For the fourth year in a row, Ravenscroft's student-led fundraising team for Crucial Catch has been recognized as the top fundraising school in the nation, exceeding their goal of $30,000 by more than $6,000, and once again winning the prestigious Pink Cleat Award.
Three Ravenscroft art students have been recognized for their submissions to the Fine Arts League of Cary Teen Show.
Six Middle School students took the global Pegasus Mythology Exam in March, with all winning awards for their performance.
Dion Bennett P’25 ’29 has called Raleigh home since the age of 5. As Vice President and Business Development Officer at First Bank, he manages relationships with North Carolina businesses for commercial lending and finance. In this role, he assists commercial-based clients and businesses with financing, business strategy development and resolution, commercial-debt refinance and multiple related aspects of business operations.
Prior to transitioning into banking, Bennett worked 12 years as an engineering consultant for large industrial and utility clients. His diverse experiences have led to a unique and diverse skill set including traditional lending, risk management, treasury management and specifications-design management. He is a member of the North Carolina Bankers Association.
Bennett has served on the Holt Brothers Foundation Board and is on the N.C. Dementia Alliance Board of Directors. He graduated from NC State with a B.S. in pulp/paper science and a B.A. in chemistry. Bennett and Kimberly, his wife of 20 years, have two children, Deanna ’25 and Donovan ’29.
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