The NFL Draft is one of the most exciting parts of the offseason, and it’s coming up soon on April 24-26! This is where a team can start fresh and have an optimistic outlook on the future, maybe snagging that one person who can make the team a championship contender. With plenty of college talent ready...

Just two weeks ago, juniors, seniors, and a few lucky sophomores invited as dates attended the Rocky Mount Academy prom. Although the event was on April 4, the planning behind this special dance started months and months before! So, what does it take to pull off a prom? The first prom planning...

Over the past couple of weeks, our Exceptional Eagles have been very busy!  In early April, members of our Exceptional Children’s Program participated in the Special Olympics, which were hosted by Rocky Mount High. This year, Lower School students went to the event on April 3, while the Middle...

One of our senior spotlights for this issue is Julie Ariza, who joined the RMA family after attending Insistuto Minerva in Celaya, Guanajuato. Julie originally lived in Celaya, a city in central Mexico, before she moved to the United States for her first year as an Eagle in ninth grade. She is bilingual,...

One Senior Spotlight for this week is on Nicolas Du Pont, who is as well-known around campus as most teachers since he has helped the RMA family in countless ways! Nicolas is a lifer who has called RMA home for 15 years (he started here in Pre-K at age three) and has played a critical role by helping...

This Senior Spotlight focuses on a member of the senior class who is no stranger to another kind of spotlight: Ava Swanner. On March 19-20, Rocky Mount Academy put on a production of High School Musical, in which Ava played Martha. She was also in Grease, Mama Mia, and Little Me and was honored by...

For one of this week's articles, you get the pleasure of learning more about one of RMA’s lifers: Frances Stone, who has been a part of the RMA family since Pre-K. She is a caring, independent, enthusiastic, and funny individual, and I can testify to the fact that there is never a dull moment with...

Spending time around Frances Tharin–we met at dance class when we were 3 years old and are now clogging together–I have seen the fun, creative personality that she brings into our senior class. Frances is a “lifer,” meaning that she came to RMA in Pre-K… and she has enjoyed every minute...

One of our five senior spotlights this week is on RMA “lifer” Thomas Honey, who started Pre-K here at the age of three. If he were to describe himself in a few words, they would be smart, athletic, funny, and kind.  Smart. Thomas has challenged himself this year by taking French 4, AP Calculus,...

One of this week’s spotlights is on senior Parker Gupton, who made the exciting decision to commit to the ECU Honors College last week! Here, we’ll take a look at his life as an RMA student leading up to this amazing opportunity.  Parker has been part of the Eagle family since his freshman year...