Nansemond-Suffolk Academy: 2018-2019 Impact Report

Impact Annual Giving

R E PO R T 2018-2019

Thank You For over 50 years, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy has offered students an exceptional education, thanks to you. Every donation, regardless of the amount, makes a difference and has a positive impact on the NSA community.

Impact Making a Greater

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ogether, we can prepare tomorrow’s leaders for a future that is rapidly changing and full of opportunity. By providing funding for additional program enhancements and campus improvements, you can help us continue our mission of engaging, inspiring and empowering our students. Your support of our future projects is greatly appreciated and will make all the difference.

Campus Improvements

Programs

• Updated master plan

• Project Lead the Way and STEM course supplies

• Renovations: Lower School Amphitheater, Upper School Locker Rooms, the Hawks Library, the Main Campus Lower School and enhancements to the Arthur E. Jones Athletic Field/Track

• Lower School guided reading books • Band uniforms, stands and instruments

• Improved accessibility to the acreage behind the Main Campus

• New stage curtains for theatre performances

• Pond rehabilitation on the Main Campus

• Athletics: uniforms and state-of-the-art equipment

Invest Now

IN THE FUTURE OF NSA

To learn more about supporting these future projects, please contact the Office of Advancement at (757) 539-8789 ext. 3234.

Leaving a

Legacy W

hether you would like to support NSA today or after your lifetime, we would be pleased to work with you or your advisor to fulfill your charitable goals. To extend your support to create a lasting impact, please contact Director of Advancement Kenda Council ’91 to learn more about joining the Saints Society, an honorary organization that was established in 1996 by past trustee, past parent, grandparent and longtime NSA supporter Sue Birdsong for donors who have created trusts, bequests or other legacy/planned gifts to benefit NSA.

Options include:

Life Insurance

Bequests

Retirement Plan Assets

Real Estate

Charitable Lead Trusts

Charitable Remainder Trusts

CONTACT Kenda Council ’91 (757) 539-8789 ext. 3339 or kcouncil@nsacademy.org

*This information is offered as general guidance and should not be considered a substitute for professional counsel. Consult your tax or legal adviser for professional guidance.

Your Gifts

Make a Difference $2 Million+

An immediate and direct benefit for our students

Gifts in the 2018-2019 academic year

Enhanced Programs

Campus Enhancements

• Lower School Guided Reading Program • Flexible seating for classrooms and the • Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALSTM)

Upper School student lounge as well as new furniture for the Upper School Lobby

• Middle School Explorations Program

• New entrance signs at the Main Campus

• Upper School Project Lead the

• New exterior lighting and landscaping

Way curriculum

at the Main Campus

• Worldwide Streaming Network (WSN) partnership to live stream athletic events and schoolwide assemblies as well as theatre, band, chorus and grade-level performances

• Improvements to athletic facilities, state-of-the-art equipment and uniforms

• Ceiling replacement in the Thomas W. Johnson Gymnasium in the Beazley Center

• Roof replacement • Updated HVAC units

By the Numbers

2018-2019

249

100

30

Fleur-de-Lis Society Members*

Upper School Student Giving

%

%

Alumni Giving

60 Saints Society Members

*Donors giving $1,000+ annually

Annual Giving

Summary T

he annual fund strengthens and sustains the NSA community by helping to fund the many opportunities available to our students.

Your support is critical to the future of our school and our commitment to improving our curriculum and programs.

Donor Support 17%

Alumni

2008-2009

2018-2019

30% 100% 100%

Board of Trustees 69%

Current Parents

95% 100% 100%

Faculty and Staff Grandparents Parents of Alumni

8% 7%

27% 16% 40%

Past Trustees

78%

Overall Giving $

762,381 2008-2009

2,065,127

$

2018-2019

As of June 30, 2019

Investing in the

Future

Alyssa Bush ’20

Jacob Conrod ’20

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started attending NansemondSuffolk Academy in the sixth grade when I moved from Louisiana to Virginia. I have participated in basketball and soccer at both the junior varsity and varsity levels. I have also had the absolute pleasure of serving as a section leader and the drum major within our band program and as the team captain of our Varsity Girls’ Basketball Team. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and am blessed to have been surrounded by adults and students who are diverse in appearance and thinking, who care about the welfare of those around them and who are all dedicated to the betterment of the school in which we all hold so dearly to our hearts. Next year, I plan on attending Wake Forest University, where I will pursue a career either in pre-medicine or pre-law.

have attended NSA since the second grade.

My favorite activities are Cross Country and indoor and outdoor Track and Field. I am also captain of the Quiz Bowl team and was formerly a member of the concert and marching bands. I also head the Haitian Awareness Club. NSA has taught me to be myself and to not always go with the crowd.

NSA has also helped instill a sense of honor in me as a result of our Honor Code. I am grateful to attend NSA, because I know it is a quality, competitive education coupled with a tight-knit student and faculty community, bolstered by teachers who actually care about their subjects and their students. I feel very privileged to be able to attend a school with such quality facilities and programs.

My lasting impression from NSA is that it is possible to have an educational community where your classmates and teachers feel like family. One of my goals for the future is to go into education. I would love to teach history or English—my two favorite subjects.

Your Annual Gift

MAKES AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT Your gift to the Annual Fund is an investment in the future of each and every Saint. Your generosity sustains the many programs that define Nansemond-Suffolk Academy and demonstrates your belief in the value of the NSA experience. Every gift matters, and your support will make an immediate impact.

Donate Today!

Online nsacademy.org/support/donate-now

Phone

(757) 539-8789 ext. 3234

Mail

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Main Campus 3373 Pruden Boulevard Suffolk, VA 23434

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