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Quoth the Raven
Frequently Used Terms and Campus Locations, Explained
TERM
CCL
Chapel Dress
Dress Down Day
Fan Day
Fund For Ravenscroft
Game Day Dress
LFH
Lunch Saints
RAC
Recess Saints MEANING
The Center for Creative Leadership, a global top-five leadership development institute and Ravenscroft’s partner in creating and implementing Lead From Here, our citizen leadership framework
Special dress code for students for our all-school chapels
A specially designated day in which students, faculty and staff are permitted to wear more casual attire than the dress code typically allows
Held during each sports season, with multiple home games highlighted by RAC
Ravenscroft’s annual fund, which helps close the gap between what tuition covers and the full cost of a Ravenscroft education
Special dress code for Middle and Upper School athletes on days of home and away games (Lower School does not have Game Day Dress)
Lead From Here, Ravenscroft’s one-of-a-kind citizen leadership framework that is modeled and taught across all grade levels and disciplines
Lower School parent volunteers who take their child’s class to lunch in the cafeteria
Parents’ Association, a parent-led group that builds and sustains community across all divisions with volunteering, fundraising and events
Ravenscroft Athletic Club, a parent-led group that supports athletics through volunteering, fundraising and events
Lower School parent volunteers who take their child’s class to recess on the playground
BELL TOWER CAMPUS GREEN FINE ARTS CENTER GONET GATEWAY
SPACES/PLACES
Back Carpool DESCRIPTION
Lot E (Lower School), also known as the Fifth-Grade Circle; carpool drop-off and pick-up location for PreK, fourth and fifth grades
Bell Entrance
Bell Tower
Butterfly Garden
Campus Green
Cox Court
Fine Arts Center
Fine Arts Circle
Finley Center
Front Carpool
Gonet Gateway
Head of School Entrance
Holding Garden
Holding Hall
Jones Health Center
Entrance to campus from Falls of Neuse Road which is open for campus events taking place on nights and weekends
Iconic landmark on the Campus Green in front of the Middle School and adjacent to the Rose Arbor
Garden on the interior of campus between the PreK Learning Center and Lower School gym
Interior of campus bordered by the Middle School, A.E. Finley Center, Murphy Hall Upper School and the Fine Arts Center; home to campus events such as the Homecoming Dinner, the first-day-of-school flag-raising ceremony and commencement
Middle School gym located in Richards Hall; home to wrestling matches and Middle School basketball games
Home to Jones Theatre, the young peoples’ theatre, art gallery, and classrooms and studios for fine arts classes as well as the Head of School suite and the Dining Hall
The drive that loops between the Fine Arts Center and Murphy Hall Upper School near the Campus Green
Athletics facility housing offices for P.E. and athletics staff, locker rooms, athletic training room, weight room, aquatics, Main Arena and Billerman Court, and Back Gym
Lot F (Lower School); carpool drop-off and pick-up location for first through third grades
Stone arch that serves as entrance to the football stadium
Entrance from Newton Road near the Ravenscroft Welcome Center and the Head of School’s house which is closed at night and on weekends.
Tree-shaded area between Richards Hall, the Lower School Fine Arts Center and the Lower School; home to Lower School strings concerts, class picnics and more
Lower School building
School nurse’s office, located near Richards Hall and the Keim Center on the interior of campus
KEIM CENTER FOR INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
ROSE ARBOR
SPACES/PLACES DESCRIPTION
Keim Center for Innovation and Research
LJ’s Place
Building housing Upper School computer and robotics labs, a café, the Middle and Upper School library, conference rooms, school archives, Chromebooks Help Desk and the offices of Library and Technology Services staff
Patio adjacent to Murphy Hall Upper School in the campus interior overlooking the Campus Green
Lower School Fine Arts Center
Formerly Richards Hall Annex, located between Richards Hall and the Lower School; home to Lower School visual art, music and private lessons facilities
Murphy Hall
Upper School building, home to College Counseling suite and Upper School Café
Outdoor Learning Center
Open-air facility located in wooded area along Cross Country Trail; used for science and nature instruction
Parking Lot A
Parking Lot B
Parking Lot C
Parking Lot D
RavenZone
Scott Pavilion
Sophomore Lot
Richards Hall
Sophomore parking lot; most convenient parking for baseball and cross country events
Junior parking lot, closest to Ravenscroft Drive. Overflow parking for Juniors is Lot A
Middle School parking lot; most convenient parking for Keim Center for Innovation and Technology
Richards Hall parking lot; most convenient parking for Cox Court, Business Office and RavenZone
School store, currently located in front of Richards Hall
Athletic training center located on the visitor side of the football field; includes restrooms for visitors
Lot A, located near the baseball field near the Bell Entrance
Offices for Business Office, Marketing/Communications, Philanthropy; Cox Court (Middle School gym); RavenZone school store; conference rooms
Rose Arbor
Winston Entrance
Winston Library
Walkway between the Bell Tower and Gonet Gateway along the Campus Green
Entrance to campus from Newton Road which may be closed at various times
Lower School’s library, adjacent to Lower School and fifth-grade playground
