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Elementary Playground
Everyone Can Play

Construction on the new playscape is complete

The Raleigh School began a major renovation of the elementary playground early in June 2019. Many hours, swings of a hammer, shovels full of dirt, blades of grass, plantings galore later and the landscape looks quite different. Children, teachers, and parents are finding numerous new places to explore, investigate, and congregate.

You're invited to stop by and see the transformation in person and join us for tours at an alumni reunion on Sunday, May 31.

TRS News
Latest Updates

Alumni return to campus for Carnival

There's nothing better than having alumni come back to visit TRS. We were so happy to welcome back many alumni students during Carnival as volunteers and attendees! The Carnival was a huge success and your help was greatly appreciated :) See you again on campus soon.

Mary Covington is retiring

It is with heartfelt gratitude that we announce the retirement of Mary Covington, Elementary Director, effective June 2020. Mary has dedicated over 30 years of her life helping to build The Raleigh School into the place it is today. Mary has helped shape the lives of many young children through her patience, thoughtful practice, and commitment to young children. You can send your good wishes and congratulations to Mrs. Covington at trsalumni@raleighschool.org.

TRS Class of 2013 reunites

The Raleigh School Class of 2013 and their parents made it back to a dinner in early December. The alums spent time getting re-acquainted with one another and shared stories about their Raleigh School days. We wish them well as they begin to hear back about their college applications. It was great to see everyone!

Alumni Stories
Class Notes

Jessie Finch Weaver, Class of 2002 is a Raleigh School preschool parent to Finch who is currently enrolled in Mrs. Parker's TTH 2s class.

Alsey Davidson, Class of 2005 is a Lead Project Manager working on the Solar Development Team at NextEra Energy Resources in Florida.

Anna Witte, Class of 2006 has started a new position as Reporter/In-Arena Host for Maryland Terrapins Athletics.

Hannah Sather, Class of 2007 spent time in Ethiopia this past summer working on her global certificate in veterinary medicine. Here is a link to her time spent conducting a poultry study as part of her work through NC State Vet School.

Rachel Thimsen, Class of 2008 is Project Coordinator for Carling Communications in California.

Carly Lupton-Smith, Class of 2009 was just named a Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American. She is a senior captain on the Johns Hopkins soccer team and was also named the Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2019. When not on the pitch, Carly is double-majoring in Applied Mathematics & Statistics and Psychology.

Caleb Norfleet, Class of 2010 won the J.R. Phillips Award and Scholarship at Harvey Mudd for his underwater robot.

Lyon Dorafshar, Class of 2013 is always busy on the stage. Last summer he was in Burning Coal Theater's production of Much Ado About Nothing and is a member of the Ravenscroft Thespian Society.

Peyton Goldthwaite, Class of 2013 has committed to play soccer at University of Virginia starting next year.

Shaan Hussain, Class of 2013 is a senior at Research Triangle High School where he is the engineering captain of their Robotics team which has competed at Worlds each of the past three years.

Madison Walker, Class of 2013 was crowned Miss Teen World America in October during a competition in Las Vegas.

Xavier deSouza, Class of 2014 recently competed in and took first place, along with three teammates in the Triangle Chess K-12 Team vs. Team Chess Tournament.

Charlotte Hook, Class of 2015 competed in the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, in Budapest, Hungary, earning a bronze medal in the Women's 200M Butterfly. In July Charlotte became the all-time third-fastest 15-16 year-old-woman in U.S. swimming history, and has qualified for the U.S. national team. She will compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in June 2020.

Casey Powell, Class of 2015 a member of the Cary Academy Speech and Debate Team advanced to the semifinals in JV Lincoln Douglas at the Yale University Invitational Tournament last fall.