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R.A. Clement Association  is asking for help to give scholarships and restore the historical Rosenwald School  ( old building ) built in 1929 .If you would like to support us please click the Donate button below. Donations can be made by PayPal, or with a regular credit card if you do not have a PayPal account.



Welcome to the R A Clement High Classes Of 1943 - 1968 web site. We are located at 216 Krider Street in Cleveland,North Carolina.. ( mailing address R.A.Clement Association, P.O.Box 70 , Cleveland NC  27013)The R. A. Clement School has quite a unique history. This school started in 1880 as a one-room day school called Cleveland Colored School. In 1943 it was renamed R.A. Clement School after Mr. Rufus A. Clement who so kindly provided the land in 1878, financial aid, moral support, encouragement, and physical labor to make the school a reality. In 1968, fourteen years after the famous Brown vs. Board of Education court decision, R.A. Clement School was desegregated. Phone number 704-795-4411.

 

 
ANNOUNCEMENTS

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You're Invited

 

Annual Meetings

Of the

R. A. Clement and West Rowan Neighborhood Center Advisory Council

 

Saturday, July 5, 2025

 

12 Noon, Business Meeting

 

R. A. Clement Rosenwald School

(Old Building)

216 Krider Street

Cleveland, N. C.

 

Or on Zoom

 

Please call.

 

Catrelia Hunter (704-433-5341) directly by noon July 4 if you want to receive the Zoom link. Refreshments will be served.

Thanks for your support.

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NEWS RELEASE

The R. A. Clement Association announces its 2025 R. A. Clement Awards of $500 each to, recipients of the George Knox and William Hall Scholarships.

R. A. Clement, George Knox and William Hall  Scholarship Recipients

 

 

Ce’Airee Watkins, daughter of Nakia Gordon and Clifford Watkins of Woodleaf, NC, graduated from West Rowan High School.  She will attend Howard University  and Methodist University and major in Radiologic Technology.

 

Nikari Warren, son of Natosha and Nicholas Warren, of Woodleaf, NC, received a George Knox Scholarship. He graduated from West Rowan and plans to attend UNC-Greensboro.

Kha’zyah Rankin, Greensboro, N.C.   

Graduated from Grimsley High School.  She  is the daughter of Shemitra Rankin, and plans to major in business at North Carolina Central University, Durham.

 

 

Xaniyah Price:   Salisbury High School, Daughter of Chanele Delima, will attend Johnson C. Smith University and major in Communication Arts

 

 

RAVEN DANELLE WALLACE, Langtree Academy,  Mooresville, N. C. is the daughter of  Reuben and Tinita Wallace. Raven will attend UNC Asheville and major in Communication Arts.

 

 

 

 

Naziah Davis, West Rowan, daughter of Nerissa Sanders, will attend Winston-Salem State University and major in Nursing.

 

 

 

JAYLA Clement, West Rowan, daughter of Jason Clement, will attend Winston-Salem State University and major in Nursing.

 

 

ISAIAH HATCHER, Anson County Early College, is the son of Natacha M. Deberry. He will receive a William Hall Scholarship award and attend Morris College in Sumter, S. C.  and major in Teacher Education.

 

Viendall Duncan, an Anson County Early College student, will receive a William Hall Scholarship Award. She will attend North Carolina Central University and Major in Nursing.

 

 

 

Marcus STURDIVANT, Anson County Early College, is the son of Marcus Sturdivant.  He will attend University of N. C. at Charlotte and major in computer engineering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Restoration Donations(families and classes and other) 

Thank you To all of the  families and friends who gave  Your donations helps with monthly operations (insurance,taxes,water,electricity ,gas plus  the refurbishment of windows.

Totals 2012  toJune2025

Class of 63 $850  Class of 64 $488  Class of 1965  $625.00.     Class of 1966     $2,682.46      Class of 1970 $50.00

Lonnie  Sr. & Maggie Gaither.        $42,100

J.T.& Sallie Steele.                         $30,794

Blackmon -Hyde.                           $25,158

John & Roannah Hall.                  $8,070

Avery -Gillespie.                          $6,995.

William &Peggye Rankin.          $5,964

Rev.T.M. And Mrs.B.C. Powe      $5383

Rankin -Cowan.                   $4,930

David & Nellie. Ramsue     $2,700

John & Mary Knox.               $2,760

Marvin &Essie Culbertson    $2,590

Norris Anderson       $4,125.00               William & Sonia  Luckey.          $1,000.00

John & Katherine Carr.  5,500

Robert &Ruby Jones              $1,150.00

James & Rosie. Lyerly     $1,135                Knox /Fowler $342

Pearlie Pharr.     $1,055                    Lovell- Noble. $120

 Hardy & Ada  Kesler.       $1618     Carolyn Blackwell Fowler   $95.00

Carolyn Brawley Powell.      $500.00               

Campbell -Turner   $1,355          Dave/Essie Mae Rankin $2,700.00
Constance-Bristol Stevenson $75
J.C.Dorthea Moore.   $670.00             Norman Kelly       $120

Bost -Ellis          $573.00             Kenneth &Alberta  Cornelius       $365

Clifford Patterson      $418.00                Laura Avery   $275

James & Margaret  Avery  $450.00        Presley &Marie Carr.        $740

Betty  Stringer       $300                   Beatrice Stevenson      $ 500

Daniel & Wilma  Neely.     $350.00                Gary Hall      $220.00

  Jack & Celeste. Allen.         $200.00               Fredrick Houston.      $200.00

Ada & Lawrence.  Williams    $225.00             Michael  White.      $165.00               Roman&Inezze Rankin $350

Robert & Sarah Hosch.      $175.00                Shirley   V. Cuthbertson.    $740       John & Lucille Carson $300 

William &Bessie Fisher.        $120.00             Faye Blackwell       $110.00                   Abraham & Addie Steelman $350

James Jones ( Memory Maude Cuthbertson)    $250.00    
William & Frances. Ramsey    $545.00 (Memory of Lee)  

Friends of R.A.Clement

Joyce Caddell $500

Christine Brown $150

Geoffrey /Doretha Hoy   $1,650

East Cleveland Block Party $2,505.00

Mt.Vernon Presbyterian Church  $1,000.00

New Jerusalem Holiness Church  $1,000.00

Allen Temple Presbyterian Church $800

Morris Clements/Elaine Hewitt $1,250.00

Ed Norvell           $700.00

Third Creek A.M.Z. Church   $520.00

Mrs. George Knox  $500.00      Rock Hill Church  $275

Cameron Presbyterian Church  $400.00

Ambassador for  Christ Church  $300.00    Cotton memorial Church 25

Echos of Christ         $200.00.  Khalid Court #90.  $.25

Stephanie Deutch      $250.00

John Steele $100.00

Charles Sadler     $81.00               South Iredell AME   100.00

Cynthia MCCoy     $50.00              George Benson   25.00

We still need everyone to help with the refurbishing of windows (side and  back)and the other third of hvac systems.Please send all donations to R.A. Clement Association

Box 70.  Cleveland,N.C. 27013 . Make sure you add your name and your family name.

Forms and letters are  on the left under Donation Restoration Forms. 

Pay pal just hit donation button.

If you would like your donation to go to scholarships please drop me a email.pmoriniere @msn.com

Thank you very much!!!!!!

 

 

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Making the News in the Rowan Chambers 2025 Membership Directory &Talent Attraction Guide.

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 Drum Roll !!  Congratulations to Dr. Catrelia Steele Hunter class of 1963, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Kannapolis African American Museum and Cultural Center in 2024. She was selected as a woman who exemplified "Empowering Excellence: Honoring Trailblazing Women and Inspiring Future Generations."


 

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R.A.Clement School , A Rosenwald school,was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

 

 

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Please Help !!!

Restoration Fund Raiser for Web Announcement: 

Families who attended R. A. Clement are being asked to raise $500 or more by December every year to assist with raising  the money needed to complete and maintain the restoration of the OLD BUILDING. Please make checks payable to R. A. Clement Association and send them on a regular basis (monthly or quarterly) to: P. O. Box 70, Cleveland, N. C. 

       The R. A. Clement Board meets the 4th Saturday of every month August - May at 9:00 AM.  The Annual Meetings are always held the first Saturday of July at 12:00 Noon.  All are welcome to attend.