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Durham Academy News & Notes/Oct. 1, 2015

'Think, act, try, love.' JV boys soccer team

dedicates season to Chris Rosati '89

Twenty-six years after he last suited up in a Cavaliers uniform, Durham Academy graduate Chris Rosati '89 still dreams of soccer. At DA, "soccer was my game," he says. "It opened doors, introduced me to friends I still have today. The game and everything around it taught me a lot."

So the news that DA's JV boys soccer team has dedicated its 2015 season to Rosati meant a lot to him — and not just because it had him pining for his glory days on the field. Rosati can no longer run down the field or kick a soccer ball. He can't cheer for his team with the same gusto that he once could. Everything changed five years ago, when Rosati was diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that will eventually take his life. Read More

First Legends Lunch honors

long-serving, retired faculty, staff

At any school, there are tales of stellar teachers with reputations that long outlast their time at an institution and staff that are a part of the very fabric of it. At Durham Academy, we’ve dubbed them “life-changers.” They are referenced time and again by alumni who credit these influential forces in their young lives that last well into adulthood and beyond. They are, quite simply, legends. Read More

Faculty Spotlight: Pre-k teacher,

basketball coach Nikki Graves

Nikki Graves didn't know quite how to take it when her fourth-grade teacher said she had a very commanding presence. "But I figured out pretty fast that meant somewhere down the line I was supposed to be in a leadership role."

And lead, she has. Graves began playing basketball when she was six, and at age eight she scored 56 points in a 58-53 victory. After the game she was asked about the lopsided scoring, and remembers saying “I passed the ball to my teammates, but they kept passing it back to me.” Read More

DA in the News

UNC Health Care:
Alumnus Dr. Billy Fischer '94 is dedicated to fighting poverty and disparity

GoDuke.com:
Alumnae Lauren and Robin Blazing ('11 and '13) stand out on Duke field hockey field

Bella Petite:
Alumna Camille Immanuel '98 is a physician making her name in the modeling scene