RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Mahogany Newkirk accepted her Associate in Arts degree from Central Carolina Community College. Next week, she’ll receive her high school diploma.
“It was like a surreal moment. I was proud of myself,” Newkirk said of her accomplishments.
She is enrolled at Harnett County Early College, where she earned high school and college course credits simultaneously. Newkirk put a lot of work into her academics over the last four years, missing out on parties and other social gatherings…