N.C. Senate pages from New Life Christian Academy pose with Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger. They are, from left: Austin Jones, Emily Edwards, Zack Eliason, Danielle Jones, Berger, Thomas Byrd, Josh Page and Max Shafer. In the background is Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. (Courtesy photo)

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Lakewood High student Ross Strickland poses with Sen. Brent Jackson, right. (Courtesy photo)

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Several Sampson County students recently served as Senate pages, all sponsored and appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger of Rockingham County.

Serving as pages from New Life Christian Academy were Zachery Ryan Eliason, Austin Lee Jones, Danielle Leigh Jones, Joshua David Page, Emily JoAnne Edwards, John Thomas Byrd and Maxwell Paul Shafer.

Eliason, the son of Denise Eliason, was named one of two Pages of the Week for his oustanding work when in the General Assembly.

Ross Jefferson Strickland, a student at Lakewood High School, also served as a page under Sen. Berger. Strickland is the son of Mark and Sharon Strickland of Salemburg.

Both Danielle Jones and Austin Jones are the children of Cathy Cottle of Clinton.

Page is the son of Dave and Tammy Page of Clinton.

Edwards is the daughter of Tracy and Charlotte Edwards of Clinton.

Byrd is the son of John and Pinda Byrd of Turkey.

And Shafer is the son of Phillip and Monica Shafer of Warsaw.

Statewide high school students in grades nine through 12 serve as pages when the General Assembly is in session. They perform valuable duties for the senators and their office staff. They attend daily Senate sessions, committee meetngs, and assist staff members with office duties during the week they serve in the Legislature.