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.
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In 1967, following a series of decisions that would set a small downtown Raleigh church school on the path to becoming one of the Triangle’s top independent schools, Ravenscroft board members recognized that the best way to achieve their vision for the school was to relocate it.
Over the next few years, dedicated supporters — including brothers Robert Holding Jr., Frank Holding and Lewis “Snow” Holding, Fran and Watson Pugh ’38, Mary Ann Broughton, Jack Carter and Victor Bell Jr. — worked tirelessly to make that possible.
The question was simple: What do our student-athletes need for safe and successful fitness training? The answer led Ravenscroft’s Athletics Department to reevaluate the existing weight room, located in the A.E. Finley Activity Center, and take decisive action to meet the current needs of the physical education curriculum and athletic team training.
As technology continues to transform teaching and learning across campus, two Ravenscroft families have given generously to support and advance its use among students of all ages.
“As we educate students in a rapidly changing world, these sorts of gifts are incredibly important,” Sarah Loyola, director of educational technology, said. “These forward-thinking families are helping us prepare our students for careers that may not yet even exist.”
When Norva Bounds learned that her father was planning to retire from teaching, she was determined to ensure that his legacy of scholarship would be remembered. Bounds, a longtime Spanish teacher in Ravenscroft’s Upper School, decided to dedicate her full Ravenscroft salary that year toward the creation of an endowment in his name.
“The gift that keeps on giving” is a phrase that could have been coined to describe a well-rounded education — and also the generosity of donors who make that possible for so many students at Ravenscroft. When it comes to endowments dedicated to the fine arts at Ravenscroft, donors who support these funds can be assured their generosity has a lifelong impact on students with a passion for the arts.
We asked our Ravenscroft Alumni Facebook friends: What spot on campus was your favorite when you were a student here and why?
Nine alumni reflect on their experiences in leadership and service to their alma mater as members of our Board of Trustees
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