One of this year's first Senior Spotlights is on someone I have known as long as I have known myself: my twin brother, Walt Fisher. Although I’ve always had the joy of knowing Walt, RMA did not get to meet him until he joined the school in seventh grade, bringing with him a personality that is empathetic,...

This past summer, I was fortunate enough to take a life-changing trip to Africa that made me realize how interested I am in other places and cultures. Fortunately, RMA offers a program designed to nurture this passion: the Global Studies Honors Program, whose goal is to provide insight into other cultures...

What do comedian Will Ferrell, Olympic athlete Michael Phelps, and actress Emma Watson all have in common? It's not just that they’re famous. They all love playing pickleball!  Those of you who aren’t pickleball enthusiasts might be wondering what it is exactly. A hybrid of other, more familiar...

For the first issue of this school year, we are spotlighting three seniors behind The Eagle Examiner, one of whom is Deacon Stinson. Deacon came to Rocky Mount Academy in the sixth grade and has since influenced the class with his outgoing personality. He can be described as kind, spontaneous, and caring,...

Have you met RMA’s new Upper School teacher, Mr. Brite? If not, you can find him on P Hall beside Mr. Tucker’s office or the football field, but here’s another chance to get to know him!  This year, Mr. Brite is teaching American History–history was his favorite subject when he was in high...

One of our three Senior Spotlights this week is on long-time RMA student (she joined us in Kindergarten) and key member of the Class of 2026, Landry Miller. You may already know Landry as half of RMA’s numerous sets of twins–her twin brother, Gehrig, was at RMA until this year–though her...

This week's Senior Spotlight highlights a returning member of RMA’s Media Office, Aahad Chaudhry, who possesses an incredibly outgoing and humorous personality. Since joining RMA back in the first grade, Aahad’s friendly nature has made him well-liked by his peers, and he, in turn, tries to share...

This year, RMA’s seniors added a bit more fun to the final months of high school. Starting on March 31, seniors used water guns and pool floaties to play a game called Senior Assassin. (This game has been popular since roughly the 2010s; you might know it from television shows such as iCarly and Gossip...

Joining us his sophomore year, Terrence Pittman has shared his enthusiastic personality with RMA since being named a finalist for the Ann Weaver Scholarship in 2022. While here, he has received other awards such as the Robert Joshua Weaver Scholarship (established in honor of second-grade teacher Ms....

I think both adults and students can understand the logic behind having what we call “an unassigned-assigned” parking spot–the place that might not have your name written on it, but you always park there. The same goes for the pew you always sit in church or “your” place on the couch or at...