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CityViewNC.com | 27 910.868.5131 | 3200 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 | www.fayacademy.org Fayetteville Academy Fayetteville Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school.It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions, financial aid, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Open House for Prospective Families Feb. 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. RSVP by calling (910) 868-5131. • Pre-K through grade 12 STEAM SmartLabs ® • Chromebook 1:1 program • Grades 4-7 LEGO ® Robotics Team • 71 percent of students who take the AP exams score a 3 or higher. • More than $500,000 in need-based financial aid awarded annually to qualified applicants. • The 26 members of the Class of 2022 were offered more than $3 million in college scholarships and grants. RANKED #1 IN THE NICHE.COM 2022 BEST PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS IN THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA from Gainesville, Texas, and Kate is from Kennesaw, Georgia. e two met while serving in the military. ey discovered a mutual interest in skydiving and enjoyed their hobby while dating. Kate, who was stationed in Washington, D.C., traveled to Texas on weekends. Along with like-minded friends, the couple would travel the United States to skydive. Aer marrying and having two sons, Kate and BJ agreed to stop skydiving. "I guess you can say, though it's a relatively safe sport, because of the safety precautions, there is an inherent risk," says BJ. But then he pursued getting a general aviation pilot's license. "e passion to stay in the sky is like nothing else. Whether you're skydiving or in control of an airplane, it's just you and your closest friends flying through the sky," he says. Today Kate owns Legacy Realtor Group at Keller Williams and BJ is still on active duty. Having his pilot's license has allowed BJ and Kate to take date-night trips to the beach on weekends. e two hop in a small plane and enjoy sunset flights and sometimes take the family on spontaneous weekend getaways. As BJ closes in on retirement from his career in the military, he is working on his commercial pilot's license. BJ says he wants to help nonprofit groups that need things transported around the country. He hasn't figured out how yet but hopes to offer the service at no cost. While working for the military, Kate sold houses part time to reach their financial goals. She says she discovered she really enjoys helping people, so she took up real estate full time aer leaving the military. In the past several years, she's found a new interest in business and community. "I don't think we've been so surrounded by people as we are now. It's a result of a community-based business like we do," says Kate. "I've been surprised how much enrichment is personally derived from being connected to the community," she adds. "It's become the thing that drives me. I get to wake up and meet new people and help them with whatever chapter they are in through real estate. "I couldn't imagine doing anything else." FayeeevilleNC.gov We make "can do" our go-to as our economy climbs to new heights. We are "America's Can Do City." We are proud that our city keeps aaraccng outside businesses and talent who are interested in tescng the limits of what can be accomplished.

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