(pictured above: Junior Valeria Sotelo on the campus of Salem College.) Lexington resident Valeria Sotelo has done everything right. The 21-year-old worked hard during her time at Lexington Senior High School,
Winston-Salem resident Juan Ortega has called North Carolina home since he was a kindergartner, but in the eyes of the state, he’s no North Carolinian. Ortega, who is pursuing his