Lenoir Community College awarded the first two Lancer Educator Apprenticeship Promise (LEAP) Fellows with a $1,000 scholarship. LEAP is a fellowship for high school students to gain scholarships covering tuition and fees throughout their entire educational pathway from associate to bachelor’s degree, and also to gain on-the-job training through an apprenticeship with the local county school systems. Pictured, left to right, are Dr. Andre Green, Dean and Professor in the ECU College of Education; Dr. Frank Creech, Greene County Schools Superintendent; Brent Williams, Lenoir County Public Schools Superintendent; Hayden Stroud of South Lenoir High School, LEAP Fellow; Emma Roberson of Greene Early College High School, LEAP Fellow; Dr. Rusty Hunt, LCC President; and Bryce Marquis, Jones County Public Schools Superintendent.