A teacher’s influence doesn’t end when the final school bell rings or the classroom lights are turned off. It lives on in the lives of former students, colleagues and the community shaped by years of dedication.
For retired North Buncombe High School theater teacher Ricky Webb, that legacy is playing out on stages far beyond the school’s auditorium.
One of those carrying Webb’s lessons forward is Nate Ogden, a 20-year-old North Buncombe High graduate who is now studying theater at Mars Hill University while pursuing a professional acting career…