Nicholas Oates

North Duplin High School

Class of 1997

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First Name	Nicholas
Last Name	Oates
Graduation Year	Class of 1997
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	NC
Country	United States
Occupation	Youth Navigator at GTC Services
Married	No
Favorite School Memory	May 23, 1997...graduation!
About Me	After graduation, I went to James Sprunt Community College for a year. Discovered that I was more interested in learning how to play pool versus going to class!! My mom told me to find a job since I was 'bored' with school. I worked at what was then called Standard Products in Goldsboro, currently Cooper Standard Automotive. I worked all shifts but my last shift was 11pm-7am. I remember my supervisor telling me that I was the best operator he had. I told him "I will not be here for long...I plan to go back to school and work by using my brain not my hands". He looked at me and chuckled and said " you'll retire from here..this is the best money you will ever see!" Two weeks later I 'purposely' got fired so I could collect my unemployment benefits to pay for school. I finished what I had started at JSCC and graduated. After that, I transferred to UNCW. Graduated in the fall semester thinking I would be lucky to find a job by the following summer, I was blessed to get an offer the same month. My life has been like a roller coaster ride with all the ups and downs, twists and turns but if you like roller coasters...(read more)