DISTINGUISHED

($1,000-$2,499)


A Affordable Home Improvement

J.F. and Jean Allen

Howard and Pat Burkart

Chandler's Grove Methodist Church

County of Montgomery

CB and Betty Crook

Pauline Deaton

William and Sally Gardner

Jeff and Kim Gariepy

Mark and Patti Hawley

Kerry Hensley

Albert Lee Hudson

Jim and Sharon Matheny

David and Elaine McIlquham

McRae Industries

Montgomery County Fund

Montgomery Motors

Don and Ann Piehl

Star United Methodist Church

Trinity UMC Women's Circle

Troy Rotary Club

HONOR ROLL

($101-$999)

Richard Aikman

Brenda Anderson

Jerry & Evelyn Vest Arnold

Arthur Lee Ashburn

Badin Lake Realty

Deborah Barden

Dick & Nancy Beacham

Philip Beaman

Greg Bender

William Bennett

Biscoe Presbyterian

Suzanne Buchta

Brenda Burleson

Mike & Linda Burnett

Child Study Club

Colonial LP Gas

Hilton Cochran

Cummins Atlantic

Jeff and Linda Daily

Charles & Marthanne Davis

Gary Devillers

Brady and Joan Dickson

Tammy Dunn

Ted and Barbara Durvin

EMJ Consulting

Ken and Lisa Erdner

Fibrowat

First Baptist Church of Star

Flint Hill Christian Church

Foster Animal Hospital

Steve & Joanna Foster

Bill & Sally Gardner

Gospel Gents

James and Mary Greene

Charles and Sue Hatley

Thomas and Betsy Hicks

Fran Hoke

JMS Sales

Charles Kirk

Mary Kirk

Kountry Kids Learning Center

Reg & Esther L’Italien

Macedonia Eldorado

Jaki and Stewart Mathis

George and Sue McFarland

Gary and Kat McRae

Melton Grove Methodist

Glen and Becky Miller

Stephen and Lori Morton

Mt. Gilead Civitan Club

New Covenant Church

Herb & Brenda Niparts

Mike & Nancy Norton

Ron & Mary Olive

John & Martha Olmstead

Page Memorial Methodist

Jim & Janet Pampinella

Harold Parker

Sam & Helen Pearce

Rick and Donna Peters

James & Sherry Potts

Jimmy & Margaret Preslar

John & Barbara Punger

William Reeder

Republic Services of NC

Research & Analytical Labs

Gay Roatch

Robb & Ann Rowe

Mike Sanders

Sandy Ridge Assisted Living

Rich & Janet Schaefer

Jeff & Lisa Sepesi

James and Emily Simeon

Donald & Susan Sittnick

Larry & Carol Sitton

Southern Correctional 

       Women’s Service Club

Southern Mechanical Services

Star Presbyterian

Star United Methodist

Gerald & Judy Stevens

Oliver & Wanda Sweeney

Fred & Myra Taylor

MItchell & Sandra Taylor

John Tedder

Merle and Ava Thomas

Eli & Linda Thompson

Trinity UMC Women’s Circle

Trinity UMC Men

Troy Presbyterian Women

Troy Women’s Club

Unilin

Uwharrie Lumber

Herb & Catherine Watkins

Wallace-Dunn Heating & AC

Bobby & Linda Wallace

White Crest Baptist Church

David & Anna Williams

Tom Williamson

Billy T. Woodard













GRADUATES

($1-$100)


Academy Eye Center

Alfred Adams

R. B. Albert

Lee and Pam Ashburn

Morgan Bailey

L. C. Beaulieu

Karen Binns

Jimmy and Rebecca Blake

Tommy and Beth Blake

Larry and Rhonda Blystone

Jack and Joan Boling

Kayren Brantley

Kelly Brewer

Wesley Brown

Betty Lou Bruton

Millie Bruton

Charles and Marnie Buchta

Phil and Becky Butler

Dwight and Maggie Byrd

Brittany Caldwell

Theresa Campbell

Candor Baptist Church

Aaron and Gelynda Capel

Robert and Sherry Caudill

Kenneth and Judith Collins

Glenn and Ann Cranford

Eric and Susan Credle

Richard and Brenda Davis

Dennis and Susan Devereux

Gary Devillers

Bryan Dozier

Win Dozier

Tim Dunn

Gerald and Charlotte Eggers

Richard and Lana Erickson

Esquires, Inc.

Bill Fagg

Travis Faircloth

Lee and Wanda Farmer

Gary and Annette Fazio

Graham and Susan Fox

Glenn and Marie Gariepy

Doug and Carol Goldsmith 

Kenneth and Cindy Goodman

Harry and Dail Grant

Gene and Lynne Griffith

Marion Grubb Construction

Amanda Haithcock

Halcyons Women's Club

Kent and Susan Hamilton

Benny and Peggy Hampton

Carol Hardee

Connie Harris

James and Brenda Harris

Jesse and Jane Haywood

Richard Haywood

Head to Toe

Anita Helms

Guenter and Irmtrud Heyen

Tom Hicks

Catherine Hodges

Philip and Katie Hursey

DAvid and Robin Hussey

Albert Johnson

Charles Johnson

Russell and Bede Karr

Larry Kennedy

Ann Kern

Virene Kissell

Gordon and Susan Knowles

Lakefront Realty

Richard and Elizabeth Lancaster

Gene and Vicki Langley

Laurel Hill Baptist Church

Edwin Laws

Jerry add Gail Lee

Patsy Maness

Suzanne Maness

Edgar and Annemarie Marks

Angela Martin

Barak Martin

Myrtle McAuley

Janie and Susan McCaskill

J.V. and Ruth McIntosh

Faye and Roger Miller 

Winnie Morgan

Timothy and Donna Morris

William and Brenda Mulford

Susan Muse

Joseph and Janet Ondishko

Padarack Designs

Mike and Judy Pandich

Teresa Parsons

Peabody Community Development

Jim and Daphne Perry

Riley and Marilyn Phillips

Tom Piehl

Bob and Sharon Pritchard

Chuck and Pam Richards

John and Jane Richardson

Mike and Lisa Ritter

Connie and Adrienne Robinson

Danny Robinson

Dorothy Robinson

Teresa Robinson

Larry Roland 

James Rudder

Lowell and Rebecca Russell

Stephen and Claudette Russell

Saunders Loader Service 

Carol Scott

Leonard and Karen Shelor

David and Jackie Sherrill

Russ and Sandra Smiltnieks

Sarah Smith

Tom and Mercene Smith

Cletus and Deborah Spivey

James and Hazel Spivey

Star United Methodist Women

Katrina Tatum

Thigpen and Jenkins LLP

Toms Creek Landscaping

Gary and Sue Tyler

Harold & Carolyn VanDerveer

Elaine Weaver

West Middle School

Barney and Margaret West

David and Teresa Williams

John and Mary Aileen Willis

Kim Woodard

Greg and Betsy Young

SCHOLARS

($5,000 & up)

Alcoa

Communities in Schools 

    of North Carolina

First Bank

RFMD, Inc.

Russ and Ann Hollers

MASTERS

($2,500 - $4,999)

Earl and Jean Connelly

Fidelity Bank of

    Fuquay- Varina

Macedonia Presbyterian

Presbytery of Charlotte

We truly appreciate the financial support the following donors provided CISMC during our fiscal year 7/1/10 - 6/30/11.  Without them, our work would not be possible.



  3. This is Why We Need Your Help



  6. The alarm has sounded in American public education. Every nine seconds, a young person drops out of school. One-third of high school students and nearly half of all students of color fail to graduate on time. The racial gap encompasses both test scores and graduation rates, especially at the 4th- and 8th-grade levels.



  9. Dropouts significantly diminish their chances of securing a good job, and, with it, a promising future. And the cumulative costs to society are staggering. Compared with high school graduates, dropouts are more likely to live in poverty, suffer poor health, be dependent on public assistance or enter the criminal justice system.



  12. Putting the Problem in Perspective



  15. Over the course of a lifetime, a high school dropout earns, on average, about $260,000 less than a high school graduate. Dropouts from the class of 2008 alone will cost the nation more than $319 billion in lost wages over the course of their lifetimes.



  18. If the country’s likely dropouts from the class of 2006 had graduated, the nation could have saved more than $17 billion in Medicaid and expenditures for uninsured health care over the course of those young people’s lifetimes. If high schools and colleges raise the graduation rates of black, Latino and Native American students to the levels of white students by 2020, the potential increase in personal income would add more than $310 billion to the U.S. economy. Increasing the graduation rate and college matriculation of male students in the United States by just 5 percent could lead to combined savings and revenue of almost $8 billion each year by reducing crime-related costs.



  21. While there is no single reason why students drop out, research indicates that difficult transitions to high school, academic deficiencies and long-term disengagement linked to a variety of environmental factors are common risk factors. Students whose academic, social service and basic life needs are not met often succumb, even though they may be bright and capable of achieving in school.



  24. A Solution to the Dropout Crisis



  27. For more than 30 years, Communities In Schools has been helping students accomplish their goals through its model of integrated student services provided through a single point of contact – a school-based coordinator. We believe that all students can succeed in school if given the opportunity. We work inside the school system with superintendents, educators, graduation coaches and other personnel, and forge community partnerships that help remove barriers to learning. We are the country’s leading dropout prevention organization and the only one to both boost graduation and decrease dropout rates.



  30. Communities In Schools focuses on the lowest performing schools and the students most vulnerable to dropping out. Of the nation’s high schools with the most dropouts and lowest promotion records, 80 percent are located in 15 states. Communities In Schools is active in all but one of these states. Students served by the organization are ethnically diverse, and live in economically disadvantaged communities; 96 percent of the children we serve qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is based on (though not equivalent to) federal poverty guidelines.



  33. By making an early investment in students who are identified as potential dropouts, Communities In Schools increases the likelihood that these young people will make positive life choices, succeed academically, and finish school prepared to achieve in life.