fpd annual report 2010-11

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL

ANNUAL REPORT

Est. 1970

Fiscal year 2010-11

Administration & Staff

HeadmasterGregg Thompson

Assistant HeadmasterDr. Barry E. Shealy

High School PrincipalJoe Childs

Middle School PrincipalMolly Pearson

Elementary School PrincipalWade Putnal

Dean of StudentsPat Rabun

College CounselorBrad Thompson

Chief Financial OfficerCharlie O. Parrish

Development DirectorChris K. Childers

Alumni DirectorCarol Sawyer

Admissions DirectorChÉri Frame

Fine Arts DirectorAndrew Strickland

Athletic DirectorGreg Moore

Communications DirectorCal Powell

Technology DirectorDavid Bass

The FPD 2010-11 Annual Report is published by the Development Office. Every effort has been made to publish an accurate report. If you feel any information is incorrect, please contact Chris Childers at (478) 477-6505, Ext. 178, or email [email protected]

Photography and Design by Cal Powell

Kevin Watson (12) Dan Slagle (12) Rob Danner (12) Charles Scurry (12) Cole Tidwell (13) Lara Carlton (13) Saynor Foshee (13) Vice Chair Danny Smith, Chair (13)Rick Bonfim (14) Paul Cable (14) Patti Martin (14) Jay Strickland (14) Gregg Thompson, ex-officio Chip Miller, ex-officio

2011-12 Board of Trustees

2010-11 Annual Report

Visions and ValuesHarriet Comer profile

Annual Fund donorsLyles family profile

Blackburn family profileJonathan Baker testimonial

Gray family profileGOAL Update

Chairman of the Board letterFinancial report

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2016First Presbyterian Day School exists for the purpose of educating and equipping students to change the world for God’s glory. We pursue this purpose while holding fast to a set of core values that we will not compromise. These values include: Seeking to glorify God in everything we do and say; Teaching a Biblical world life view; Supporting families; Pursuing excellence; Maintaining integrity; and a continual commitment to advancing God’s kingdom in all of our pursuits.

Our visions & values

FPD Annual Report 2010-11 5

Classes began at FPD in September 1970, following a particularly rainy week.

It was so muddy the day before school started that board members and parents were still out laying sod at midnight, with only their car headlights for illumination.

Right in the middle of it all

was Harriet Comer, a member of the school’s original board of trustees and a key player in the birth and nurture of the school.

She laughs when she remembers that first meeting back in 1969. The school was a vision they all shared, Comer said, but nobody had any real understanding of how to pull it all together — much like a first-time parent.

DONORSPOTLIGHT

HARRIET COMER

The following months were a learning experience for everyone around the table as they transformed the school from a dream into a reality. They found a location and a builder, discussed potential names for the school and voted on various wordings of the mission statement.

In the years since, FPD has grown from a grammar school with a faculty of nine into a mature institution teaching grades 3K-12, greater and stronger than even the most optimistic of its founding “parents” had ever dreamed.

“I cannot believe today what I see when I go out there,” Comer said. “It’s thrilling how the Lord has blessed us.”

Comer’s enduring legacy is everywhere you look at FPD, from the red graduation robes to the tradition of Baccalaureate. Even now, more than 40 years since that first organizational meeting, she continues to contribute to the school.

Comer understands from her years on the board how crucial financial gifts are.

“It helped us get the faculty we wanted, keep the tuition as low as we could,” she said. “I saw then how important this extra giving was. It’s wonderful what that money does for the school.”

Like a parent with her child, Comer feels a deep attachment to and interest in the school. However, her perspective on giving extends beyond sentiment, even beyond the benefit to its current students.

“Education is just crucial to the future of our country,” she said. “My giving or anyone else’s giving, it is truly an investment in the future. It’s not just for today. It’s for the 10th generation.”

Written by Christine Boddy2010 Valedictorian

Sophomore at the University of Georgia

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Abbott LaboratoriesMr. and Mrs. Lewis AbramsMr. and Mrs. Jay AdamsMr. and Mrs. Timothy K. AdamsMr. and Mrs. Craig AlbrightMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. AllenMr. and Mrs. Frank AmersonMr. and Mrs. F. Carl Amerson IIIMr. and Mrs. Tom AnderskowMr. David Anderson 2006Mrs. Debra AndersonMr. and Mrs. Jet AndersonRev. and Mrs. Philip AndersonMr. and Mrs. Jet AndersonMr. and Mrs. Joe W. AndressMrs. Virginia G. AndrewsAnniston Runners ClubMr. and Mrs. James A. AsbellMr. and Mrs. Rennie AtkinsonMr. and Mrs. John M. AycockMr. and Mrs. Jonathan BakerMr. and Mrs. Mike BakkarMr. and Mrs. Rob Ballard 1983Bank of AmericaMr. and Mrs. Bill BanksMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Barfield, Jr.Miss Adelyn M. Bargeron 2009Mr. and Mrs. Robin N. BargeronMr. and Mrs. Kent G. BarnardMr. and Mrs. H. M. BaskinMr. and Mrs. David BassMr. Oliver C. BatemanMr. and Mrs. Carter Bates IIIBB & T CompanyMr. Bryant BeallMr. and Mrs. Jon D. BeallMr. and Mrs. James BealleMr. William J. Becham Jr. 1989Mr. and Mrs. J.E. BeelandMr. and Mrs. John E. BeelandDr. and Mrs. Emmett R. BerryBertram and Patricia Witham Foundation, Inc.Bibb County Homemakers CouncilMr. and Mrs. David S. BishopMr. and Mrs. Randy BlizzardMr. and Mrs. Johnny BloodworthMr. Thomas F. BohanMr. and Mrs. Christopher E. BollesMr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. James L. BondMr. and Mrs. Sammy BonfimMs. Mary Elois BotheMr. and Mrs. Steve BowdenMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bowen Jr.Box Tops for EducationMr. Seth BoyettMrs. Annie BraggMr. and Mrs. Dan BranchMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey (Elizabeth Harper ’01) Brannen Mr. and Mrs. L W. BrantleyMr. and Mrs. Donald BredesonMr. and Mrs. Al BridgesMr. and Mrs. Kevin (Deidre Bragg ’76) Bridges Mrs. Margaret BridgesMr. Michael Bridges 2006Mr. and Mrs. W. R. BridgesBristol-Myers Squibb FoundationMr. and Mrs. Waverly BrittainMr. and Mrs. Charles E. BrockMr. and Mrs. Michael BrookerMs. Melissa BrownMr. and Mrs. Tom W. BrownMr. and Mrs. Malcolm F. BryantMr. and Mrs. Jon W. BullingtonMr. and Mrs. Aaron E. BurgessDr. and Mrs. Mack ButlerMr. and Mrs. C.E. ButlerMr. and Mrs. David ButlerMr. and Mrs. Steven R. ButlerC & P Restaurant CompanyMr. and Mrs. Robert Cabe 2004Mr. and Mrs. Springer (Laura Susan Darnell ’00) Cain Dr. and Mrs. Brian M. CardisDr. and Mrs. Ernest H. CarltonDr. and Mrs. Michael CarrekerDr. and Mrs. Frank CaseyMr. and Mrs. Cass CassellMrs. Marguerite CatoMr. and Mrs. Ray CauleyMr. and Mrs. Scot E. CauleyMr. and Mrs. Harold C. CauseyMr. and Mrs. Robert CauseyMr. and Mrs. Harold C. CauseyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Chambless Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tilmon ChamleeMr. and Mrs. Kwang M. ChangMrs. Betty B. ChapmanCharles H. Jones Family Foundation

ANNUAL FUNDdonors

KEVIN & KRISTI LYLES

Kristi Lyles first noticed the tears in her husband Kevin’s eyes.

Her immediate thought: “Something’s wrong.”

Kevin had just tucked in his 8-year-old daughter, Kathryn, for the night. As father and daughter began to say their prayers, Kathryn told Kevin about the testimony she heard that afternoon from her second grade teacher, Carol Albright.

She then told her father she wanted to pray to receive Christ that night.

“She even told Kevin ‘I thought I had to wait until I was older, daddy. But I can do that now?’ ” Kristi recalled. “Our little child, it was very real to her to want to receive Christ that night absolutely because of the testimony Carol gave to that class.”

Recounting the experience nearly a decade later, Kristi and Kevin still fight back tears of joy.

Having just enrolled their two children, Kathryn and Marshall, at FPD after spending the previous years at another local school, the Lyles were still wrestling with their decision to transfer.

Until that night.“At that point, we said we will never question this

again,” Kristi said.“There was the fruit right away,” Kevin added.The Lyles were initially attracted to FPD following

what they both called a “radical salvation experience” shortly after their second child was born.

“Your priorities completely change when that type of change happens in your life,” Kristi said. “You realize (your children) are spending eight hours a day there and we want them to hear the truth above everything else.”

Another selling point for the Lyles was the individual attention students receive.

“One thing (teachers and administrators) kept saying was they really focus on the individual child and where their gifts and strengths are,” Kristi said. “We’ve seen that over and over again. Nobody gets pushed around like this is a herd and we’re just trying to get them through. Somebody really does pay attention to where their individual gifts and strengths are and how they can focus on that.”

Kathryn is now a junior and a member of FPD’s cheerleading squad, while Marshall is among the top students in his ninth grade class. They’ve since been joined at FPD by their twin brothers, first graders Joshua and Caleb.

And the Lyles family couldn’t be happier with their decision.

They are faithful donors to the Annual Fund because of one simple reason.

“We believe in what they’re doing,” Kristi said. “We see it beyond just our family. It does impact so beyond anything we can see.”

- Written by Cal PowellDirector of Communications

DONORSPOTLIGHT

List of Donors (June 1, 2010-May 31, 2011)

Mr. and Mrs. Robert CauseyMr. and Mrs. Harold C. CauseyMr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Chambless Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tilmon ChamleeMr. and Mrs. Kwang M. ChangMrs. Betty B. ChapmanCharles H. Jones Family FoundationRev. and Mrs. Charley ChaseMr. and Mrs. Chris K. ChildersMr. and Mrs. Knox ChildersMr. and Mrs. Alan ChildsMr. and Mrs. Joe ChildsMrs. Patricia ChildsMr. and Mrs. Jason ChurchwellMr. and Mrs. Steven D. ClausenMs. Anna CleggMrs. Nancy CoferMr. and Mrs. Doug ColeMr. and Mrs. Bradford W. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Jack ColterMr. and Mrs. Brian CombsMrs. Harriet ComerMr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Comer II 1979Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc.Conditioned Air, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Pete (Amanda Cook ’91) Cook Mr. and Mrs. Ralph CookMr. and Mrs. Peter G. Coon Sr.Mr. Virgil E. Cooper JrMr. and Mrs. Stephen B. CoxMr. and Mrs. John Crook 1989Dr. and Mrs. Michael CrossleyMrs. Sue S. CrumbleyMr. and Mrs. John R. CulverMrs. Lillian W. CulverMr. and Mrs. Ray CutrightMr. and Mrs. Robert Danner III 1988Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danner Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David DarkMr. and Mrs. Conie Mac DarnellDr. William ’87 and Mrs. Aimee (Adams) ’90 Dasher Dr. and Mrs. William B. Dasher Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Brent DavisMrs. Judith J. DavisMr. and Mrs. Stuart DavisMrs. Sue DavisMrs. Robin DixonMr. and Mrs. James DominyMrs. Kay H. Dominy

Mr. and Mrs. David M. DonnerMr. and Mrs. Steve DouglasMs. Laura DrinkwaterMr. and Mrs. R. Carlton DumasMr. and Mrs. Eric DurdenMr. and Mrs. Chris M. DurhamMr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Durham, Jr.Robert M. Easter and Linda Brennan EasterMr. John W. Edwards, Jr.


Mr. Rod and Dr. Regina EnglishMr. and Mrs. William W. EnnisDr. Emmanuel and Dr. Kathleen EnoghayinMr. and Mrs. William H. EppsEstate of Lucille Gainey BurnsMr. Mike EstesMr. and Mrs. Baxter EvansMr. and Mrs. Stanton EversoleExxon Mobil Corp

Mr. and Mrs. Charles FarrDr. and Mrs. William FassbenderMr. and Mrs. J.W. FaulkRev. and Mrs. Stephen A. FennellMs. Laura FergusonMr. and Mrs. Robert Fincher *First Presbyterian Church of Macon, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Hartley W. FlandersMs. Mollie L. Fleeman

ANNUAL FUNDdonors

ANNUAL FUNDdonors


DON & JANET BLACKBURN

It’s widely known that First Presbyterian Day School exists for the purpose of “educating and equipping children to change the world for God’s glory.”

The school unashamedly displays this mission statement to represent its purpose and the values it hopes to help instill in its students.

What can’t be overlooked, though, is the influence the school can have on parents who decide to send their children to FPD.

Don and Janet Blackburn represent just one of many couples who have been forever impacted by the school.

Their three children, Lori, Donnie and Natalie, all graduated from FPD, along with two of their grandchildren, Rachel and Taylor Harden.

FPD has been a strong spiritual influence on not only their kids, but also on Don and Janet.

“(FPD) really helped me because it brought some guys into my life,” Don said. “I am still in a Bible study with those guys that I met and that had kids out at the school too.”

Janet also has seen a change in her life since the time her oldest daughter Lori started at FPD in the 1970s.

“Lori said she wanted to start going to First Presbyterian Church because her friends went

there,” she said. “So we started attending, and I actually was not a Christian at the time and became one in 1981.”

After that turning point in her life, the Blackburn family became even more involved with the school.

The Blackburns said it was very important to them for their kids to receive a quality education. FPD not only did that, but also taught them spiritually.

“It was great to see your kids respond not only to the classroom, but also to the spiritual influence that came from everybody,” Don said.

The Blackburns have been faithful donors to the school since the late 1970s and continue to give.

“It has been something that we really believed in and is another way of giving back for all it’s meant to our family,” Don said.

Janet agreed.“We appreciate the education that our children

and our grandchildren got and that it was biblically based,” she said. “I also love that they got a proper perspective on the world and life.”

Written by Rebekah RabunCo-editor of The Saga, 2009-10

Sophomore at the University of Georgia

DONORSPOTLIGHT

Mr. and Mrs. Frank FlemingMrs. Lucille FloydMr. and Mrs. Mark T. FloydMr. and Mrs. Hal (Saynor Ponder ’86) Foshee Dr. and Mrs. Jim FosterMr. and Mrs. Robert E. FountainFPD Band ParentsFPD Parents: Class of 2018Mr. Rick ’85 and Mrs. Cheri (Gunnells) ’89 Frame Mr. and Mrs. Eric FullerMr. and Mrs. Richard FunkMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gaither Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Phillip K. GammonsMr. and Mrs. Charlie A. GardnerMrs. Nancy GarnettMr. and Mrs. Michael R. GarrisonMr. and Mrs. Ken GarvinMr. and Mrs. James (Louise Jones ’80) Geddes Mr. and Mrs. Bobby GeorgeMr. and Mrs. Jay GettmannMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. GibbonsMr. and Mrs. John W. Gilbert IVMr. and Mrs. Tony E. GilbertMr. and Mrs. Paul S. GillespieMr. and Mrs. Melvin GillisMr. and Mrs. Buddy GlawsonMr. and Mrs. Alan H. GoldinDr. and Mrs. Timothy M. GrantDr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Gray Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Andy GrayGreenbriar Homemakers ClubMr. and Mrs. William S. GreeneMr. and Mrs. Gordon GreenwoodMr. and Mrs. Charles GregoryDr. and Mrs. Christopher GriceDr. and Mrs. Jonathan (Angela Reeves ’82) Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Chuck E. GriggersMr. Duke GrooverMr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. GrossDr. and Mrs. Christopher G. GunnMrs. Judye GunnellsMr. and Mrs. Dennis HaleMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hall SrMr. Shane HallMr. and Mrs. Bill HamDr. and Mrs. Robert C. Ham Jr.Mrs. Deborah O. HammockDr. Maribeth Hamrick 2002Dr. and Mrs. Miller Hamrick 1997

Hamrick Building & Supply, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. HansonDr. and Mrs. Wade HardyMrs. Julie HarrisMrs. Betty M. HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Erwin HarrisonDr. and Mrs. Harold B. HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Todd (Kristy Walker ’89) Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan HattawayMr. and Mrs. Roger HayesMs. Katrina HegemanMr. and Mrs. S.K. HenleyMr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hicks IIMr. and Mrs. Jimmy HillMr. and Mrs. Ben HinsonMr. and Mrs. Alex L. HinsonMr. and Mrs. Bob Hoffman

ANNUAL FUNDdonors


Dr. and Mrs. Sid H. HolcombMr. and Mrs. David HollingsworthMr. and Mrs. Russ (Nancy Anderson ’88) Honeycutt Mr. and Mrs. John P. HowardHoward’s Pawn and JewelryMr. and Mrs. Samuel HugginsMr. and Mrs. Drew HulseyMr. and Mrs. Ronny HulseyMr. and Mrs. Steve HumphriesMr. and Mrs. Mark A. HurtIM-PEDS Primary Care, LLCIsabel’s Inc.Mr. David G. Jeffords IIIDr. and Mrs. Matthew JerlesMr. and Mrs. Gerald JewellMr. and Mrs. Robert B. JimenezDr. and Mrs. C. Emory JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey JohnsonDr. and Mrs. Joe JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Johnny L. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. John JohnsonMrs. Katherine W. JohnsonMr. O.R. JohnsonMrs. Velta L. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Dale S. JoinerMr. and Mrs. Bobby JonesMr. Casey JonesMrs. Dallis JonesMr. and Mrs. Dwight C. JonesMr. and Mrs. George E. Jones Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy JonesMr. and Mrs. Robert F. JonesMr. and Mrs. Sam P. JonesMr. and Mrs. Bobby JonesMr. and Mrs. Sy JonesMrs. Juanita JordanMr. and Mrs. King Kemper 1990Mr. and Mrs. Ted KennedyMs. Amy E. KenneyMrs. Margaret KenworthyMr. and Mrs. D.A. KeysMr. and Mrs. Bo KingMr. Donald KingMr. and Mrs. Matt KitchellMr. and Mrs. Joel KnightDr. and Mrs. Brian KunzelmannMr. and Mrs. Randell LackDr. and Mrs. Steven LakoMr. and Mrs. Robert Lamb

Mrs. Karen LambertMr. Justin LaPraddMr. and Mrs. Ronald D. LaPraddMr. and Mrs. Garrett LawMr. and Mrs. Gary LawMr. and Mrs. Harold LeeMrs. Leslie Girardeau LeeMr. and Mrs. Jay LefholzMr. and Mrs. Justin LesleinMr. and Mrs. Jimbo LiipfertMrs. Margaret LilesMr. Malcolm G. LindleyMr. and Mrs. Bill LindseyMr. and Mrs. William E. LisenbyMr. and Mrs. Ira B. LittleMr. and Mrs. John LongMr. and Mrs. James Lowery Jr.Ms. Allison LucasMr. and Mrs. Kevin W. LylesMr. and Mrs. Sunny LyuMacon Office SuppliesMr. and Mrs. William R. Mallard

ANNUAL FUNDdonors

ANNUAL FUNDdonors

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mancin, Sr. 1979Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. MarkelMrs. Jacquelyn MarshallDr. and Mrs. A. Keith MartinMr. and Mrs. Rob MartinMr. and Mrs. Fred Martin 1979Mr. and Mrs. T. Baldwin Martin Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William J. MartinMartin FoundationMr. and Mrs. Sam A. MartinezMr. and Mrs. Roger MarxsenMr. Rad ‘92 and Mrs. Nancy (Marshall) ’88 Massey Mr. and Mrs. Gene (Sanford Jones ’76) McAllister Mr. and Mrs. Rodney McCartMr. Kary and Dr. Darlene McClainMr. and Mrs. Albert B. McClureMr. and Mrs. Darin McClure 1984Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCurdyDr. and Dr. James K. McDonaldMr. and Mrs. William R. McDuffieMr. and Mrs. Joey McHughMr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay Jr.

Mr. Dennis and Dr. Mary Evelyn McKinleyMr. Philip McLeroyMcMullan & McMullanMr. and Mrs. Mortimer F. MeadorsMr. and Mrs. Casey (Janet Jordan ’88) Meadows Dr. and Mrs. John MeadowsMid Georgia Ambulance ServiceMr. and Mrs. Ed Middlebrooks 1975Mr. and Mrs. Buddy O. MillerMr. and Mrs. Lawton Miller 1983Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. MimbsMr. John T. Minor IIIDr. Elizabeth Mr. Frederick MistrettaMr. and Mrs. A. T. MixonMr. and Mrs. Rick MixonMr. and Mrs. Mark S. MobleyMs. Melinda M. MoodyMr. and Mrs. Greg Moore 1984Mr. and Mrs. James W. MooreMr. and Mrs. Fred H. MorganMr. and Mrs. Nick Morgan 2001Morgan StanleyMr. and Mrs. Tate MorrisMr. and Mrs. Johnny (Carla Kemper ’80) Morton Mount Vernon BankMr. and Mrs. David MullinsDr. and Mrs. Earl N. Mullis Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mullis Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. MurrayMr. and Mrs. Ed Muse 1986Mr. and Mrs. Jon MyersMr. and Mrs. Earl MyersMr. and Mrs. Jeff MyhandNational Christian FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jeff L. NeislerDr. and Mrs. Homer NelsonMs. Nicki L. NeufeldNew York Life InsuranceMr. and Mrs. Timothy NewberryMr. and Mrs. William NewsomMr. and Mrs. Thomas NeymanMr. and Mrs. Joseph Nichols 1999Northwestern Mutual FoundationMr. and Mrs. Keith OchsMr. and Mrs. Mike O’DillonMr. Matthew O’Dillon 2006Mr. Michael O’Dillon 2003Mr. and Mrs. David OedelMr. and Mrs. George Oetter

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald ReevesMr. and Mrs. James C. Rehberg Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Charles RenfroeMr. and Mrs. John E. RenfroeRiver City BankMrs. Sandra RivesMr. and Mrs. Woody RobertsMr. and Mrs. Todd Robertson 1985Mr. and Mrs. Johnny (Leigh Thomas ’93) Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Eric Roddenberry 1985Dr. and Mrs. H. B. RoddenberryMrs. Lynette B. RodgersMr. and Mrs. James RogersMr. and Mrs. Garry E. RogersMr. and Mrs. Ronnie RollinsMr. and Mrs. Brian RoperMr. and Mrs. Matthew (Mary Bennet Dunwody ’90) Rose

Mrs. Eleanor F. RosenMr. and Mrs. C. Ashley RoyalMr. Nate RuppMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. RutledgeMr. and Mrs. Edward J. RyderMr. and Mrs. Wayne RyleMr. and Mrs. Jeff M. SandersMs. Robin SasserMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. SawyerDr. and Mrs. Carl SchuesslerMr. and Mrs. Scott SchultzDr. and Mrs. Tom ScottMr. and Mrs. Charles ScurryMrs. Rita D. SeaglerMs. Rebecca SearsJudge and Mrs. Tilman Self IIIMr. and Mrs. Mark Sexton


ANNUAL FUNDdonors

ANNUAL FUNDdonors

Mr. and Mrs. Richard OliverDr. and Mrs. William W. OrrMr. Elliott ParkMr. and Mrs. Scott Park 1986Mr. and Mrs. Charlie ParrishMs. Ruth J. ParrishMrs. Wilma ParrishMr. and Mrs. N. Felton PattersonMr. and Mrs. Robert A. PattersonPCA FoundationDr. and Mrs. Rush A. PeaceMr. Allen ’79 and Mrs. Betsy (Middlebrooks) ’80 PeakeMr. and Mrs. Sam (Molly McCurdy ’87) Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. PearsonMiss Shelly PearsonMr. and Mrs. Dean PhillipsMr. and Mrs. James PlasterMr. and Mrs. Bill Ponder 1991Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ponder Jr.Mrs. Cathy T. Pope

Mr. David A. PopeMr. and Mrs. Brad Powell 1986Mrs. Bren PowellMr. and Mrs. Cal PowellMr. and Mrs. Johnnie PowellDr. and Mrs. Cameron PridgenMr. and Mrs. David C. PriesterMr. and Mrs. Dan ProctorPublic Service Towers, Inc.Publix Super Markets, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Rex PutnalMrs. Kay PutnalMr. and Mrs. Gregory W. PutnalMr. and Mrs. Pat RabunMrs. Betty RaglandMr. and Mrs. William Raines Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Don Ream IV 1984Mr. and Mrs. Jason I. ReavesMr. and Mrs. Howard G. ReedDr. and Mrs. Christopher (Amy Walton ’88) Reeves

The First Presbyterian Day School Board of Visitors is a council of men and women who are committed to advancing the mission and priorities of FPD.

The members of the council are strong advocates for the school, and they pro-vide support and counsel to the school’s programs and initiatives through the headmaster.

The members also seek to contribute to the overall quality and vision of FPD. They believe in and support the school’s mission statement to “educate and equip students to change the world for God’s glory.”

Mr. and Mrs. F. Carl Amerson IIIMr. and Mrs. Jet AndersonMr. Oliver C. BatemanDr. and Mrs. Emmett R. BerryMr. and Mrs. Don B. BlackburnMr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Al BridgesMrs. Harriet ComerMr. and Mrs. Cecil Ethridge Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Gray Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Chuck HawkinsDr. P. O. Holliday IIIMrs. Dallis JonesMr. and Mrs. Sam P. JonesMr. Larry Lee and Mrs. Leslie Girardeau LeeMr. and Mrs. Gene (Sanford Jones ’76) McAllister Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCurdyMr. and Mrs. W. Thomas MoodyMr. and Mrs. J. Randolph NicholsMr. and Mrs. Bill Ponder 1991Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ponder Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Jerome StricklandMrs. Rosemary ThomasMr. and Mrs. H. Lowry TribbleMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. WallMr. and Mrs. Randy Williams

BOARD OF VISITORS


ANNUAL FUNDdonors

Sharing Elegance Formal WearDr. and Mrs. Barry ShealyMr. Th. T. and Dr. Edwina ShealyDr. and Mrs. Barry ShealyMr. and Mrs. James SheehanMrs. Rebecca W. ShiverMr. and Mrs. Mark SimmonsMr. and Mrs. David R. SkillenMrs. Vivian SkipperMr. and Mrs. Dan SlagleMr. Tom SlagleMr. and Mrs. B. L. SlocumbDr. Paul and Dr. Carol SmahaMr. and Mrs. Daniel L. SmithMr. and Mrs. David L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Vaughan SmithDr. and Mrs. Charlie Snow 1984Mr. and Mrs. Cubbege SnowDr. and Mrs. William H. SomersMs. Lisa SpearMr. and Mrs. Larry B. SpillersMs. Victoria S. SpinksMr. Scott ’85 and Mrs. Jacki (Frame) ’86 SpiveyMr. and Mrs. John F. StewartMr. and Mrs. Steven StewartMrs. Barbara J. StickelMr. Mack StokesMr. and Mrs. Brian StoneDr. and Mrs. L. Daniel StrawnMr. and Mrs. H.J. Strickland Jr. 1981Mr. and Mrs. Jerome StricklandMr. and Mrs. Joel L. StricklandMr. and Mrs. R. A. StricklandMr. and Mrs. Spencer L. StricklandMr. and Mrs. Curtis StroudSunshine School UniformsMr. and Mrs. Carlton SuttonSutton AcuraMr. and Mrs. A. C. TacyMr. and Mrs. Jeff S. TakacTarget CorporationDr. Donald and Dr. Ruth TateMr. and Mrs. Jimmy TaylorMr. and Mrs. Steve TaylorMr. and Mrs. John L. TeipelThe Dorothy V. & N. Logan Lewis Foundation, Inc.The Macon TelegraphThe Tuesday Bridge ClubMr. and Mrs. Don M. Thigpin

Mr. and Mrs. John (Rana Ballard ’85) Thigpin, Sr. Mrs. Vickie ThomasMr. and Mrs. Brad (Katherine Tribble ’95) ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Gregg ThompsonMr. and Mrs. J. Rhea ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Matt ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Coleman Tidwell 1988Ms. Jessica TillmanMr. and Mrs. David G. Tinkey 1981Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. TolbertMrs. Sheryl TowersMrs. Carolyn TrainMr. and Mrs. H. Lowry TribbleMr. and Mrs. Joshua (Christy Knight ’94) Trieste Trooper’s Collision CenterMrs. Hope TurnerMr. and Mrs. Jim TurnerMrs. Mary TurnerUtility Service Holding Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas VanhussMr. and Mrs. James A. Vann JrMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Veal IIIRev. and Mrs. Bob VeazeyMr. and Mrs. Philip VivianiW. Elliott Dunwody, III FundWaites & Foshee Insurance, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Bob WalkerDr. and Mrs. Ash WalkerMr. and Mrs. Rob Wall 1994Mr. and Mrs. Tuck WallMr. and Mrs. Norris WallaceMr. and Mrs. Carl Waller

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. David WaltonMr. and Mrs. Kevin A. WareWare GreenhousesMs. Christi WatsonMrs. Helen WatsonMr. Kevin ’88 and Mrs. Scarlett (Rives) ’88 WatsonMr. and Mrs. Jimmy WeatherfordMrs. Joanne G. WeaverMr. Joey ’82 and Mrs. Lally (Boyd) ’83 WeaverMr. and Mrs. Brant Weems 1989Mrs. Joyce WeigleWells FargoMr. and Mrs. Clarence WesleyMAJ GEN (Ret.) and Mrs. Jack C. WheelerMr. and Mrs. Robert (Melisa Crook ’87) White Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. White Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Stephen WigginsMr. and Mrs. Sam P. Wilburn, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel WillardMr. and Mrs. Alton E. WilliamsMrs. Marie WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Randy WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams III

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. WillinghamMr. Chris ’93 and Mrs. Hope (James) ’94 WilsonMr. and Mrs. Martin Wilson 1983Mr. and Mrs. Allen WindhamMr. and Mrs. Roger Wood 2004Mr. and Mrs. David E. WoodardMr. and Mrs. Billy WoodsDr. and Mrs. Jason WoodsMr. and Mrs. Louis P. Woods Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Chris (Lauren Guest ’94) Wrabel Mr. and Mrs. Tim WrightMr. and Mrs. Roy W. Wyche Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. YarbroughMr. and Mrs. Charles H. Yates Jr.Ms. Cherry YoungMr. and Mrs. Robert YountMs. Belinda YuDr. and Mrs. Richard M. Zebell Jr.

* deceased


DR. ARTHUR & ROSIE GRAY

First Presbyterian Day School was the only school Arthur and Rosie Gray considered for their four children.

Now, they’re looking forward to when they might have grandchildren follow in their parents’ footsteps.

From the beginning, it was the promise of an academically sound yet firmly Christian education that kept the Grays coming back.

“Being in a Christian school it was reinforcing whatever we did at home, no undermining of anything,” said Arthur, a local anesthesiologist. “It was one consistent message for the children as they were growing up.”

His wife agreed.“They were nurtured from 4K on up,” she said. She praised “the close-knit family atmosphere” of the school

and the sense of community it instilled. “Knowing what perspective the teachers were coming from”

was especially reassuring, she added.“I’ve always wanted to support whatever was going on,” she

said. And the Grays have. Even after their children have headed off to college and

beyond, the Grays continue to show up at football and basketball games and even a musical every now and then.

Whatever’s going on, they have faith in the future direction of the school.

“Having served and seeing the hard work that goes into running the school, none of the decisions were made lightly,” said Dr. Gray, a three-time board member. “I trust that they’re making the right decision. I’ve never had doubts about it.”

The Grays don’t just show their faith in the school verbally. They are also strong supporters of the annual fund.

“Tuition just doesn’t cover what’s required to have an excellent school,” Dr. Gray said. “To have good facilities, recruit good teachers and coaches, have a full range of programs … the money is well spent.”

“It’s not like giving to an organization where you don’t know where it’s going to go,” Rosie added. “You can drive by the campus and see.”

The school is a lot different now than it was back when the Grays were first considering area schools, but they are confident all of the changes have been improvements.

“We need the school,” Arthur said. “It offers something that’s a bit hard to describe. The academics are excellent, (and) that’s a result of the faculty.”

Having four FPD graduates in the family, including three who spent 14 years each as a Viking, the Grays have a unique insight into what makes FPD special.

It’s one of the many reasons they continue to support the school.

“To have one benefactor that can underwrite some huge amount just doesn’t come along often,” Arthur said. “It takes a lot of people giving money to take each step for the school to improve. I don’t know all the long-range plans for the school, but the board is good about looking ahead and planning for future generations.”

Written by Zach Shealy2010-11 STAR Student

Freshman at Vanderbilt University

DONORSPOTLIGHT

ANNUAL FUNDdonors


All GOAL ParticipantsMr. and Mrs. Jay AdamsMr. and Mrs. Craig AlbrightMr. and Mrs. Chad AlligoodMr. and Mrs. Frank AmersonMr. David Anderson 2006Mr. and Mrs. Jet AndersonMr. and Mrs. Rennie AtkinsonMr. and Mrs. Jonathan BakerMr. and Mrs. Bill BarnesMr. Oliver C. BatemanMr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Sr.Mr. and Mrs. S. H. BraggMs. Melissa BrownDr. and Mrs. Bruce T. BurnsMr. and Mrs. Paul CableDr. and Mrs. Ernest H. CarltonDr. and Mrs. Michael CarrekerMr. and Mrs. Cass CassellMr. and Mrs. Robert CauseyMr. and Mrs. Harold C. Causey

Rev. and Mrs. Charley ChaseMr. and Mrs. Chris K. ChildersMr. and Mrs. Steven D. ClausenMrs. Nancy CoferMr. and Mrs. Doug ColeMr. and Mrs. Bradford W. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Robert L. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Jack ColterMr. and Mrs. Ray CutrightMr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danner Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David DarkDr. and Mrs. Brent DavisMr. and Mrs. Randall DouthitDr. and Mrs. Charles A. Duggan Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. DurstRobert M. Easter and Linda Brennan EasterDr. and Mrs. Dale EvansMr. and Mrs. Frank FlemingMr. and Mrs. David FoilMr. and Mrs. Hal (Saynor Ponder ‘86) Foshee Mr. Rick ‘ 85 and Mrs. Cheri (Gunnells) ‘89 Frame

Under a Georgia state law established in 2008, you are now able to re-direct a portion of your state income tax payment to provide need-based tuition assistance.

FPD has partnered with the Georgia GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Access to Learning) Scholarship Program to help facilitate the provisions of the law.

This program allows us to provide need-based financial assistance to students who are cur-rently enrolled in a Georgia public school who desire a Christ-centered education at FPD.

The GOAL program has extended our capacity to help existing families with tuition assistance funded internally.

Please see Chris Childers, Development Director, for more information.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gaither Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. GarrisonMr. and Mrs. Ken GarvinMr. and Mrs. Jay GettmannMr. Russ GladdenMr. and Mrs. Andy GrayMr. and Mrs. Wayne E. GullattDr. and Mrs. Christopher G. GunnMr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hall SrMr. Shane HallMr. and Mrs. Bill HamMr. and Mrs. R. Allan HattawayMr. and Mrs. S.K. HenleyHi-Boy Group, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hicks IIMr. and Mrs. Samuel HugginsMr. and Mrs. Stan HutchinsonMr. and Mrs. Gerald JewellMr. and Mrs. Bobby JonesMrs. Dallis JonesMr. and Mrs. Dwight C. JonesMr. and Mrs. Jimmy JonesMr. and Mrs. Sam P. JonesMr. and Mrs. Bobby JonesMr. and Mrs. Sy JonesMs. Amy E. KenneyMr. and Mrs. D.A. KeysMr. and Mrs. Matt KitchellMr. and Mrs. Joel KnightMr. and Mrs. Robert LambLandmark Developers of Macon, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laurens 1981Mr. and Mrs. Justin LesleinMs. Allison LucasMr. and Mrs. Fred Martin 1979Mr. and Mrs. T. Baldwin Martin Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Roger MarxsenMr. Rad ’92 and Mrs. Nancy (Marshall) ’88 Massey Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Middlebrooks 1975Mr. and Mrs. Greg Moore 1984Mr. and Mrs. Nick Morgan 2001Mr. and Mrs. Johnny (Carla Kemper ’80) Morton Mr. and Mrs. David MullinsMrs. Emmie MullisMs. Nicki L. NeufeldMr. and Mrs. Timothy NewberryMr. and Mrs. Thomas NeymanOcmulgee Fields Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Oren

Mr. and Mrs. Terry ParkerMr. and Mrs. Charlie ParrishMr. Allen ’79 and Mrs. Betsy (Middlebrooks) ’80 Peake Mr. and Mrs. Sam (Molly McCurdy ’87) Pearson Miss Shelly PearsonMr. and Mrs. Louis PhilhowerMr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ponder Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Rex PutnalMr. and Mrs. Gregory W. PutnalMr. Vic Riden 1978Mr. and Mrs. Woody RobertsMr. and Mrs. Todd Robertson 1985Dr. and Mrs. Eric Roddenberry 1985Mr. and Mrs. James RogersMr. and Mrs. C. Ashley RoyalSage Dining ServicesMr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. SaitowMr. and Mrs. Jeff M. SandersMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. SawyerMr. and Mrs. Scott SchultzDr. and Mrs. Tom ScottDr. and Mrs. J. P. SealeJudge and Mrs. Tilman Self IIIDr. and Mrs. Barry ShealyMr. and Mrs. Daniel L. SmithMr. and Mrs. Glenn B. SmithMr. and Mrs. James A. Smith IIIMr. and Mrs. Michael B. SmithMs. Lisa SpearState Bank & Trust CompanyMr. and Mrs. Richard StembridgeMr. and Mrs. Brian StoneDr. and Mrs. L. Daniel StrawnMr. and Mrs. H.J. Strickland Jr. 1981Mr. and Mrs. R. A. StricklandMr. and Mrs. Jeff S. TakacMr. and Mrs. Jimmy TaylorMr. and Mrs. Gregg ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Matt ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Coleman Tidwell 1988Mr. and Mrs. H. Lowry TribbleMr. and Mrs. Joshua (Christy Knight ’94) TriesteMr. and Mrs. Jim TurnerMr. and Mrs. Philip VivianiWaites & Foshee Insurance, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. David WaltonMrs. Helen WatsonMr. Kevin ’88 and Mrs. Scarlett (Rives) ’88 Watson Mr. and Mrs. Felix Wiggins

FPD continues to enjoy a sound financial posture as we enter the second decade of the 21st century.

In God’s providence and through his rich blessing, enrollment remains strong, stabilizing tuition revenue and enabling the forward progress of the special mission to educate and equip children to change the world for God’s glory.

Resources continue to be aggressively committed to areas that go to the heart of the school’s mission. Sixty five cents of every dollar are designated for FPD personnel, as it is the special faculty and staff of FPD who are ultimately called to impact the lives of our students. We are also mindful of the economic stresses on many of our families. Stewardship in spending and the use of assets remains a high priority to ensure that every resource used is mission appropriate, while we keep a visionary focus on long-term stability.

Attention to new mission-appropriate funding sources remains significant, offering immediate financial benefits and long-term viability. The FPD-GOAL program, for example, helps to educate children of eligible FPD families who demonstrate a financial need, with little or no expense to the school. The opening of the Downtown (Macon) campus lays the groundwork for even greater long-term stability and expands the FPD mission beyond the borders of Calvin Drive. Other initiatives, such as an international student program and distance learning, which are being assertively investigated today, offer additional innovative and cost-effective ways through which more children can be impacted.

Thank you for your investment in this special mission. God clearly remains at work at FPD. May He use your gift to educate and equip the students of today to be the world-changers of tomorrow.

Blessings, Charlie Parrish


STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENSESSources of Funds 2010-11 Actual %Tuition & Fees 9,250,077 94.6Program Revenues 68,817 0.7Undesignated Annual Giving 0 0.0Designated Giving for Operations 312,943 3.2Ancillary Programs 93,900 1.0Miscellaneous Revenue 55,836 0.6Total Revenues 9,781,573 100.0

Use of Funds Salaries & benefits 6,424,700 65.7%Facilities 768,492 7.9Student life 201,951 2.1Debt service 670,414 6.9Need & merit based assistance 903,881 9.2Academic programs 317,192 3.2General & administrative 229,766 2.3Deferred contingency 94,518 1.0Development & marketing 93,052 1.0Faculty development 49,943 0.5Miscellaneous expenses 27,664 0.3Total Expenses 9,781,573 -100.0

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Debt Service

Student Life

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