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 Shovels went in the ground with a cheer from students, faculty, staff and community supporters in a groundbreaking Tuesday for construction of Salisbury Academy’s Outdoor Learning Space. The groundbreaking paid tribute to donors, volunteers and visionaries who have worked to bring the project to reality. View video of groundbreaking

 Prevent Child Abuse Rowan’s executive director was all smiles as she took to the podium at Salisbury Academy’s chapel gathering in early May. “Nothing makes me happier than kids helping kids,” said Beth McKeithan after accepting a check on behalf of the organization from the Salisbury Academy Bloom gala proceeds. “Without the strong partnership with Salisbury…

 Salisbury Academy students are taking the protection of soil and water resources into their own hands. After discussing soil and groundwater in a recent science unit, seventh-grade students learned about the dangers of battery toxins leaching into the ground and water resources. They learned that if batteries are disposed of properly, the negative effects on…

 Salisbury Academy’s Outdoor Learning Space is on its way to becoming a reality! Until now the project has been in a silent phase of fundraising. Salisbury Academy is now actively fundraising and seeking community support so that we can get shovels in the ground this spring. We are happy to announce that Salisbury Academy has…

 Salisbury Academy’s fourth-graders traveled back in time to visit historical figures in their recent “Time Machine Museum.” Figures represented were diverse in the time periods in which they lived and in their contributions to society. They included Martin Luther King Jr., Sacagawea and Neil Armstrong. For the project, each student read a biography on a historical…

It was a dazzling trip back in time to Spencer’s past and a festive showing of community support for education and other local needs at Salisbury Academy’s eighth annual Bloom gala on the evening of Saturday, March 18. Held at the newly refurbished Back Shop at the N.C. Transportation Museum, Bloom Industrial brought 350 community…

 Maggie Dees, an eighth-grader at Salisbury Academy, has been awarded the Sisters Merit Scholarship to Salem Academy in Winston-Salem. Salem Academy is an all-girls, college-preparatory school with a mission of fostering the intellectual, spiritual, social and physical growth of young women. “Maggie Dees is an outstanding young woman with a bright future. She is curious,…

 Salisbury Academy’s upcoming Bloom Gala on March 18 brings local history to life through its electrifying theme and location: Bloom Industrial, set in the N.C. Transportation Museum’s newly refurbished Back Shop.

 The first Leopold Society event occurred on Jan. 17, when 22 Salisbury Academy students in seventh grade were introduced to the Kerr 2 Property — a 19.2-acre tract of land in Rowan County. In 2015, this LandTrust property was converted into an American chestnut restoration site in partnership with The American Chestnut Foundation.  “This project is…