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.
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Chapel Hill High School, Green Hope High School
Home
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New Life
Home
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Grace Christian of Raleigh
Away
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St. David's School
Home
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Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Home
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Wake Christian
Away
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East Chapel Hill
Home
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East West Challenge, Providence Day
Away
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East West Challenge, Cannon
Away
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Charlotte Christian
Away
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Bunn High School
Away
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Saint Mary's School
Home
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North Raleigh Christian
Home
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Cary Academy
Away
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Durham Academy
Away
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Greensboro Day School
Home
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Cary Academy
Home
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Saint Mary's School
Away
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Durham Academy
Home
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Wesleyan Christian Academy
Home
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North Raleigh Christian
Away
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Playoffs, Covenant Day
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Playoffs, Wesleyan Christian
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Chapel Hill High School, Green Hope High School
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New Life
Loss
1-3
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Grace Christian of Raleigh
Win
3-1
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St. David's School
Win
3-0
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Trinity Academy of Raleigh
Win
3-0
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Wake Christian
Loss
1-3
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East Chapel Hill
Win
3-1
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East West Challenge, Providence Day
Loss
1-3
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East West Challenge, Cannon
Win
3-1
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Charlotte Christian
Loss
0-3



Sandy has over 25 years of experience coaching volleyball. She is Co-Founder of NC Elite Volleyball
Club, Inc. (founded in 2007), and currently serves as President, Master Coach and Board Chair. She has
been involved with club volleyball administration and coaching since 2000, and in the Raleigh area since
2003. While coaching, Sandy successfully led her teams to qualify for the USAV Junior Olympic National
Championships in every season she coached, and won several Regional and Divisional
Championships. In addition to her club volleyball coaching experience, Sandy has coached numerous
collegiate camps throughout Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, and coached junior
high school volleyball in her hometown, Cincinnati OH. Most recently, Sandy served as Varsity Head
Coach at Saint Mary’s School in Raleigh, transforming the program to their first winning season in over a
decade within 2 years.
Collegiately, Sandy was a 3 sport NCAA Division 1 scholarship athlete: a 4-year letter winner and three-
time all-conference setter and MVP with the UNC Charlotte Women’s Varsity Volleyball Team, MVP of
the Women’s Varsity Track Team (4 varsity letters) and starting midfielder for the 1995 Conference USA
Championship UNC Charlotte Women’s Varsity Soccer Team (1 varsity letter). She completed her
collegiate career holding career and single season school records in assists, digs and service aces, as well
as an NCAA Division 1 national ranking of 14th in all-time career assists. In high school, Sandy played
volleyball for the nationally recognized Cincinnati Seton. She led her team to numerous GGCL
Conference, Regional, and Ohio State Championships while earning all-conference, all-region, and all-
state honors.
Apart from her athletic accomplishments, Sandy holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology and a B.A. in Psychology.
She completed her post-Doctoral training at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Sandy has held
various executive and leadership positions in the applied biotechnology and life sciences industries,
focusing on strategy, innovation, and technology development. She has founded five companies and
currently dedicates her time to building and launching new technologies, programs, and platforms in
collaboration with her co-founders and development teams. (LinkedIn). Sandy has also served on
various boards and advisory committees, currently serving as Board Member and Governance
Committee Chair for the NC State Institute for Emerging Issues, a preeminent think tank pursuing
solutions to North Carolina's challenges to strengthen the future competitiveness of the State.
On a personal note, Sandy is happily married to Gary DeJames, and they have a son named Nicholas.
They also share their home with three dogs, Indy, Laken, and Annie.