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Salisbury Academy Recognizes its 2018 Broyhill Scholars
Rowan County has gained ten more young leaders, driven to lead and inspired to make a positive difference in their community.As part of its strategic mission to develop leaders and stewards of the community, Salisbury Academy, through its Broyhill Leadership Scholarship program, provided scholarships for ten students from Rowan-Salisbury high schools to attend this year’s…
Read MoreSalisbury Academy Celebrates ‘See You at the Pole’
In a meaningful school-wide tradition, Salisbury Academy’s students and staff gathered for their annual “See You at the Pole” gathering on Wednesday. Held on the fourth Wednesday of September, the student-led rally brings millions of students together in prayer across the globe.
Read MoreSalisbury Academy and Muddy Sneakers Parnership Bring Outdoor Exploration to Summer Program
Each Wednesday at Salisbury Academy’s summer program, campers arrive with a special set of essentials: bug spray, sunblock, a bag lunch and a curiosity about where the next outdoor discovery will be. Will it be a new insect under a rock? A colorful fungi beside a trail? Anything is possible on Muddy Sneakers Outdoor Expedition…
Read MoreSalisbury Academy Graduates the Class of 2018
Members of the Salisbury Academy Class of 2018 will move on to Cannon School, East Rowan High School, Jesse C. Carson High School, Rowan County Early College and Salisbury High School after their recent graduation.
Read MoreLighting a Spark: SA looks to 2018-19
With every new school year comes new opportunity for growth, and Salisbury Academy is leveraging the upcoming year’s opportunity to light a spark. In August, the school will open the SA Spark Center, a combination of science labs, art room and a new maker space. Repurposed from what is currently the junior kindergarten and kindergarten…
Read MoreSalisbury Academy Anglers Qualify for Bassmasters National Championship
The first year of the Salisbury Academy Bass Fishing Club has been one for the history books — no fishermen’s tall tales or exaggerations required. Inspired by teachers and with an enthusiastic group of middle school anglers, the club has offered a new means for students to get out into nature and develop a passion…
Read MoreBloom Gala Celebrates 25 Years of Salisbury Academy
Salisbury Academy’s ninth annual Bloom gala on March 17 served as a joyful reflection on the school’s history and a celebration of the community that has supported the school’s mission and culture for a quarter century, school officials said. Held in the Back Shop of the N.C. Transportation Museum, Bloom in Celebration brought 350 people together for an…
Read MoreSalisbury Academy Devotes a Day to Community Service
Just as the words on the banner painted by junior kindergartners read, Salisbury Academy students told the community, “Somebody loves you!” in a recent schoolwide day of service. Held in honor of Salisbury Academy’s 25th year, the day celebrated a commitment to caring for others. At Carillon Assisted Living, third-grader Emma Ott played the piano…
Read MoreMiddle School Advisories at Salisbury Academy Offer Support and Connections
Designed to strengthen relationships among middle school students and their teachers across grade levels, Salisbury Academy’s middle school advisory program brings students in grades six through eight together in small groups for weekly meetings and lunches. In addition to meetings, advisory groups build camaraderie through team-building challenges and the “drafting” of fifth-graders to join advisory…
Read MoreVolunteers Help LandTrust Plant 5,000 Trees
Volunteers with the LandTrust for Central North Carolina planted 5,000 hardwood trees in a former farmfield on its Two Rivers property in Davie County on Friday and Saturday. The 153 volunteers came from near and far to join the effort to establish a bottomland hardwood forest that will provide a buffer to enhance water quality just…
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