletry drive.

Claudia Camarillo NHS co-sponsor said, “I always wanted to have something in the restrooms for the students, but I didn’t trust that it would be used properly. I brought up the idea of the toiletry drive to the NHS members at the beginning of the school year—and they all liked it.”

Since the project is local to Jimmy Carter Early College High School students, charitable students can donate toiletries, and students in need can receive them. 

“This is the only drive that is for us, the toiletries are going to be available for anyone in school to come and get some if they ever need them,” Camarillo said.

When the food drive was introduced, it was local to the school. It then expanded to other campuses after a phone call requesting leftovers for a student in need.

“Let’s say our social worker gets a call from Ann Richards,” she said. “If they ask for leftovers we have a closet pool of items, we are going to provide for whatever student is in need in our district.”

Camarillo expects the toiletry drive to reach other schools and the community. She plans these drives to exemplify an integral part of her NHS chapters: service toward the community.

“I just want students to recognize the NHS as a group of service, a group that serves our community,” Camarillo said.