Whether they're scaling 40-foot walls on ropes or tackling shorter bouldering routes, members of Elon Club Climbing say the organization is about much more than reaching the top. The club meets twice a week, traveling to climbing gyms in Greensboro and Durham, where students of all experience levels spend their evenings climbing, socializing and encouraging one another.
North Carolina teachers will receive an average salary increase under the state’s newly approved budget, a move education leaders say is a step toward strengthening the profession but not a complete solution to the state’s ongoing teacher shortage.
