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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 41 910.868.5131 | 3200 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 | www.fayacademy.org Fayetteville Academy Alumnae: (l-r) Lacy Kells, PT, DPT/Fayetteville Pelvic Health & Wellness; Lee Ammons-Prewitt, Sterling Hospitality Services, Inc.; Meredith Wiles, DDS/Village Family Dental; Lauren Jenkins, RN, BSN/ Fayetteville Academy; Patty Collie, Senior Vice President, Sr. Portfolio Manager/Morgan Stanley Fayetteville Academy Fayetteville Academy admits qualified students and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, or religion in the administration of admissions, educational policies, financial aid, athletic programs, or other activities. Preparing students for college and beyond CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE! RANKED #1 IN THE NICHE.COM 2020 BEST PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS IN THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA The 35 members of the Class of 2019 were offered more than $3.2 million in college scholarships and grants. 76 percent of AP exams taken resulted in a score of 3 or higher. Chromebook and iPad programs | Grades 4-7 LEGO ® Robotics Team Middle/Upper School STEAM SmartLab ® | Lower School SmartLabs ® opening Fall 2020 More than $500,000 in need-based financial aid awarded annually to qualified applicants. Open House for prospective students and their parents Thursday, April 2, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. RSVP to 910-868-5131 engaged and married aer the war. Although Barbara le the difficulties of the constant criticism of her mother, she traded it for a degree of control by George. is was common in marriages in that time, and Barbara easily accepted this. Aer the death of their 3-year-old daughter Robin, the most significant crisis of their marriage, they supported each other completely. is tragedy would influence Barbara for the rest of her life. Born two generations later in 1964, Michelle Robinson Obama grew up in South Side Chicago to a working- class African American family - a very loving and close family. Her father, Fraser, worked swing shis for the city of Chicago, tending the boilers at a water-filtration plant. Despite suffering from multiple sclerosis, he never missed a day of work until his death. Her mother was a no-nonsense woman who allowed her children to find their own way and make their own mistakes. However, she was there for them when they needed it most. As one example, she marched herself into Michelle's school when she felt her daughter was not in the right classes for her ability and argued successfully to get her into more challenging classes. Michelle thrived in school and went to Princeton and then to Harvard Law School on her own merit. Aer graduation she joined a prestigious Chicago law firm and eventually met Barack Obama, a first-year law student doing a summer internship and assigned to be mentored by Michelle. Not impressed by his reputation in the firm as a "phenom," she was even less impressed when she met him – he was late! She was determined not to date him, and they got off to a slow start. ey eventually began dating, and darned if that first kiss didn't do it! FayettevilleNC.gov

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