{"id":52915,"date":"2023-09-22T15:48:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/?p=52915"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T20:39:48","slug":"bailey-walters-wide-ambitions-lead-to-the-wolfpack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/textiles.ncsu.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/bailey-walters-wide-ambitions-lead-to-the-wolfpack\/","title":{"rendered":"Bailey Walters:\u00a0Wide Ambitions Lead to the Wolfpack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
This story was originally published by NC State News. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For third-generation Wolfpack student Bailey Walters, family connections sparked her interest in NC\u00a0State, but her own hard work earned her a place in the Pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Raised in Farmville, North Carolina \u2014 an agricultural Pitt County community of fewer than 5,000 \u2014 Walters cherished her rural upbringing, even as she yearned for educational experiences she couldn\u2019t find in a small town. Pushing herself to excel in the classroom, she graduated as valedictorian of her high school class. But she aimed even higher. In her junior and senior years, Walters took part in an accelerated education program at Pitt County Community College, completing an associate\u2019s degree in art in May. <\/p>\n\n\n\n