After a brief hiatus from regular issues–The Eagle Examiner instead worked with The Rocky Mount Telegram to publish an article reaching a wider audience–it’s back to business with a senior spotlight, so let’s hear about Christopher Harper! Chris joined us his freshman year after leaving Faith...

Fall sports may be winding down, but the excitement isn’t over yet since all of our teams have a lot to be proud of–either because they’ve had a great season or made it into the playoffs! This year, our cross country team has had a very successful season, winning every conference meet and...

Rocky Mount Academy’s Exceptional Children’s program is one of the many things our school is proud to offer the community. We are blessed to have dedicated classes for Lower, Middle, and Upper School students with special needs. Last year, Jodie Coble ‘24 introduced everyone to the Middle School...

On October 3rd, RMA’s 6th graders took a field trip to Wilmington, North Carolina. This trip was primarily geared at supplementing their history and science classes while also being a fun way for the new Middle School students to bond with each other. The first stop on the trip was Fort Caswell...

The average 18-year-old can look forward to 334 months of free time assuming they live to the age of 90. Most people are on track to spend 312 of those months looking unproductively at a screen. Last week, the students, parents and staff at Rocky Mount Academy had the opportunity to attend...

Our senior spotlight this issue is about someone I knew long before we both joined the RMA family, and I’m so happy that Cameron Dawkins (also known as “Chop” by his classmates) is still my classmate and friend.  Finishing his high school career at RMA, Chop is taking Spanish 4, Advanced English...

The Memory Project is all about helping people who have been dealt a less than fortunate hand in life. Their slogan makes the project's purpose evident: “creating a kinder world through art.” Children from impoverished countries around the world submit photographs of themselves, and American art...

With the recent cooler weather and summer coming to a close, many of us are embracing fall by wearing cozy hoodies, eating pumpkin spice everything, and staying inside watching some of our favorite horror and Halloween movies. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but many of our favorites for spooky season–Hocus...

Last year, the varsity girls tennis team did remarkably well–making it all the way to the semi-finals–and they hope to go even further this year: to the state championship. Their chances are good, not only because all but one player (Jodie Coble, who graduated last May) has returned for the...

As we welcome in the 2024 football season, we also welcome a new head coach to our program, Coach Morris Jones. Coach Mo completed his degree at ECU and spent two years in Wilson County Public Schools, first as a student-teacher and then as a Health/Physical Education teacher, before joining the staff...