Courtney Weston, Editor in Chief
Courtney Weston is a senior who is currently in her 5th semester in journalism. Weston is Editor In Chief, North Carolina’s Scholastic Media Student President and a persevering student. Weston is 17-years-old, born and raised in Brunswick County, North Carolina
“I love journalism,” said Weston. “It has helped with my writing so much, along with my people skills. I think that everyone should experience this class, at least for one semester. ”
You can often find Weston working at Beaches-N-Cream and Sorellas of Holden Beach. When not working, she is normally reading books such as romance and fiction novels. She loves to travel and wishes to see many places throughout her life. She loves animals and would one day like to own a farm with pigs and cows.
“I love reading,” said Weston. “It gives me some sort of escape. Getting invested with the storyline and the characters’ lives.”
Weston plans to attend two years at Brunswick Community College and then transfer to University of North Carolina Wilmington. Weston plans to use this to become a high school English teacher, wanting to share her love of reading and writing. Weston is choosing to teach high school because she wants to make an impact on people.
“I love reading and writing,” said Weston. “Throughout my school years there have been multiple teachers that have impacted me and I want to be that for students, especially the ones that might not have that at home.”
