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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

•	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."
•	We would like to send a special thank-you to all of the people who attended our 26th R.A. Clement High School Reunion. We had four events, in addition to our annual meeting, with a total of 150 people or more in attendance. These are just a few. we want to highlight. Head Table Thomas Powe (1963) President, R.A. Clement Association Leonard Hall (1967) President, West Rowan Advisory Council Reverend David Rankin (1979) Pastor, Third Creek A.M.E Zion Church, Cleveland, NC Beverly Cuthbertson (1971) Secretary, R.A. Clement Association Christine Brown Auman from the Mayor’s Office, Town of Cleveland, NC Our speaker of The Evening ,Ms. Tracea Rice, Esq. 2006 Scholarship recepient . Three of the nine 2024 Scholarship recipients: - Branden Knox - Willian Givens -Ayazahne Wells Past Scholarship Recipients 1978 Vera Avery 1984 Mondalyn Carr 1987 Lisa Scott Wells 2002 Cedric Cuthbertson 2009 Marlee Henderson The Lonnie and Maggie Gaither Sr. family, who have donated $41,050.00 to the restoration of the Rosenwald R.A. Clement Building: Brenda Avery, Margo Gaither, Lonnie Gaither, Jr., and Stephanie Gaither-Harris Ms. Claudette Parker, a teacher of the R.A. Clement School, with one of her students, Margo Gaither. The Three Oldest Alumni of R.A. Clement: Ms.Eldora Knox (101) and Ms.Ester Knox(90) Mary Cathryne Rice (91) Town of Cleveland Major Pat Phifer . Jeanette Rankin Town of Cleveland Board of Commissioner. R.A. Clement class of 1975.
•	R.A.Clement School , A Rosenwald school,was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.
•	Restoration Donations(families and classes and other) Thank you To all of the families and friends who gave in 2023 .($13,158) Your donations helps with monthly operations (insurance,taxes,water,electricity ,gas plus the refurbishment of windows. Totals 2012 to June 2024 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. $41,050.00 J.T.& Sallie Steele. $30,194.00 Blackmon -Hyde. $21,130.00 John & Roannah Hall. $7,655.00 Avery -Gillespie. $6,895.00 William &Peggye Rankin. $5,964.00 Rev.T.M. And Mrs.B.C. Powe $4,770.00 Rankin -Cowan. $4,230.00 David & Nellie. Ramsue $2,600 John & Mary Knox. $2,3600 Marvin &Essie Culbertson $2,590 Norris Anderson $4,125.00 William & Sonia Luckey. $1,000.00 Robert &Ruby Jones $1,150.00 James & Rosie. Lyerly $1,135 Knox /Fowler $342 Pearlie Pharr. $1,055 Lovell- Noble. $120 Hardy & Ada Kesler. $1618.00 Carolyn Blackwell Fowler $95.00 Carolyn Brawley Powell. $500.00 Campbell -Turner $1,355 Dave/Essie Mae Rankin $2,266.00 J.C.Dorthea Moore. $500.00 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. $640 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 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!!!!!!
•	THANK YOU EAST Cleveland Block Party $1,500 2019 for Table and Chairs $1,005 2018 unrestricted A special THANK YOU TO OUR GIVING TUESDAY CONTRIBUTORS, December 2022 Pressley Carr, Stephanie Gaither Harris ,Lonnie Gaither ,Karen Puckett,Peggye Rankin,Derek Rankin, Carolyn Steele Snipes Brenda G.Avery Rachel Hunter ,Mary Rice,Sandra C.Little,Olivia Mattox Deborah Mattox, Donna Prunkl,Katherine Ray,Sharon A.Davis,Evette Carpenter, Catrelia Steele Hunter Margo Gaither Teresa Rowell,Mona Holt,Bonnie Conner, Deborah Mattox Lee Fowler Marsha/Charles Knox ,Michael Dellinger,Willie Dunlap Stuart Avery Gretchen Avery Dunlap Vera Avery,Jeanette Rankin, Marlee Henderson. Claude Avery,Lynda Avery,Wanda Burns, Lora Henderson Smith Mona Avery Holt Natashalyn Snipes Caroline Holt Peggye Wood Rankin Sharon Avery Davis, AnnaTerry,Evette Carpenter Donald Campbell Ernestine Cornelius
•	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.