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Her parents, Annie and Melvin Paige, were teenagers when she was born and were forced to drop out of high school to raise her and her five younger siblings. Growing up, she watched her parents work two and three jobs to make ends meet, but they always instilled in their children the importance of hard work, education, and community – values that still shape Valerie today. Valerie began her education at Northside Elementary School, but her family soon moved to the Pine Knolls neighborhood, where she attended Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, the only option available for Black children at that time. It was not until the sixth grade, more than a decade after Brown vs. Board of Education, that Valerie experienced an integrated education at Lincoln Middle School. Valerie’s leadership and public service potential shone early on. At Culbreth Junior High School, she was elected as the Ninth Grade Class President and later as the Senior Class President at Chapel Hill High School. Additionally, she began volunteering at Head Start where she volunteered for multiple summers starting at the age of 11. Her passion for leadership and service was nurtured at First Baptist Church, where she honed the skills crucial for a future in politics. She recalls, “You have to have a message, just like in politics. You have to be able to identify a base for any position that you get in the church”. It was also there that she learned parliamentary procedure and public speaking. Higher Education and Personal Milestones Valerie’s dream of attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came true after high school. The campus provided her a new perspective on her hometown. However, after two years, she was forced to withdraw because she could not afford to continue. 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Growing up, she watched her parents work two and three jobs to make ends meet, but they always instilled in their children the importance of hard work, education, and community – values that still shape Valerie today. Valerie began her education at Northside Elementary School, but her family soon moved to the Pine Knolls neighborhood, where she attended Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, the only option available for Black children at that time. It was not until the sixth grade, more than a decade after Brown vs. Board of Education, that Valerie experienced an integrated education at Lincoln Middle School. Valerie’s leadership and public service potential shone early on. At Culbreth Junior High School, she was elected as the Ninth Grade Class President and later as the Senior Class President at Chapel Hill High School. Additionally, she began volunteering at Head Start where she volunteered for multiple summers starting at the age of 11. Her passion for leadership and service was nurtured at First Baptist Church, where she honed the skills crucial for a future in politics. She recalls, “You have to have a message, just like in politics. You have to be able to identify a base for any position that you get in the church”. It was also there that she learned parliamentary procedure and public speaking. Higher Education and Personal Milestones Valerie’s dream of attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came true after high school. The campus provided her a new perspective on her hometown. However, after two years, she was forced to withdraw because she could not afford to continue. 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Her passion for leadership and service was nurtured at First Baptist Church, where she honed the skills crucial for a future in politics. She recalls, “You have to have a message, just like in politics. You have to be able to identify a base for any position that you get in the church”. It was also there that she learned parliamentary procedure and public speaking. Higher Education and Personal Milestones Valerie’s dream of attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came true after high school. The campus provided her a new perspective on her hometown. However, after two years, she was forced to withdraw because she could not afford to continue. 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