Fletcher Magazine - Summer 2024

EDITORIAL

Beth Levanti Director of

Jennifer Brost Director of Advancement

CONTRIBUTORS

Photography:

Billy Howard Photography

Beth Levanti

Claire Renn

St John Photography

Yearbook Staff

Design: Kistin Creative Studio

ON THE COVER

Third graders Romana Langevin and Anna Kistner share smiles with the third grade garden in the background. Members of the Sardiswood Garden Club have teamed up with their class for a fruitful community partnership!

Tara Terry, PhD Head of School

Dear Fletcher School Community,

At our faculty and staff welcome for the 2023-2024 school year, we watched a clip from the Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso where the perennially optimistic Coach Lasso reminds us, “Be Curious. Not Judgmental.” We were inspired to celebrate our accomplishments, be curious about each other and the world around us, accept what makes us the same and different, and respect ourselves and each other. This message may have seemed like a tall order in our sometimes divisive world. As I complete my second year at The Fletcher School, however, I can assure you it absolutely describes how we approach each day.

This academic year marked a milestone as we welcomed the largest number of students in the school’s history. Under the unparalleled expertise of our faculty, staff, and leadership, our students continue to thrive. The Fletcher School is a joyful place where teachers consistently go above and beyond to know their students deeply and help them reach their fullest potential. We have continued to see an increase in our electives, clubs, and after school programs, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to educating the whole child. Our campus improvements will continue to enhance the student experience, and we look forward to sharing more in the coming months.

As we look forward to our reaccreditation in the fall, we are fortunate to take the opportunity to reflect on what we have accomplished and where we are headed next. I feel grateful to have an engaged Board of Trustees who are partnering with us to think strategically about our future. It is certainly a bright one as we are excited to continue positively impacting the lives of the students we help flourish.

In this issue, we explore our educators’ expertise using the Orton-Gillingham Approach, show how we give our students opportunities to explore their interests and passions, and celebrate some of our talented faculty for their creative accomplishments.

We look forward to embracing our journey with you. Together, we unlock extraordinary futures one student at a time.

Warmly,

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Tara Terry, Head of School and Director of The Rankin Institute

Jennifer Brost, Director of Advancement

Ginna Clute, Middle and Upper Schools Division Head

Ariel Hausman, Director of Finance and Operations

Beth Levanti, Director of Marketing and Communications

Jennifer Middlemas, Director of Enrollment Management

John Nussbaumer, Assistant Head of School

Trina O’Connor, Lower and Intermediate Schools Division Head

Heather Ramsey, Director of Educational Technology

2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS

Jamal Dawkins, Chair

Al Welch, Treasurer

Lesley Shull, Secretary

Michael Kahn, At-Large Member

John Porter, Recent Past Chair

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

TRUSTEES

Richard Bange

James Bullock

Kathy Fine

Will Hadley

Brian Hedgepeth

Tara Terry, Head of School and Director of The Rankin Institute

Tracia Cericola, Parents’ Council President

Barrett Kollme

John Lowry

Jennifer McAuley

Arch McIntosh

Melanie Powell

Margaret Rainey

Kelley Ripp

Ceci Robinson

Fritz Smith

Bob Youakim

Jamal M. Dawkins, Esq. Board Chair

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

Dear Fletcher School Community,

This is the perfect time to celebrate our wonderful teachers. Indeed, they are the ones creating the magic that empowers our children. When people ask about The Fletcher School, I tell them, “It is a group of loving, masterful teachers transforming the lives of unique learners, one student, one family at a time.” Yes, it may sound like an elevator speech, but it is my story. For any family who has had a child at the school, it is your story, too. The Board of Trustees stewards the future of Fletcher with this notion clearly in mind—it serves as our North Star. We are pleased to have begun the process of crafting Fletcher’s next strategic plan to build upon the authenticity, intentionality, and sustainability of our one-of-a-kind learning community. We will look forward to sharing our progress with you at key milestones.

As we look toward the future with great hope and expectation, we also step back to acknowledge our past board members and chairs who have carefully navigated Fletcher into the present. A hearty salute goes to John Porter for his leadership as our board chair for the previous five years. John’s resolute focus was born out of his love and passion for seeing Fletcher thrive and continue transforming lives even through the COVID pandemic, which we will remember as one of the most trying seasons of a generation. Thank you, John.

Given the change in my daughter’s life, I am grateful to carry on the board’s legacy of helping the school succeed so that other parents can experience the same solace as my family. My wife and I found Fletcher after experiencing significant frustration as we tried to understand our daughter’s learning style.

Her then teachers told us that everything was fine; she was just developing at a different pace. But we know our children best, and we felt there was something more we did not understand. Bringing our daughter to Fletcher in the third grade was exactly what she needed. It was what my family needed. It was a godsend.

I am forever grateful for the transformation in my daughter’s life that resulted from caring teachers loving her back to strength, self-esteem, and confidence in a safe environment. We brought our frustrations to Fletcher, and they gave us back flowers. It has been a priceless exchange. To our masterful teachers, thank you.

What a gift The Fletcher School is to our children, our families, and our Charlotte community. Thank you for the role you will play in our future together.

Sincerely,

Orton-Gillingham

While it might take a little time to learn about The Fletcher School’s Orton-Gillingham Approach, it’s easy to see our teachers and students bring it to life in our classrooms—and in everything we do.

Who were Orton and Gillingham?

Samuel Torrey Orton (1879-1948), a neuropsychiatrist and pathologist, was a pioneer in focusing attention on reading failure and related language processing difficulties. He brought together neuroscientific information and principles of remediation. As early as the 1920s, he had extensively studied children with the kind of language processing difficulties now commonly associated with dyslexia and had formulated a set of teaching principles and practices for them.

Anna Gillingham (1878-1963) was a gifted educator and psychologist with a superb mastery of the language. Working with Dr. Orton, she trained teachers and compiled and published instructional materials. Since then, the Orton-Gillingham Approach has been the seminal and most influential intervention designed expressly for remediating the language processing problems of children and adults with dyslexia.

(Who Were Orton and Gillingham?, Orton-Gillingham Academy, www.ortonacademy.org.)

GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN, BUT AS SLOW AS YOU MUST.

– Anna Gillingham

Joanie Gerken Fellow/AOGPE

ORTON-GILLINGHAM

In Our Own Words

The educational approach that is best suited for any student is one that recognizes the student’s strengths, weaknesses, and learning preferences. This is especially true for students diagnosed with dyslexia or a specific learning disability in reading. The Orton-Gillingham Approach incorporates multisensory strategies and activities into lessons to provide learners with more than one way to understand the concepts and skills taught. The guiding principles of the OrtonGillingham Approach are upheld by the Fellows who train educators to recognize the strengths, weaknesses, and learning preferences of the students they teach.

Kristin Lane

The Fletcher School’s Fellow/AOGPE

At The Fletcher School, we train all our K-12 teachers in the Orton-Gillingham Approach, which entails a 70-hour course. Fletcher’s Orton-Gillingham Approach differs from a learning support program because each lesson is individualized to meet the student’s unique learning profile. The child’s performance determines the pacing. The teacher identifies and analyzes each student’s progress and areas requiring additional practice and uses this information to plan the next lesson. Specific strategies are chosen based on the child’s unique strengths and areas of need. At Fletcher, we infuse the Orton-Gillingham Approach into everything we teach in all subject areas.

Debbie Broxterman

Fifth Grade

Language Arts Teacher, Certified/AOGPE

Connecting individually with our students is essential in encouraging reading and writing success. We individualize each student’s lessons using the Orton-Gillingham Approach by providing multisensory instruction that includes simultaneous visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile methods. When students apply these strategies and their strengths in the classroom, they progress from supported practice to independent practice and, in the process, enhance their learning and memory. Our students engage in their learning cognitively with these particular techniques, but most importantly, they enjoy this type of instruction, which increases their self-confidence and helps them find success.

Chandler McIntyre

First and Second Grade Language Arts Teacher, Certified/AOGPE

The Orton-Gillingham Approach is truly a gift. This explicit, multisensory approach to literacy provides the student with consistent positive feedback, daily review and reinforcement of spelling rules and concepts, and the essential tools and strategies necessary to grasp and apply literacy skills in reading and spelling. The small group instruction allows for individualized attention, where the teacher meets each student exactly where that student is in the scope and sequence, while recognizing strengths and weaknesses. Every day at The Fletcher School is an opportunity to learn and grow, and the studentteacher collaboration allows students to achieve their full potential and gain confidence. It’s a win-win!

Orton-Gillingham

OUR APPROACH

At The Fletcher School, we infuse the Orton-Gillingham Approach into everything we do as a learning community, providing our students with the sca olding to succeed. 100% of Fletcher’s teachers are trained in the Orton-Gillingham Approach, focusing on each learner's educational needs, personal strengths, and social and emotional well-being.

Diagnostic & Prescriptive

Analyze errors and note progress.

Design the next lesson based on performance.

Language-Based & Alphabetic/Phonetic

Integrate oral language, reading, spelling, and writing.

Start simple and progress to complex words and text structures.

Individualized

Customize lessons for each student.

Synthetic & Analytic

Synthetic: part to whole

Analytic: whole to part

Direct & Explicit

Move from supported practice to independent practice.

Review to achieve independence and automaticity.

Structured, Sequential, & Cumulative, but Flexible

Organize lessons from simple to complex.

Review and reinforce previous concepts.

Instruction is flexible.

Simultaneous Multisensory

Hear it, see it, and feel it, all at the same time.

Cognitive

Students understand what they are learning, why it is important, and how to apply their knowledge.

Emotionally Sound

Students feel confident and capable!

UNVEILING TALENTS

Insights from Fletcher Students

While The Fletcher School’s students benefit from the structure of our Orton-Gillingham Approach, they also enjoy the freedom of exploring their interests through an array of electives, extracurricular activities, and clubs. Keep reading to see how our students discover their passions, gain hands-on learning experiences, and seize new opportunities!

It makes me proud when I can make something after school at cooking class. I’m also very excited because maybe one day when I go home, I can make the same thing, like I did at cooking, and teach my family how to do it.

— Anna Kistner, third grader

Public Speaking is an amazing class. It really helped me get comfortable and confident speaking to a crowd and showed me the ropes on presenting things clearly.

Alexander Moertel, twelfth grader

I chose after school karate because I like it, and it’s fun to do with Coach Perry because he’s the best. I’ve learned about the actual moves and self-defense, and I can do karate moves better and actually kick.

— Zach Negrin, fifth grader

We thought of the Student Booster Club as an idea to get people more excited to go to games and cheer on their school with their teammates and classmates. Now, it’s a place where if you have ideas you want to share with someone, but you don’t know who, you come here.

— AvaQuinn

Parker, tenth grader

Ms. Partyka lets you be creative at Art Club and wants you to enjoy your time there, which is awesome. The community is really nice. People are really supportive of other people’s artwork. Sometimes, we have conversations while working and find our common interests.

— Vivian Majewski, eighth grader

I was interested in the Falcon News Network because it seemed like something fun to do. I’ve been very shy before, and I’ve gotten better with my people skills because I’m meeting new people and talking to different people who I wouldn’t usually talk to.

— Ben Rudisill, sixth grader

Middle School Girls Basketball finished in second place.

STUDENTS

in grades 6-12 participated 69%

Senior Lizzie Powell placed in the top ten of 120 runners.

Middle School Soccer finished in second place.

Athletic Director Robert Welch was Fletcher’s Arch McIntosh Servant Leader Award recipient.

SPORTS

including Soccer, Cross Country, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Golf, and Flag Football

TEAMS 16

Middle School Boys Basketball finished in second place.

Both Middle School Golf and Tennis were conference champions.

Varsity Girls Basketball finished in third place.

ARTISTS AND AUTHORS

Among Us

MOLLY PARTYKA

From the time she was four years old, Molly Partyka wanted to be an artist, and since then, her creativity has taken many forms–including textile designer, educator, and painter.

“Everything’s always leapfrogging,” Molly explains. “I’ve always been that kind of personality, following the energy in my gut rather than being stuck. That’s what I love about teaching. The energy of the kids feeds my creative spirit.”

While we all know Molly as one of Fletcher’s K-12 art teachers, you might not know that she was

a textile designer for 12 years, working with big-name clients like Walmart, Target, Kohl’s, Disney, and Fisher-Price before she began teaching in 2010. But while Molly was busy focusing on her students and raising her family, she didn’t have much time to focus on her personal artwork–a barrier she’s broken through over the last several years.

By 2017, Molly was painting daily in her sketchbook, and by the end of 2019, she began showing her work at various galleries around Charlotte. From 2020 to 2023, she was awarded Regional Artist Project and Artist Support Grants from the Arts & Science Council (ASC), and she was recognized in 2021 as an ArtPop Street Gallery Artist. Her work has been featured at venues including the AC Hotel, the Catalyst, the Charlotte Art League, Art House Charlotte, Juelerye Gallery, and Coffey & Thomson Gallery, as well as the Bill and Patty Gorelick Galleries at both the Levine and Cato Campuses. She even has her art on newsstands Uptown and on ArtPop billboards!

“I started as an abstract artist in 2018,” Molly shares, “And when I was doing my ASC grant in the middle of COVID, I was working on an abstract painting and

Four of Fletcher’s teachers are honing their crafts, gaining local and national recognition, and inspiring their students along the way.

“I’ve always been that kind of personality, following the energy in my gut rather than being stuck.”

– Molly Partyka

turned it sideways, and it became a landscape. That painting, Begin Again, was inspired by my 2008 trip to Ireland, and I’ve always wanted to travel back and visit Ireland. So I began painting these kinds of abstract landscapes from that painting.”

By 2023, hearing Ireland’s call, Molly applied for and was awarded an artist residency at Burren College of Art (BCA) in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. BCA is situated in the breathtaking Burren landscape, which has inspired generations of artists from all genres. Conservation is hugely important to its artists, scholars, and visitors. Molly explains, “When there, I was trying to use everything and not leave anything behind. So I made these little sheep out of old paper towels and leftover wire that I found. I peeled off the acrylic paint that dried on my palette and put that back into my landscapes. And now, I’m

constantly talking to the kids about how our art can be a story and make people aware.”

Unsurprisingly, Molly was already leapfrogging to her next creative project at the time of this writing. “I’ve been working on translating some of my artwork into fabric,” she explained. “This summer, I’m going

to have a show at my space at the Vapa Center in Uptown Charlotte that will show my artwork and how it’s been made into pillows, shower curtains, and curtains. The fabrics illustrate both florals and abstracts.”

When we asked Molly how her creative spirit flows to her students, she shared, “I try to encourage

JENN BURGHER

If you talk to Jenn Burgher, one of Fletcher’s K-12 art teachers, for any length of time, the conversation will turn to how much she loves teaching her students. But a pleasant surprise at an art exhibition that Jenn participated in recently reminded her how much she loves being an artist, too.

“The show was Ode to the Figure,” Jenn explains. “There were 20 local artists who submitted work to be displayed at the Charlotte Art

League in November. They had a closing reception, and that’s when I found out I received third place.”

Before Jenn answered the Charlotte Art League’s call for entries for Ode to the Figure, she had spent the last year pushing herself to find slivers of time to dedicate to her artmaking.

“I wanted to get back to something I enjoyed,” Jenn shares. “I went to East Carolina University and majored in art education, and then I decided to double major in studio art. My concentration was in painting and drawing.”

Leading up to Ode to the Figure, Jenn had attended figure drawing sessions at venues around Charlotte, like the McColl Center, Free Range Brewing, and the Charlotte Art League. “During breaks between drawing, you can mingle and look at everyone’s work. It reminded me of being in college again. A lot of my work in college was very figurative, and it’s nice to get back into it,” Jenn explains.

When the Charlotte Art League called for entries for Ode to the Figure, Jenn submitted several of

my students, ‘Here are different applications you can do.’ And even if you’re not going to be an artist, you need to learn creativity. So you can be a better engineer, house builder, or mathematician because you’re looking for alternative solutions. I’m trying to teach them that the brain pathways of creativity extend to everything.”

“I love being a teacher, and this experience just made me realize that I can have the artist side as well and pursue that a little bit more.”

– Jenn Burgher

her works in watercolor and ink to continue immersing herself in Charlotte’s art community. She wasn’t expecting recognition for her work but shares, “I love being a teacher, and this experience just made me realize that I can have the artist side as well and pursue that a little bit more.”

When we asked Jenn what she thinks it means for her students to see her pursuing her artistic interests, she said, “I hope it inspires them to work when they get older–to take time for themselves and to do things that make them happy. As we start to age, sometimes we don’t think of ourselves enough or what makes us happy. And that’s something that everyone works on.”

CYD APELLIDO

Imagine being a dedicated high school writing teacher by day and an aspiring author by night, determined to finish your first novel. Then, after years of honing your craft, imagine receiving not one–but three–prestigious awards recognizing your talents as both a writer and an educator. We’re delighted that Cyd Apellido, Fletcher’s Upper School English I and Composition I Teacher, no longer has to imagine because this is her reality.

Cyd received her MFA in fiction from the University of Miami and has taught since 2006. She has been working on her first novel for several years. Among many influences, Cyd’s writing is informed by her experience growing up in the Philippines and the United States.

Cyd describes her first novel, tentatively titled In Breath and Blood, “It’s set in the Philippines

in the 1990s and follows the story of Kassandra, whose best friend, Vivian, is killed suddenly. But the story is really about Kassandra’s life after Vivian’s death and coming to terms with the tragedy.”

Last year, more determined than ever to finish In Breath and Blood, Cyd applied for a MacDowell Fellowship, competing with 4,000 artists worldwide. Only approximately 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded MacDowell Fellowships each year, and Cyd joined their ranks in 2023 as a MacDowell Literature Fellow for a two-week residency in Peterborough, New Hampshire. “When I was there, I spent a lot of time revising the first half of my novel and adding layers to the plot. I also researched the culture of Manila in the 1990s.”

When we asked what it was like to be among MacDowell’s community of artists, Cyd shared, “It helped me see that it didn’t matter whether an artist was working on literature, architecture, or music, I would say everyone was equally worried about their process, even if they had been working for a long time. I love how the artists were incredibly humble and understanding that the work is so much bigger than they are–like having to accept that maybe they’re going in the wrong direction and having to backtrack.”

Having made excellent progress on In Breath and Blood after her

MacDowell residency, ideas for a second novel began creeping into Cyd’s brain.“This one takes place in Miami, and there’s a tentative title, Beneath Her Shadow. The novel will be written by alternating points of view between a male character and a female character. The two of them first meet when the man helps the woman who is in distress, but he doesn’t know the reason why, and then they go their separate ways. The premise is that they meet ten years later, and unexpected events begin to unfold when he falls in love with her, but there’s something secretive about who she is.”

Armed with a writing sample from In Breath and Blood and a description of ideas for Beneath Her Shadow, Cyd applied to the New Literacy Project for a Jack Hazard Fellowship. The award aims to free up full-time teachers to write during their summers. This March, Cyd was named a member of the 2024 Class of Jack Hazard Fellows–one of only ten selected from an extensive national pool of distinguished candidates. She will receive a cash award to support her writing this summer and various promotional and educational opportunities.

And, as the saying goes, good things come in threes. In April, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) notified Cyd that she was selected as one of only 25 teacher-scholar participants in their residential Institute, Friendship and Identity in Literature, Film, and

“I think you have to be able to sit with difficulty. And I think I’m just one of those people. I’m not willing to give up.”

– Cyd Apellido

Adolescence, to be held at Boston University this July. The NEH website explains, “During this innovative, residential institute, teachers examine how friendship is understood, portrayed, and experienced from literary, social, cultural, theoretical, and pedagogical perspectives.

Teachers develop curricular materials to help their students become more nuanced readers of friendship in literature and in their own lives.”

Despite the excitement surrounding her accolades, Cyd remains focused on her students’ journeys in her

ANNA TRAVIESO

What are you doing this summer? It’s the conventional question we all expect at the end of the school year. But if you ask Anna Travieso, Fletcher’s Seventh Grade Reading Comprehension Teacher–her answer may surprise you.

“Summertime is my time to draft a novel,” Anna explains. “And the draft is going to be so messy because I do it in those few weeks of free time. I spend six to eight hours a day in the summer writing, and then I take the entirety of the school year to go back and revise the draft.”

While Anna is intrigued by the prospect of becoming a published author, her rigorous creative process is anything but dreamy. “With every novel I draft, I think, okay, maybe I’m a step closer.”

Anna’s writing journey began in college when she read Emma Donahue’s novel Room. “I remember I stayed up until the early hours of the morning finishing it. I love being captivated by somebody’s piece, and I want to be able to do that. So then, I started teaching English, and we read all the time, and I saw what the kids liked. I started thinking, well, somebody has to write these stories. Why not me?”

From there, Anna says, “I went back to school and got my MFA to figure out how to put all those pieces together. So really, my master’s thesis and other novels I’ve written are rough attempts, but they’re slowly getting better.”

Anna’s most recent novel is about a girl who grows up in a povertystricken mountain town with a toxic family–but she escapes that world. Anna shares, “A family tragedy pulls her back. She comes face to face with the place she hated and the people she hated, and she has to make peace with that.”

classroom and her revisions to In Breath and Blood. When we asked about the work ahead, she said, “I think you have to be able to sit with difficulty. And I think I’m just one of those people. I’m not willing to give up. Even if there are rejections along the way, I’m just going to continue.”

“I started thinking, well, somebody has to write these stories. Why not me?”

– Anna Travieso

“I’m always looking at people I know and taking a snippet of something real and blowing it out of proportion,” she explains. “So I’m from the mountains, and I know towns like I wrote about, and I know people like I wrote about. But I’m just an observer from the outside and hear something interesting. I think there’s probably an element of truth in everything I write, but I completely fictionalize it.”

Anna’s evolution as a writer also enables her to connect more deeply with her students and help them discover their own creative processes. “I think they know I’m not just checking off a box and that I really like what I’m teaching them about,” she says. “I tell them that this is my goal and that I’ve gotten rejections. I share with them that whenever you feel like your writing isn’t good enough, that’s part of the process. I always tell them, ‘You don’t have anything to work with until you have something on the page.’”

Springtime Showcase

This spring, Fletcher students showed off their creativity! While some students dazzled us with their performances and art exhibits during Books, Brushes, & Talent Week, others enjoyed their artistic debut at the Youth Art Month exhibition at The Mint Museum Uptown.

ALUMNI Spotlights

At The Fletcher School, we take pride in celebrating the achievements of our 1,700 former students and graduates! Scan the QR code below to explore more alumni spotlights and find out how you can connect with fellow classmates and stay engaged with our school community.

Cassie Eaker Puckett ’09

Jonathan Russo ’17

After graduating from Fletcher, where he received the Mac Fletcher Award, Jonathan went to East Carolina University. He graduated summa cum laude in 2021 with a degree in biology. Jonathan is attending Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska, and will graduate in 2025. After he finishes school, Jonathan plans to return to the Charlotte area to practice dentistry.

After graduating from Fletcher, Cassie fulfilled her dream of graduating from college with a BA in Psychology from Queens University of Charlotte. After college, she explored the workforce for a few years before ultimately landing a role as a Financial Officer at AeroDyn Wind Tunnel and A2 Wind Tunnel. Both are local businesses located in Mooresville, North Carolina. Cassie is a proud wife and mother to two boys. She enjoys spending her free time with her family. “The culture instilled in me at Fletcher stays with me to this day, and I am thankful Fletcher taught me to work hard and believe in myself and my abilities.”

Kiernan McCarthy ’14

Kiernan swam at West Virginia Wesleyan College all four years of undergrad and led the team to conference champions for the first time in 20 years in his senior year. He graduated from Wesleyan with a BA in English, with a focus in journalism. Kiernan then immediately started pilot training out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He now teaches others how to fly airplanes out of the Pittsburgh Flight Training Center and is working on his commercial multi-engine license.

Honor Roll of Donors

The Honor Roll of Donors highlights gifts to The Fletcher School and The Rankin Institute in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Your investment is greatly appreciated.

Michael V. and Sandra M. Accardi

Jimmy and Debby Adams

Adler Construction Services, LLC

Debra Akins

Joe and Susan Aldrich

Jason and Mary Alexander

Mari Ann Allen

Rashsaan Alston

John and Pam Anderson

Perrin and Betty Anderson

Felisberto and Claudia Andrade

Laura Andrews

Cyd Apellido

Kiel and Marie Arrington

Mike and Whitney Asbury

Dr. and Mrs. William S. Ashe, Jr.

Sean and Kristen Bailey

Chris and Carrie Baker

Charlie and Karen Bald

Amy B. Baldonieri

Michael B. Baldonieri

Claudio Ballini

Earl and Meredith Bandy

Rick and Margaret Bange

Bank of America Foundation

Bailey Barnett

Rob and Rebecca Barnett

Alan and Eleanor Barnhardt

Lewis and Kim Barnhardt

Sadler H. Barnhardt

Don and Marilyn Barrier

Doug and Tomi Bays

Matthew and Cheryl Beach

Martha Beal

Michael and Kitty Beauchamp

John and Jean Bedford

Marty and Melissa Belanger

Chris and Shawn Belcher

Keith and Mandi Bell

Nathan Benjamin and Tressa Allard

Sean Phillip and Lisa Ann Benninghoff

Christine Bensko

Ben and Tiz Benson

Thomas and Cari Berger

Chris and Laura Berry

Caren Bistany

Carmen Suzanne Blackburn

Gregory and Elizabeth Blinn

Todd and Laura Boggess

Aly Bolton

Jack and Greta Bolton

Chip and April Bowers

Kyle and Meg Braddy

Michael and Lisa Brakora

George and Deborah Brannon

Kevin and Jessica Brick

Anne Bridgeman

Ryan and Deborah Briggs

Brian and Erin Brighton

Len Brinkley

Bryan and Ashley Brooks

JD and Brannon Brooks

Christian and Reagan Brose

Jennifer Brost

Brandon and Sara Brown

Byron and Jennifer Brown

Charles P. Brown

Justin and Lauren Brown

Justin and Rachel Brown

Andrew and Heather Brownfield

Barry and Deborah Broxterman

Michaela Buchanan

Jill Bullard

James Bullock

Jennifer Leigh Burgher

Michael and Katherine Burr

Matthew and Jessica Bush

John and Jaye Butera

Jennifer Cabrera

Bill and Ericka Cain

William and Margaret Cain

Filippo and Andrea Caldini

DeAnna Caligiuri

Chad and Beth Campbell

Larry Cannette

Scott and Barbara Cardais

Sarah Carpenter

Steve and Karen Carpenter

Michael Carroll

Rudy Carter

Emily Casabonne

Jeffrey and Kristina Cashion

Julie Cassell

Causeway Capital Management, LLC

Bob and Donna Cericola

Robert and Tracia Cericola

Elif Cetin

Chris and Mandy Chandler

Joseph and Jenny Cheatle

Chris and Liz Choka

Tina Cimaglia

Robert and Mary Jo Clark

Dale and Brenda Cline

Ginna and Mark Clute

Charlie Cobb

Ben and Helen Collins

Robert and Emelie Colmery

Drew Cook

Donald and Marie Cook

Eddie Cook

Mabel Cook

Smitty and Shelba Cook

William B. Cook

Chris and Kathy Cope

Jerry and Connie Cornwell

Steve and Brooke Cornwell

Paul and Barbara Coughlin

Pam Cox

Heather Culp

Dr. and Mrs. John Culp

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Culp

Dan and Lynda Cunningham

Rob and Katie Cutler

Daniel, Edwards, Cora & Strickland Foundation

Mitchell Davey

Rachel Davis

Jamal and Tanya Dawkins

Robert and Gaither Deaton

Natalie Debich

Ben Debow and Danielle Gerdes DeBow

Peter and Jody Dellefave

Reggie and Candace DeMatteis

Brian and Cheryl Demers

Mike Desmond

Perrin and Lucy DesPortes

Perrin and Susan DesPortes

Brad Devore and Susan Cooper

Malcolm and Jazman Diggs

Thomas and Casey DiGiovanni

Bob and Rosarae Drury

Mitch and Lacey Dudiak

Duke Energy Foundation

Ozgur Dulger

Donna Dunlap

Jim and Rachel Dunn

John and Zelle Dunn

William and Shannon Dunn

Denise Dyson

Ken and Susan Edwards

Stephen Ehele and Shannon Nichols

Dalton and LeeAnn Eisenbath

Anastasia El Bey

Brian Elliott

Eliza Ely

Lincoln and Jackie Ely

Keith and Amy Ensey

Jeffrie R. and Jolynn Ensminger

Serkan Erikci

Gary and Laurie Fagan

Jay and Olga Faison

Eric and Taryn Fenner

Lynda Jo Ferriott

Casey and Lindsey Field

Adan Figueroa and Vanetta July-Figeuroa

Joseph and Melissa Filanowicz

Peter Firestone and Victoria Rosenberg

David and Leigh Fischer

Charles and Ashley Fitzpatrick

Scott Fligel

Stuart and Ellen Fligel

Chuck and Amy Fonville

Joe Fountain

James and Mary Fox

David and Ellen Framm

Cory and Carrie Frank

Matt and Ashley Franklin

LeighAnn Ayers Fresina

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FALCONS SOAR

CLASS OF 2024

Join us in celebrating Fletcher’s seniors, who were accepted to 47 colleges and universities across 11 states and earned $666,400 in merit scholarships!