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THE NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL

THE NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL. A resource to the community in the education of dyslexic boys and girls. ALUMNI. • Jay Ryan G’96 • Reinhardt College, 2000 • Owner, Outside the Box Landscape Design. ALUMNI. • Jonathan Austin G’89 • American Academy of Dramatic Arts

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THE NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL

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  1. THE NEW COMMUNITY SCHOOL

    A resource to the community in the education of dyslexic boys and girls.
  2. ALUMNI •Jay Ryan G’96 •Reinhardt College, 2000 •Owner, Outside the Box Landscape Design
  3. ALUMNI •Jonathan Austin G’89 •American Academy of Dramatic Arts • Owner, 24 Hour Emergency Juggling and Magic Service
  4. ALUMNI •Alan Baines G’02 •Virginia Tech (Undergraduate, 2010 & Graduate, ongoing) •Computer Engineer •Selected for best presentation at International Conference of Future Computing & Communication, Hong Kong, 2012.
  5. STATISTICS About 13-14% of the school population in the USA has a condition that qualifies them for special education services. About 5.5% of those are dyslexic. Some estimates say as many as 20% of the general population may be dyslexic or have characteristics of dyslexia. (IDA Fact Sheets, 2012)
  6. ALUMNI •John Schoeb G’89 •Richard Bland College, 1991 Virginia Commonwealth University, 1994 •Manager of Quality, Six Sigma Black Belt, ALSTOM •“My career keeps climbing. I continue to grow and mature from the foundation I had built at New Community. This year alone I have traveled literally around the world and traveled almost 100,000 miles in the air.”
  7. ALUMNI •Joe Oley T’90 •Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (Undergraduate & Doctorate, 1996) •President, Westbury Pharmacy •“Testing showed that graduating college was most likely not going to be possible.” •“The life changing remediation, organization, and study habits taught at TNCS…gave [me] a future that most thought was not possible.”
  8. ALUMNI •Rob Scoggins (ScogDog) G’89 •Reinhardt University,1990 Davis & Elkins College,1994 Virginia Commonwealth University, 2008 •Handsome Rob’s Morning Express on KZKOradio.com •Professional Voice Actor
  9. ALUMNI •Adrian Cleavenger G’03 •Bridgewater (Undergraduate, 2007) James Madison University (Graduate, 2009) •Physician’s Assistant at Memorial Regional Medical Center (Volunteers at Crossover Ministries Clinic)
  10. ALUMNI •Andrew Slater G’07 •Guilford College (Undergraduate, 2011) Goucher College (Graduate, Ongoing) •Recently in town making a documentary about his experiences in the martial arts.
  11. ALUMNI •Ashley Atkinson, G’94 •Southern Seminary Christopher Newport University •Animal Trainer, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld, Georgia Aquarium…. •The first woman to work full contact with the deadliest bird in the world (Southern Double Wattle Cassowary).
  12. STATISTICS A recent study of entrepreneurs in the US suggests that as many as 35% of entrepreneurs are dyslexic. (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/business/06dyslexia.html)
  13. ALUMNI •Reece Camp Carter G’91 •Virginia Commonwealth University (Undergraduate) San Francisco Art Institute (Graduate) •Camera Assistant in the Motion Picture & Film Industry
  14. ALUMNI •Lara Harler Lahr G’93 •West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2011 •Visiting Nurse (RN), Stork Watch •“My professor was so impressed with my 43 page paper…I was just doing what I loved…identify what [you] are passionate about and follow after that!”
  15. ALUMNI •Katherine Watkins G’01 •University of Phoenix •Teacher, Caroline County Public Schools
  16. ALUMNI •Amanda Yeargan Monroe G’97 •Davis & Elkins College, 2002 •Special Education Teaching Assistant, Chesterfield County Public Schools, Holiday Inn Koger Center (part time) •Remember, “It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be.” Paul Arden
  17. ALUMNI •Ryan Hickey G’00 •Bridgewater College, 2004 •Owner/Agent, Allstate Insurance Agency
  18. ALUMNI •Christiian Van Tollingen G’07 •United States Air Force (Charleston, S.C.) •Crew Chief on C-17s
  19. ALUMNI •Joe Enroughty G’96 •Virginia Commonwealth University, Ongoing •Director/Leader, Joe Enroughty and His Royal Virginians •“I am doing exactly what I dreamed of doing when I was a kid. It’s so much fun.”
  20. ALUMNI •Frank Naegle G’94 •Savannah College of Art & Design (Undergraduate, 1999 & Graduate, 2000) •Architect, James W. Buckley & Associates •Registered Architect in Georgia & Virginia •President, AIA Savannah
  21. ALUMNI •Sarah Hassell Webster G’92 •Marshall University •Fraud Investigator, Capital One
  22. ALUMNI •Christina Simpson Burke T’99 •Wheelock College •Director of Social Services, Sun Towers
  23. ALUMNI •Robin Wash G’92 •Virginia Commonwealth University, 2000 •Co-Owner, Cold Harbor Antique Mall •Metal Smithing
  24. ALUMNI •Maggie Smith G’92 •Brenau University •Quirk Gallery, Voted Richmond’s Best Gallery by Richmond Magazine •Artist •”As a student I appreciated TNCS for making learning less frustrating. As an adult I am thankful for all the tools I received that allow me to be who I am.”
  25. ALUMNI •Hannah Coltrain G’92 •Davis & Elkins College, 1994 •Owner, Habit Creations Formerly an Organizer for a Lobbyist Group
  26. ALUMNI •Alex Branch T’12 •Studying Secondary Education (History/Sociology), West Virginia Wesleyan College
  27. ALUMNI •Sara Hudgins G’98 •Guilford College, 2002 (Undergraduate) George Washington University, 2008 (Graduate) •Special Education (MAT) •Helped set up a reading program at a school in Washington, DC. “I modeled [this program] from my experience at TNCS”
  28. ALUMNI •Martha Satterwhite Wooten G’94 •Wingate University (Undergraduate, 1998) Gardner Webb University (Graduate, 1999) •Banking
  29. ALUMNI •Hayden Pryor G’89 •Wingate University (Undergraduate, 1993) Virginia Commonwealth University (Graduate, 1997) •Insurance, State Farm
  30. ALUMNI •Elizabeth Baroody Boss G’94 •Parson’s School of Design (Paris, France) University of Richmond ,1999 •Owner EBBdesigns, LLC •Graphics Art
  31. ALUMNI •R. Christopher Parsons G’89 •James Madison University, 2000 (Undergraduate) Curry College (Graduate) •School Psychologist, Richmond Public Schools
  32. STATISTICS Thomas G. West of the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, says, “…millionaires are significantly more likely to [be dyslexic] than the rest of the population …learning difficulties are one of the most important precursors of financial success…dyslexics, who tend not to be good at details, learn to excel by grasping the bigger picture and producing original ideas.”
  33. ALUMNI •Eric Bareis G’09 •Liberty University (Online, Ongoing) •CorporatePilot, Priority Automotive Car Dealership
  34. ALUMNI •Leslie Weeks O’Neal G’03 •Longwood University, 2008 •Preschool Teacher, Volleyball Coach, Guardian Christian Academy
  35. ALUMNI •Ben Strodel G’12 •John Tyler Community College, then Emory and Henry College (planned) •ApprenticeLocksmith
  36. ALUMNI •Kori Matteson G’07 •Bridgewater College, 2013 (honors, expected) •Family & Consumer Science
  37. SUCCESS •Nationally, more than 38% of students with learning disabilities drop out of high school (twice the rate of those without LD) (US Dept. of Education) •The New Community School seeks to change these statistics
  38. WWW.TNCS.ORG
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