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Upper School
Rocky Mount Academy strives to prepare students for the challenges they will face in life and college. Upper School students are taught to look inside themselves to discover strengths and values that guide them in making good choices in their academic pursuits, in their personal relationships, and in their world citizenship.
It is through our academically rigorous classes that students receive both the challenge and support needed to be successful in college and beyond. Rocky Mount Academy also offers opportunities for students with exceptional aptitude and motivation to advance beyond the scope of the typical college-preparatory curriculum through honors and Advanced Placement classes.
Learning Beyond the Classroom
At the heart of the Upper School are the relationships built between students and teachers. Upper School teachers are available before and after school, during lunch, during study hall and flex period, or by appointment for any extra help students may need. Teachers also serve as mentors, club sponsors, and coaches for the wide variety of extra-curricular activities and sports available. {Adventure Links Trip}
Students are also encouraged through our TOLLS program (Time on Learning Life Skills) to work with their teachers on setting personal goals, creating an individual learning profile, taking on leadership roles, working in groups to solve complex problems, and discovering what it means to be global citizens.
Involvement in the Community
One of the many ways Rocky Mount Academy combines its well-known qualities of academic excellence with an emphasis on education for character and citizenship is through community service. Upper school students participate in a variety of community efforts through participation in clubs and service groups, and in grades 9-12, by completing required service hours. Visiting the elderly, working with the handicapped, supporting recycling projects, and responding to a host of human service needs in our community are just a few of the ways that our students learn they can and do make a difference in the world.
Clubs and Activities Something For Everyone
{Fall One Act Plays} Whether a student is interested in art, drama, journalism, student government or foreign cultures, there are clubs and activities to meet everyone's needs at Rocky Mount Academy. Preside over the student government, travel with the French and Spanish clubs to Europe, sing in the spring musical, or test your intellectual skills through the Brain Game; the possibilities are endless!
