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Throughout the many colorful pages of this year’s Annual Report, we celebrate our students’ commitment to scholar-ship, character, and service – the three pillars of Rocky Mount Academy’s mis-sion since our doors opened in 1968. In this close-knit community where students, faculty, and families support and care for one another, our students continue to be challenged to find and pursue their passions, maintain a firm commitment to scholarship, serve others with enthusiasm and determi-nation, and lead by example. As we approach our 50th year, we are more energized by the possibilities before us than ever before, and we are extraordi-narily grateful for the generosity and volunteerism of the RMA community that make a daily and lasting difference in the lives of our students.

This year’s Annual Report is a testa-ment to the abundant generosity of the Rocky Mount Academy community as well as the spirit of collaboration and

imagination that are integral to its suc-cess. Our students are growing and thriving in a community that values the traditions that have made us strong while embracing the power of innova-tion that will prepare them for success in the world they live in today and the one they will inherit tomorrow.

We thank and celebrate our teachers, past and present, for their dedication to these students; our alumni for dem-onstrating the value of an RMA educa-tion; and our parents and families for the many ways they support the Rocky Mount Academy community and the extraordinary difference it makes.

Sincerely,Bill and Beth

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL & BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Bill PrudenChairman

Wayne Gibson Treasurer

Margaret Anne WootenSecretary

Bob Larimer Vice Chairman

OFFICERS

MEMBERSBob BatchelorMartha ChesnuttKen ChestonKevin Cox

Kate HoneyJason KolesarSandra Livermon Marty Nealey

Janie Mac PittmanScott Wingfield

DEAR FRIENDS,

Beth B. CovoloHead of School

Bill PrudenChairman, Board of Trustees

RMA BOARD OF TRUSTEES2017 - 2018

RMA ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM2017 - 2018

Beth CovoloHead of School

Amanda BakerHead of Middle School

Patsy BradleyBusiness Manager

Bob KoszelakFacilities Manager/Middle School Science Teacher

Hadley GrossDirector of Admissions

Susan MorganDirector of Student Services

Timmy TuckerHead of Upper School

Martha LancasterHead of Lower School

Gayle HighAthletic Director

Genie AndracchioDirector of College Counseling & College Admissions

Katherine BryantDirector of Development

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Hall ThorpPast Chairman

RMA STUDENTS HAVE THE EDGERMA FAST FACTSSCHOOL FOUNDED: 1968GRADES: Pre-Kindergarten - 12thACCREDITED BY: Southern Association of Colleges and SchoolsSTUDENTS RESIDE WITHIN A 60-MILE RADIUS OF RMAAVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 14AVERAGE GRADE SIZE: 28

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56% of RMA faculty hold post-graduate degrees.

Prepare our students for the challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities that they will encounter in life and college.

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ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Rocky Mount Academy students receive an education that is on the cutting EDGE of technology. Engaging the Digital Generation in Education means that students are active participants in their own learning. Each 6th-12th grader receives a Microsoft Surface Pro for home and school use. All teachers and classrooms are equipped with the same device to make every room a technology lab. The EDGE program, which was launched in 2010, has paved the way for innovations in teaching and learning at RMA that will prepare students for college and life as they will experience it in the 21st Century.

of RMA students taking an AP

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TEACHER RECOGNITIONThe Boddie Noell Enterprises We Believe in Teachers Award was established in 2012 through the generosity of Boddie Noell Enter-prises to recognize annually a faculty member who has shown ev-idence of leadership among colleagues in the area of curriculum and instruction, support of the mission of Rocky Mount Academy, positive, professional interaction with colleagues, maintenance of high academic standards, use of innovative and diverse teach-ing methods to accommodate various learning styles, the abil-ity to listen, understand, relate to, and interact with students and families, the ability to lead and motivate students, and a desire to grow personally and professionally.

The recipient of this year’s award was Dr. Bob Koszelak who, along with his Middle School colleagues, completed a 45-hour online Design Thinking course from Harvard University to develop students’ thinking dispositions, their imaginations, and their intel-lectual curiosity.$2.6 million

35 members of the class of 2017 were awarded

in merit scholarships.

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MODEL U.N.Four students participated in the Duke University Model United Nations Conference. This program is centered on the practice of diplomacy and tests debate and problem solving skills.

MATH COUNTSThe MATHCOUNTS Competition Se-ries is a national program that provides students the opportunity to compete in live, in-person contests against and alongside their peers.

YOUTH AND GOVERNMENTReferred to as YAG, North Carolina YMCA Youth & Government’s goal is to promote leadership skills, character values and civic engagement in North Caro-lina’s teens.Youth Legislature teaches the values of democracy by bringing together around 1,000 North Carolina high school students for a four-day, three-night conference in downtown Raleigh.

JUNIOR HISTORIANSThe Jr. Historian Club attended the State History Convention. At the convention, Lottie Parker placed 1st and Ezra Moore placed 2nd in the intermediate division of the Christopher Crit-tenden state history quiz. Lottie Parker also placed 1st in the Artifact Search contest with her entry “Authorization for the purchase of a bicycle from 1943.” Grace Bone, Micah Boseman, Vann Davis, Caleb Heath, Presha Patel, Landen Sheeler, Parker Sherrod, Ben Taylor, and Caleb Thompson placed 1st in the Elementary Division group literary contest with their entry of a magazine entitled “Rocky Mount Mills: Then and Now.” NATIONAL HONOR

SOCIETYRocky Mount Academy students (grades 10-12) with a weighted grade point average of 4.0 or higher who display dedication to the society’s core values of scholarship, leadership, service, and character, are eligible for the National Honor Society. The fol-lowing students were inducted into the 2016-2017 NHS: Virginia Ferebee and Logan Moss (12th), Jil-lian Lavely, Renate Ma, Thomas Newton, and Alexis Reams (11th), Sadie Blackshear, Jack Boucher, Mercer Boyette, Thomas Boyette, Kelsie Cross, Bar-rett Eidson, Caroline Gay, Ansen Gong, Jacob Guts-hall, Gabrielle Hickman, Kayla Miller, Georgia Morris, Haven Ross, Juhi Salunke, Elizabeth Strickland, Ann Sumner Thorp, Virginia Wooten, and Ashley Wright (10th).

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SCIENCE OLYMPIADNorth Carolina Science Olympiad (NCSO) is a non-profit organization with the mission to attract and retain the pool of K-12 students entering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees and careers in North Carolina. The RMA Olympiad team competed at East Carolina Univer-sity in the North Eastern Regional competition.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKSBattle of the Books is a voluntary reading incentive program for RMA students in grades 4-8. The pur-pose is to encourage students to read good books and have fun while competing with peers.

TURNER W. BATTLE SCHOLARSHIPRocky Mount Academy was born under the guidance of Turner Westray Battle. He, along with a group of local businessmen, founded Rocky Mount Academy in 1968. Under his leadership, RMA was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleg-es and Schools in 1973. Turner Battle’s passion and dedication to Rocky Mount Academy has continued after his death by pro-

Top row: Colby Freeman (9th), Elias Moore (11th), and Paul King (12th). Sitting: Emily Cheston (12th), Julia High (12th), and Anna Scott Wingfield (12th).The recipients are pictured with the three Trustees of the Turner W. Battle Scholarship; Jeffrey Batts, David Warren, and Richard Battle, son of Turner W. Battle

Elizabeth Winstead, daughter of Kent and Beth Winstead, was awarded the esteemed Ann Weaver Memorial Scholarship. The Ann MacPherson Weaver Memorial Scholarship was established in 1986 in memory of a 1984 RMA graduate who succumbed to cancer earlier that year. This competitive scholarship is given each year to a deserving student who best represents the selection criteria and who has never attended any grade of Rocky Mount Academy. Selection criteria are based on these qualities that Ann Weaver possessed: Forceful and unselfish character, intellectual and personal vig-or, academic achievement, leadership in both school and community activities, and positive potential for enriching the environment at Rocky Mount Academy.

ANN MACPHERSON WEAVER SCHOLARSHIP

The Robert Joshua Weaver Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is given to a rising senior in loving memory of RMA graduate, Josh Weaver. Josh ex-perienced and savored each of his brief moments of life. Recipients exhibit ideals including performing well academically; interacting positively with school and com-munity youth; showing enthusiasm for learning; exhibiting intellectual wit; embrac-ing the humanities; and thinking indepen-dently, creatively, and intellectually. The recipient of this scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year was Paul King.

ROBERT JOSHUA WEAVER SCHOLARSHIP

The Robert F. Sykes, Jr. Math Scholarship was created by the Board of Trustees in memory and honor of Bob Sykes, beloved RMA teacher and coach, to recognize poten-tial for math excellence in an upper school student. Renate Ma and Georgia Morris were the recipient of this scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year.

ROBERT F. SYKES, JR. MATH SCHOLARSHIP

We welcome donations to any of RMA’s scholarship funds. For additional information, please contact Katherine Bryant, Director of Development, at (252) 443-4126 or kbryant@rmacademy.com.SC

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University of AlabamaAmerican University*Appalachian State*Auburn UniversityBrown UniversityCollege of CharlestonCampbell University*The CitadelClemson UniversityCoastal Carolina University*Duke University*East Carolina University*

Elizabeth City State UniversityGeorge Mason University Georgetown UniversityHigh Point University*Hampden-Sydney CollegeLiberty UniversityUniversity of LouisvilleMaine Maritime AcademyMassachusetts Maritime AcademyMeredith College*Middle Tennessee State UniversityMontana State University*

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All members of the Class of 2017 were accepted into and are attending college. The class received scholarships totaling over $2.6 million based on their academic achievement and/or leadership record.

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCESNorth Carolina State University*North Carolina Wesleyan College*Princeton University*Randolph Macon UniversitySewanee, University of the SouthSUNY Maritime AcademyUniversity of TennesseeTennessee State UniversityUniversity of GeorgiaUNC-AshevilleUNC-Chapel Hill*UNC-Charlotte*

UNC-GreensboroUNC-Pembroke*UNC-Wilmington*University of MississippiUniversity of South CarolinaUS Merchant Marine Academy*University of VirginiaVirginia Military InstituteWestern Carolina UniversityWofford College

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Rocky Mount Academy offered a trip to Europe, led by French teacher, Ms. Erin O’Brien. During Spring Break, the students visited the cities of Paris and Nice and dove into the history and culture of the country. Highlighted by visits to world-renowned locales, this trip was surely one its travelers will remember.

RMA STUDENTS TRAVEL TO EUROPE

Rocky Mount Academy welcomed fourteen stu-dents last fall from Haidian Foreign Language School (Haiwai) in Beijing, China. Haiwai is one of the largest boarding schools in Beijing China totaling 5,000 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. In the spring of 2017, we welcomed twenty-four into the RMA classrooms. These students quickly became immersed into the classrooms with our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders to experience our “American” culture both academ-ically and socially.

RMA students were given the opportunity to learn Mandarin, taught by the Chinese teachers accom-panying the students, as part of their classroom instruction. RMA parents included the Chinese students in activities outside of school such as birthday parties and playdates. Our students bonded with their Chinese friends and continue to communicate through email. Our Chinese part-nership has been a positive experience and will be an ongoing relationship that we consider to be unique to any school in the world!

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Varsity Girls Swim TeamCIC Conference Champs

Varsity Boys Golf CIC Tournament Champs

Varsity Girls TennisCIC Conference Champs, 4th in the State, appeared in the semi-finals of the State Tournament

Varsity FootballAppeared in the semi-finals of the State Playoffs

Junior Varsity FootballUndefeated in the EPIC Regular Season

Varsity Boys SoccerAppeared in the State Tournament

Varsity Girls SoccerAppeared in the State Tournament

Varsity Girls Cross CountryConference Champs

Varsity Boys BasketballUndefeated in the CIC Conference, CIC Conference Tournament Champs

Varsity Boys Baseballappeared in the quarterfinals of the State Tournament

Varsity Softballappeared in the semi-finals of the State Tournament

Casey JonesAll State Softball

Trey SmelcerAll State Tennis and Football

Kayla MillerAll State Swimming

Will PrudenAll State Discus

Reid JohnstonAll State Baseball

Julia HighAll State Tennis, Tennis Conference Player of the Year

Tyson JonesAll State Football

Isaiah ThomasAll State Football

Scott DunnVarsity Boys Basketball Coach of the Year

Brian WinhamCross Country Coach of the Year

Margaret GodwinSwim Coach of the Year

Gayle HighGirls Tennis Coach of the Year

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HOLIDAY CONCERT

COMMUNITY SERVICELearning to serve in the community and society is an essential part of an RMA education. Our students have served communities throughout eastern North Carolina working in churches, soup kitchens, churches, hospitals, and at charity events. This year’s Upper School students logged in more than 8,047 hours serving our community, locally, nationally, and internationally.

STOP HUNGER NOWFor the second year in a row, RMA students in all grades, helped package over 10,000 meals to send throughout the United States and overseas through the Stop Hunger Now project.

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BOOSTER CLUB PARENTS ORGANIZATIONThe PO raises funds primarily through one school-wide fundraiser and rebate programs. The funds are used for the benefit and enhancement of Rocky Mount Academy.

There are many opportunities for all parents to become involved in the activities of the PO. The PO welcomes and encourages all parents to participate as the strength of our school is built on the participation of all its members. Some of the areas to volunteer include Buddy Events, Grandparents Day, Fall Festival, and Monster Mash.

Rocky Mount Academy is registered with several rebate programs: Box Tops for Education, Labels for Education, remove--Target (RMA ID# 12692), Harris Teeter (RMA ID# 3270) , Office Depot (RMA ID# 70062315) and AmazonSmile. Help our school earn easy money and products by designating RMA to benefit each time you shop at these stores or by clipping Box Tops and Labels for Education.

For more information, please contact this year’s PO President- Kate Tharin, at parentsorg@rmacademy.com

The Booster Club’s purpose is to support all aspects of athletics at RMA through the promotion of school spirit, good sportsmanship, and volunteer commitment. The Booster Club raises money through various activities including The Eagle Pass and athletic gear sales, concessions, and sponsorship signage on the two athletic fields.

Last year, the club raised close to $44,000. These funds made it possible to purchase a new short bus, a stage for graduation and banquets, magnetic decals for the gym and concession stands, safety fencing around the softball field, a new soccer backstop net, new basketball gym safety pads, and LED lighting for the gym. The club also hosted the athletic banquet and purchased banners for our senior athletes.

All RMA parents are automatically members of the Booster Club and are invited to attend the meetings. For more information, please contact this year’s Booster Club President, Katherine Johnston, at (252) 903-3943.

The highest honor given by Rocky Mount Academy is in recognition and in honor of an individual who has made a truly tremendous impact in the life and growth of the Academy though his/her time, talents, and re-sources. This year, the honor was bestowed upon:

Randy Adams

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AB Photography/ Angela Blankenship Randy Adams Anissa Adcock Allen’s Nursery Almand’s Drug/ Rich and Anjum Kos Angelo’s Pizza Anonymous Artful Expressions Bailey’s Fine Jewelry Wes Ballance Lydia Barden Rob and Chrissy Barnhill Basepoint/ Eric Gutshall BB&T Insurance/ Don Raper Wendi and Keith Beck Belle and Company Bevenue Country Club Bruce and Ashley Berry Marty Hutto and Beth Bartolomeo Bill Goode Photography Kjell and Julie Bo Boddie Noell Emily Bondy Wayne and Mary Boseman Ward and Mary Boyette Brand Performing Arts Center Trey and Wimberly Braswell

Joe and Virginia Brewer Britt’s Yardwork, Inc. Keith and Katherine Bryant Mark Bryant Bulluck Furniture Company Cambria Hotels & Suites Carolina Brewery Carolina Designs Jewelry Carolina Mudcats Baseball Carolina Woods & Water Outfitter Carolina Wreaths CDW-G Indy and Barry Chesis Chick-Fil-A Clean Clean Dry Cleaners Carol Clemens Coca-Cola National Foodservice Concord Hospitality Jerome and Anna Costa Beth Covolo Dawana Davis Scott and Robbie Davis Defy Gravity Gwen Dew Dharma Garden Hannah Diedrick Ann Dill Doug Henry Chevrolet

Doug Henry Ford Andrew and Leah Driver Dutch Dunton Durham Bulls Baseball Club Marie Easley Elite Island Resorts Sean and Jennifer Epps Jan Faithful John and Cindy Feagans Fishing Creek Flower Farm Floras Glass & Mirror Co. Food Lion Phil Ford Framer’s Alley Frank J. Courts, DDS. PhD Pediatric Dentistry Heather and Scott Freeman Friend of RMA Chris and Stephanie Gardner Gardner’s Catering Wayne and Mary Gibson Jo Green Angela Griffin Jimmy and Faye Grimes Bob and Hadley Gross Vanita Gulabrai Emily Haley Harris Teeter Hicks Animal Clinic Michael and Amanda Harrell

Johnny and Gayle High John and Caroline High Michelle High Highway Diner Hiltons Mens & Ladies Shop Cammy Hodges Mary Ann Holderness Honey Baked Ham Tommy and Kate Honey Richard Hunt Victoria Hunter Allen Ives Paul and Elaine Jaber Johnson Upholstery Katherine and Todd Johnston Ryan Keeter John and Heather Kim Bob Koszelak Kristen Lancaster Watson and Martha Lancaster Angela Langley Pam Larimer Helen Laughery Leslie Bauer Interiors Lilly & Lane Gail Lisson Paula Littke Charlie and April Livermon Jim and Sandra Livermon Lou Reda’s an American Table

Kimberly Marsigli Matilda Jane Clothing Mayo Knitting Mills Bradley and Niki McAdams Martie McCain Rhonda Meszaros Miller Orthodontics Ken and Elizabeth Miller Erin Miniard Susan Morgan Michael and Anne Mosley Tem and Britt Myers Naming by a Thread Nash County Sheriffs Department Nashville Exchange Neal Goodwin Photography Billy and Terry Noble Northgreen Country Club Nowell & Company On The Square Maureen O’Neill Osborne Jewelers P & D Architectural Pre-Cast Carolyn Patton Peoples Building Supply Pet’s Best Friend Butch and Sharon Pindell Pit Stop Shoppe Jim and Janie Mac Pittman

Thank you to all our sponsors, donors, and supporters that helped make the 42nd annual

benefit auction a success.

Since 1975, RMA has hosted its annual benefit auction. We are pleased to announce the 42nd

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ANNUAL AUCTIONPizza Inn Bill and Kinnie Pruden Red Caboose Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel Rex Jeweler’s Winslow and Laura Rogers Rose Hill Farms Dillon and Lucy Rose Joyce Ross Maribel Rucci Roger and Dionne Seale Shell Rapid Lube and Auto Spa SK Safari’s/ Clark Purvis Derrick and Melissa Smith Smith’s Red & White Grocery Store Smith’s Red & White Restaurant Southern Bank Don Stallings Summerlea Farm Sylvan Heights Bird Park Tar River Life Tarboro Brewing Company TGN Pearls Frances Tharin James and Kate Tharin John and Bethany Tharin

Mari Robin Tharin The Dunn Center for the Performing Arts The Garden Day Spa & Salon The Generation Companies The Hanor Company The Harrison Family YMCA The Omni Homestead Resort The Pink Pearl Trey and Julie Thorne Hall and Sharon Thorp Timmy and Lisa Tucker John and Beth Turnage U.S. Foods Skip and Sara Valentine VIP Dry Cleaners Debbie Viverette Wade Designs Jewelry Walmart- Rocky Mount Walt Disney World Trudi Waters Rebecca Watkins Libba Weaver Gary and Beth Wingfield Billy and Margaret Anne Wooten Yellow Dog Design Zaxby’s

SAVE THE DATE!

43rd Annual Benefit Auction

February 3,2018

A planned gift is usually the most important gift an individual makes in a lifetime. Planning your estate ensures that your property will pass to those individu-als and causes for which you care most deeply. Re-membering RMA in your estate plans is a fitting testi-mony to your belief in our mission and has a profound impact by providing resources in perpetuity that con-tinue to strengthen our mission. CHARITABLE BEQUEST

The most popular gift is a simple bequest through a will. You can leave a specific asset, a set amount of money or a percentage of your estate.

CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITYTransfer assets to RMA under which the Academy agrees to pay the donor fixed payments for your life or for the life of your chosen beneficiaries.

CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTAllows a donor to fund a trust with assets such as cash, stocks, or real estate and RMA will provide in-come for the donor.

LIFE INSURANCEDesignate RMA as the beneficiary of a new or exist-ing life insurance policy. Upon transfer of ownership, future premium payments are also tax deductible.

RETIREMENT ASSETSTransfer of an IRA to RMA allows the donor to avoid the income and estate taxes as opposed to family members subject to higher taxation.

REAL ESTATEReal estate such as a residence, vacation home, farm, and land can be donated to RMA, even while you con-tinue to live in or use the property. Capital gains tax might be avoided.

PLANNED GIVING OPPORTUNITIES AT RMA

If you have established a planned gift of which we are not aware, or need additional information about making a planned gift, please contact Katherine Bryant, Director of Development, at (252) 443-4126 or kbryant@rmacademy.com.

LEGACY SOCIETY MEMBERSNick & Betsy BoddieC. K. DunnJohn & Caroline HighDavid “Dink” M. Warren `77Jerry Allsbrook ‘78

PLANNED GIVING & LEGACY GIFTS

The Legacy Society recognizes those who have pro-vided for Rocky Mount Academy in their estate plans. As a member of The Legacy Society, you extend to a grateful community the opportunity to celebrate a gift that will ensure the longevity of RMA’s mission and values.

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Endowed funds are designed to ensure that money is available in perpetuity to provide RMA students with a comprehensive, balanced, active education. Each year a portion of the accrued interest is used to support programs and initiatives that further RMA’s mission. Gifts to the endowment help to secure the school’s long-term financial stability—and to fund current priorities through ongoing interest generated by the endowment.

You can choose to name a new fund in honor or in memory of a beloved family member or faculty member, creating an enduring legacy.

By establishing an endowed fund or contributing to an existing fund, you can support Rocky Mount Academy in several ways:

- A scholarship fund helps to make an RMA education possible for deserving students.

- An endowed fund can be designated to support a department, technology, athletics, the library, or faculty enrichment.

ONGOING SUPPORT FOR FACULTY, STUDENTS, & PROGRAMS In 2013, Rocky Mount Academy received one of the largest single gifts ever made

to the institution. A challenge gift of $250,000 was made from the family of one of the school’s founders to establish an endowment to honor the legacy and contri-bution of the founders of Rocky Mount Academy. Since matching donations have been secured, we are well on our way to our initial goal of 1.5 million dollars. We are pleased to announce that in August of 2016, we received a second $250,000 gift for the Founders Endowment to be used to match the next $250,000 in gifts.

Total reflects donations and 5 year pledge commitments.

ENDOWMENT SUPPORT

$0 Goal: $1.5 million

ENDOWMENT PROGRESS June 2017

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THE FOUNDERS ENDOWMENT

Does tuition cover the full cost of educating a student?As with most independent schools, RMA’s tuition does not cover the total expense of educating our students. Annual Giving contributions are critical to help the Academy close the gap between revenues and operating expenses.

Who should participate?We ask all members of our community—parents, grandparents, alumni, faculty, staff, special friends, lo-cal and national businesses involved with RMA, and foundations—to contribute as generously as possible.

When should I make a gift?Your support is welcome at any time, however, the best time to participate is early in the school year. RMA’s annual campaign starts in August with various appeals and personal solicitations occurring through-out the year. You can pledge an amount and fulfill it by June 30, the end of our fiscal year.

Can I designate my gift?You can choose to make an unrestricted contribu-tion to be used by the Academy for needs we deem most pressing or designate your gift to a particular program, scholarship, or facility that appeals to you.

Are annual giving donations tax deductible?Yes, to the fullest extent of the law. Each donor re-ceives a thank you letter and gift confirmation that serves as a receipt for tax purposes.

How to participate?Check payable to Rocky Mount Academy

Credit or Debit Card

Monthly bank draft

Stocks, bonds, and securities

Secure online gift at www.rmacademy.com/giving

WHAT IS ANNUAL GIVING?Annual giving is Rocky Mount Academy’s ongoing fundraising campaign that directly benefits our students and faculty during each academic year.

What does my gift support?

Innovative and challenging academic, athletic, and arts programs.

Recruitment and retention of highly talented faculty by offering competitive salaries/benefits.

Small class sizes to give faculty the opportunity to give individual attention.

Art supplies, books, and resource materials for the media center.

Professional development opportunities for our dedicated faculty and staff

Enhanced facility upgrades and annual maintenance.

Student scholarships and financial aid.

From July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018, we ask everyone to help us raise funds for the Academy’s operating expenses and special purposes.

FRIENDS OF RMA

The Annual Report of Donors reflects annual giving, unrestricted and restricted, gifts to the Founders Endowment, and gifts-in-kind made to Rocky Mount Academy from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. Every effort has been made to create an accurate report. If, however, a mistake has been made, please contact the Development Office at (252) 443-4126.

Boddie Noell EnterpriseRob and Chrissy BarnhillBarnhill Contracting CompanyBraswell Milling Company Trey and Wimberly BraswellBrewer Foundation Joe and Virgina BrewerBryanna Foundation Betsy Boddie Anne B. Mosley Bryan B. HancockGerald and Meilia CoxKevin CoxDickson FoundationDunn Family Foundation Pattie Dunn Vince and Genie Andracchio Jim and Janie Mac Pittman

Richard and Ashley AndersonVince and Sylvia AndracchioJami BarnhillBailey’s Fine JewelryBruce and Anna BiggsBill and Kim BoddieBulluck Furniture Co.Chris and Jennifer BrakeStephen and Martha ChesnuttKara CoxDaughtridge Sales/ Lige and Annie DaughtridgeLeonard and Debbie Daughtridge DeLeon Carter FoundationThomas and Ann DillHerbert and Jessica EvansDavid and Marianne FarrisJett and Lynn FerebeeMichael and Bryan HancockJohnny and Gayle HighTommy and Kate Honey

Bill JohnsonFenton Foundation/ Caroline HighFrank JolleyHank and Kathy JonesTommy and Maria LambertBob and Pam LarimerWilliam LoganDavid and Natalie MillerMSH Insurance/ David PurinaiMarty and Kim NealeyMatt and Leslie PaszekJinesh and Dimpal Patel Pfizer Jim and Janie Mac PittmanBill and Kinnie PrudenJames RabilLee and Mary Beth RademakerJep and Elizabeth RoseHall and Sharon ThorpGeorge and Beezie WhitakerBilly and Margaret Anne Wooten

THE HEADMASTER’S SOCIETY$100 to $499

Billy and June LelandKim and Jeff AgnewAllen’s NurseryVince and Genie AndracchioKatherine AventDan and Sue BlackshearAnn BoddieBrooks and Stephanie BooneJames and Rita BoucherDavid and Patsy BradleyKen and Deborah BurnetteMrs. Graham BurnsJordan CarterBarry and Indy ChesisChris and Kendall CobbKatherine ColeGeorge and Jo Lynn CollinsDavid and Catherine CombsCharles and Janet Corey

Phil and Dawana DavisRobert and Michelle DavisScott and Roberta DavisNilay and Purvi DesaiThomas G. DillSean and Jennifer EppsCindy and John FeagansFirst Grade Class - 2017Scott and Betsy FritschelWilliam FrohboseBrian and Denna GloverTony and Carolyn GranthamBob and Hadley GrossAmanda HarrellRusty and Mary Ann HoldernessBuddy and Nancy HooksSteve and Regina JaredMatthew and Gloriane JefferysJohn and Allison Jenkins

Powell and Marilyn JenkinsDavid and Martha JonesJim and Mary KitchinBob KoszelakJohn and Elizabeth KupscoWooten and Martha LammWatson and Martha LancasterAngela LangleyPaul and Melba LegajDwayne and Jennifer LewisJim and Sandra LivermonRonnie and Gayle LockeStuart and Cheryl LockeFarrar and Maureen MartinFrankie and Susan MayDeck and Martie McCainLogan and Mary McCallWill Alston/ Metro MaintenanceJeff and Patti Miller

THE FOUNDER’S SOCIETY

Almand’s Drug Store Rich and Anjum KosAllen and Jennie BarnhillBob BatchelorKeith and Wendi BeckBeth Covolo

$500 to $999Mike and Dawn DanielsBill DaughtridgeRoyal and Liz DavidChris and Tamara DenglerScott and Rhonda DunnJohn and Patsy Ferebee

Guardian Holdings Pattie Dunn Vince and Genie AndracchioLee and Sylvia HarrissBrian and Jennifer HutsonJohn and Heather Kim

Michael and Anne MosleyJoe and Jean NelsonWinslow and Laura RogersDon and Billie StallingsIda StanleyNorma Turnage

Jonathon and Jee-Young VarnellLane WeatherlyNettie WilliamsScott and Leigh Ann Wingfield

THE AVONDALE SOCIETY$1,000 to $4,999

Dexter DavidJennifer BakerJason and Kiersten BarnesMatthew BerryJohn and Diana BradleyKeith and Katherine BryantKenneth and Melissa ChestonNancy DoughtiePattie Dunn

Eric and Kelcey GazawayBobby and Jo GreenGary and Denise HelmsMichael and Evelyn HesterMarion HinesBill and Kitty HudginsTodd and Katherine JohnstonRex and Elaine JonesAmy Knox

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Clyde and Cantrell MingesSusan MorganMichael and Daphne O’BrienDeLeon and Connie ParkerRobert and Helen PaszekJim and Carolyn PattonButch and Sharon PindellAl and Patsy PridgenJack and Barbara RichDillon and Katie RoseMiguel and Maribel RucciRanjit and Suchita SalunkeKen and Meredith SawyerMonty and Lorie SigmonDerrick and Melissa SmithJohn and Pam SnipesJane SnowFatin SoufanPaul and Lisa Stone

Carlton and Gaynelle TaylorScott and Jennifer ThompsonTrey and Julie ThorneSaraJane ThorpTimmy and Lisa TuckerWill and Debbie ViveretteDavid WarrenTrudi WatersLibba WeaverDavid and Melissa WellsJames and Sally WhatleyTed and Dawn WhitehurstBen WhitleyBarbara WillisBrian and Amy WinhamBarden WinsteadHorace and Ruby WinsteadSarah Winters

Bill and Kim LehnesBrian and Paula LittkeEric and Michelle MeadowsLou and Rhonda MeszarosShelton and Brenda MillsThomas and Susan Moore Morgan StanleyTerry and Lori NashBuck and Hope Newton

Bob O’BrienMichael and Daphne O’BrienErin O’BrienJames and Mindy ProctorCameron RamseyPhil and Tempie RoweJane ShieldsAndrew and Evan StallingsRichard and Nancy Stevenson

Mark and Cheri StricklandKeith and Lisa TyndallRodney and Tara VesterTim and Linda WellsCasey and Alana WellsRobbie and Ennis Wooten

THE EAGLE SOCIETY$5,000 or more

Wayne and Mary GibsonHelen LaugheryKenneth and Elizabeth MillerNicholas & Lucy Boddie FoundationSteel Technology Bill and Kinnie PrudenMark and Denise RussellMiller OrthodonticsThe Slick Family FoundationSouthern BankWaters Brothers Contractors

THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

CLASS NOTES1988Jason Harrold Jason Harrold, ‘88, has worked for Centene Corporation for the past 20 years. He started with Centene’s Vision Care Division, Envolve Vision, which is an eye care insurance company. Envolve Vision has operations centers in Rocky Mount, Tempe, AZ and Raleigh. He relocated seven years ago to Centene’s Corporate Offices in St. Louis, MO to manage several other Specialty Business Units and now serves as the CEO of Envolve Benefit Options, which includes vision, dental and correctional health care subsidiaries.

SEND US YOUR NEWS!With alumni as active as Rocky Mount Academy’s, there is never a shortage of news to share. Weddings, births, adventures, and accompanying photos are all of great interest to your fellow alumni, so send us your news.

RMA Development Office1313 Avondale AveRocky Mount, NC 27803Katherine Bryantkbryant@rmacademy.com252.443.4126

2003Morgan Crawford Smith Morgan Crawford Smith, ’03, develops educational travel programs for students at WorldStrides in Charlottesville, VA. Her daughter, Campbell Anne Smith was born 10/12/16. Morgan is married to Michael Smith.

2003Nicholas Mosley Nicholas Mosley, ’03 is a Foreign Exchange Specialist for Wells Fargo Securities. He helps corporations

pay and receive in foreign currency and manage their exchange rate risk. His son, Carleton Everhart Mosley was born on March 14, 2017. Nicholas is married to Katie and they live in Charlotte.

2007Ashley Foster Schauer Ashley Foster Schauer, 07’ graduated from UNC-Wilmington with a degree in Special Education and a minor in Psychology. Ashley became a teacher at Codington Elementary in a self contained Special Education classroom. She just recently received the Teacher of the Year award for 2017-2018 at her school as a result of her hard work and dedication. This past spring of 2016, Ashley began to pursue her masters at UNC- Wilmington and will graduate

in December 2017, with a degree in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Advocacy for Early Childhood. To help supplement her passion to advocate for the teaching profession, Ashley is the Vice President of the Honor’s Society Kappa Delta Pi at UNC-Wilmington.

2008Morgan Minges Skuce

Morgan Minges Skuce, ’08, is a business analyst at QuintilesIMS, an internation-al company that conducts drug trials for pharmaceu-tical companies. Morgan married Andrew Skuce on June 9, 2017

2013Alexandra Thompson Alexandra Thompson, ‘13, recently graduated with a degree in Business Administration, specifically Entrepreneurship, as well as a minor in Latin American Studies and Sport and Entertainment Management. During her sophomore year at USC, she was chosen as a finalist in the entrepreneurship competition The Proving Ground, which is similar to the show Shark Tank. She is Currently working for the SC Department of Commerce’s recycling campaign, Your Bottle Means Jobs, as the marketing intern. Your Bottle Means Jobs is a recycling campaign, an initiative of the Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council, the SC Department of Commerce, the NC Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Service, and the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control. The YBMJ campaign is focused on increasing the rate of plastic bottle recycling in the Carolinas on the basis that recycling is not only beneficial for the environment, but also the economy. The Carolinas have over 3,500 jobs and more than $240 million in capital investments affiliated with plastic bottle recycling. They have calculated that if every household in the Carolinas recycled 2 more plastic bottles each week, the plastics recycling industry here could create 300 jobs all up and down the value chain. While Carolina households now throw away about 70% of their recyclables, the Carolinas’ plastics recycling industry struggles to collect supply and even imports “trash” (bales of bottles) from Canada and Latin America. If you would like to become involved or know more about the campaign, please contact Alexandra Thompson at info@yourbottlemeansjobs.com or (803) 262 0848. Their website is www.yourbottlemeansjobs.com and you can find them on Facebook (/SCDOC.

YourBottleMeansJobs), Twitter (@urbotlmeansjobs) or Instagram (@urbotlmeansjobs).

COMING IN 2018...

Rocky Mount Academy’s first academic building expansion project since 1974.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Holiday ConcertDecember 12, 2017

43rd Annual AuctionFebruary 3, 2018

GraduationMay 25, 2018

New PK and Kindergarten Facility | New Middle School Wing | State of the Art Science Lab | 66 seat Media Room | Student Commons Area

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