FPD Annual Report 2010-11 by FPD Communications

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL

ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal year 2010-11

Est. 1970

2010-11 Annual Report Administration & Staff Headmaster Gregg Thompson Assistant Headmaster Dr. Barry E. Shealy High School Principal Joe Childs Middle School Principal Molly Pearson

Visions and Values Harriet Comer profile Annual Fund donors Lyles family profile Blackburn family profile Jonathan Baker testimonial Gray family profile GOAL Update Chairman of the Board letter Financial report

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Elementary School Principal Wade Putnal Dean of Students Pat Rabun College Counselor Brad Thompson Chief Financial Officer Charlie O. Parrish Development Director Chris K. Childers Alumni Director Carol Sawyer Admissions Director ChÉri Frame

Fine Arts Director Andrew Strickland Athletic Director Greg Moore Communications Director Cal Powell Technology Director David Bass 2011-12 Board of Trustees 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

Our visions & values

First 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.

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 chris.childers@fpdmacon.org Photography and Design by Cal Powell

DONOR SPOTLIGHT

lasses 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 4

HARRIET COMER

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 firsttime parent.

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 Boddy 2010 Valedictorian Sophomore at the University of Georgia

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List of Donors (June 1, 2010-May 31, 2011) Abbott Laboratories Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Abrams Mr. and Mrs. Jay Adams Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Craig Albright Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amerson Mr. and Mrs. F. Carl Amerson III Mr. and Mrs. Tom Anderskow Mr. David Anderson 2006 Mrs. Debra Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jet Anderson Rev. and Mrs. Philip Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Jet Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Andress Mrs. Virginia G. Andrews Anniston Runners Club Mr. and Mrs. James A. Asbell Mr. and Mrs. Rennie Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Aycock Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Baker Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bakkar Mr. and Mrs. Rob Ballard 1983 Bank of America Mr. and Mrs. Bill Banks Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Barfield, Jr. Miss Adelyn M. Bargeron 2009 Mr. and Mrs. Robin N. Bargeron Mr. and Mrs. Kent G. Barnard Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Baskin Mr. and Mrs. David Bass Mr. Oliver C. Bateman Mr. and Mrs. Carter Bates III BB & T Company Mr. Bryant Beall Mr. and Mrs. Jon D. Beall Mr. and Mrs. James Bealle Mr. William J. Becham Jr. 1989 Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Beeland Mr. and Mrs. John E. Beeland Dr. and Mrs. Emmett R. Berry Bertram and Patricia Witham Foundation, Inc. Bibb County Homemakers Council Mr. and Mrs. David S. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Randy Blizzard Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Bloodworth Mr. Thomas F. Bohan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Sr. 6

Mr. and Mrs. James L. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Sammy Bonfim Ms. Mary Elois Bothe Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bowden Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bowen Jr. Box Tops for Education Mr. Seth Boyett Mrs. Annie Bragg Mr. and Mrs. Dan Branch Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey (Elizabeth Harper ’01) Brannen Mr. and Mrs. L W. Brantley Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bredeson Mr. and Mrs. Al Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Kevin (Deidre Bragg ’76) Bridges Mrs. Margaret Bridges Mr. Michael Bridges 2006 Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bridges Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Waverly Brittain Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brock Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brooker Ms. Melissa Brown Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm F. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Jon W. Bullington Mr. and Mrs. Aaron E. Burgess Dr. and Mrs. Mack Butler Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Butler Mr. and Mrs. David Butler Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Butler C & P Restaurant Company Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cabe 2004 Mr. and Mrs. Springer (Laura Susan Darnell ’00) Cain Dr. and Mrs. Brian M. Cardis Dr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Carlton Dr. and Mrs. Michael Carreker Dr. and Mrs. Frank Casey Mr. and Mrs. Cass Cassell Mrs. Marguerite Cato Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cauley Mr. and Mrs. Scot E. Cauley Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Causey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Causey Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Causey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Chambless Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tilmon Chamlee Mr. and Mrs. Kwang M. Chang Mrs. Betty B. Chapman Charles H. Jones Family Foundation

risti 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.

KEVIN & KRISTI LYLES “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 Powell Director of Communications

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Causey Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Causey Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Chambless Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tilmon Chamlee Mr. and Mrs. Kwang M. Chang Mrs. Betty B. Chapman Charles H. Jones Family Foundation Rev. and Mrs. Charley Chase Mr. and Mrs. Chris K. Childers Mr. and Mrs. Knox Childers Mr. and Mrs. Alan Childs Mr. and Mrs. Joe Childs Mrs. Patricia Childs Mr. and Mrs. Jason Churchwell Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Clausen Ms. Anna Clegg Mrs. Nancy Cofer Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cole Mr. and Mrs. Bradford W. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Jack Colter Mr. and Mrs. Brian Combs Mrs. Harriet Comer Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Comer II 1979 Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Inc. Conditioned Air, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Pete (Amanda Cook ’91) Cook Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cook Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Coon Sr. Mr. Virgil E. Cooper Jr Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Cox Mr. and Mrs. John Crook 1989 Dr. and Mrs. Michael Crossley Mrs. Sue S. Crumbley Mr. and Mrs. John R. Culver Mrs. Lillian W. Culver Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cutright Mr. and Mrs. Robert Danner III 1988 Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danner Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Dark Mr. and Mrs. Conie Mac Darnell Dr. William ’87 and Mrs. Aimee (Adams) ’90 Dasher Dr. and Mrs. William B. Dasher Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Brent Davis Mrs. Judith J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Davis Mrs. Sue Davis Mrs. Robin Dixon Mr. and Mrs. James Dominy Mrs. Kay H. Dominy

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Donner Mr. and Mrs. Steve Douglas Ms. Laura Drinkwater Mr. and Mrs. R. Carlton Dumas Mr. and Mrs. Eric Durden Mr. and Mrs. Chris M. Durham Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Durham, Jr. Robert M. Easter and Linda Brennan Easter Mr. John W. Edwards, Jr.

Mr. Rod and Dr. Regina English Mr. and Mrs. William W. Ennis Dr. Emmanuel and Dr. Kathleen Enoghayin Mr. and Mrs. William H. Epps Estate of Lucille Gainey Burns Mr. Mike Estes Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Evans Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Eversole Exxon Mobil Corp

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Farr Dr. and Mrs. William Fassbender Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Faulk Rev. and Mrs. Stephen A. Fennell Ms. Laura Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fincher * First Presbyterian Church of Macon, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Hartley W. Flanders Ms. Mollie L. Fleeman

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DON & JANET BLACKBURN

t’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 Rabun Co-editor of The Saga, 2009-10 Sophomore at the University of Georgia

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming Mrs. Lucille Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Hal (Saynor Ponder ’86) Foshee Dr. and Mrs. Jim Foster Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fountain FPD Band Parents FPD Parents: Class of 2018 Mr. Rick ’85 and Mrs. Cheri (Gunnells) ’89 Frame Mr. and Mrs. Eric Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Richard Funk Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gaither Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip K. Gammons Mr. and Mrs. Charlie A. Gardner Mrs. Nancy Garnett Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Garrison Mr. and Mrs. Ken Garvin Mr. and Mrs. James (Louise Jones ’80) Geddes Mr. and Mrs. Bobby George Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gettmann Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Gibbons Mr. and Mrs. John W. Gilbert IV Mr. and Mrs. Tony E. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gillis Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Glawson Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Goldin Dr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Grant Dr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Gray Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Gray Greenbriar Homemakers Club Mr. and Mrs. William S. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gregory Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Grice Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan (Angela Reeves ’82) Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Chuck E. Griggers Mr. Duke Groover Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Gross Dr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Gunn Mrs. Judye Gunnells Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hale Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hall Sr Mr. Shane Hall Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ham Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Ham Jr. Mrs. Deborah O. Hammock Dr. Maribeth Hamrick 2002 Dr. and Mrs. Miller Hamrick 1997

Hamrick Building & Supply, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey B. Hanson Dr. and Mrs. Wade Hardy Mrs. Julie Harris Mrs. Betty M. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Harrison Dr. and Mrs. Harold B. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Todd (Kristy Walker ’89) Hatcher Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan Hattaway Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hayes Ms. Katrina Hegeman Mr. and Mrs. S.K. Henley Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hicks II Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Hill Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hinson Mr. and Mrs. Alex L. Hinson Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hoffman

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Dr. and Mrs. Sid H. Holcomb Mr. and Mrs. David Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. Russ (Nancy Anderson ’88) Honeycutt Mr. and Mrs. John P. Howard Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Huggins Mr. and Mrs. Drew Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. Ronny Hulsey Mr. and Mrs. Steve Humphries Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Hurt IM-PEDS Primary Care, LLC Isabel’s Inc. Mr. David G. Jeffords III Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Jerles Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jewell Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Jimenez Dr. and Mrs. C. Emory Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Johnny L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson Mrs. Katherine W. Johnson Mr. O.R. Johnson Mrs. Velta L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Dale S. Joiner Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones Mr. Casey Jones Mrs. Dallis Jones Mr. and Mrs. Dwight C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. George E. Jones Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones Mr. and Mrs. Sy Jones Mrs. Juanita Jordan Mr. and Mrs. King Kemper 1990 Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kennedy Ms. Amy E. Kenney Mrs. Margaret Kenworthy Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Keys Mr. and Mrs. Bo King Mr. Donald King Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kitchell Mr. and Mrs. Joel Knight Dr. and Mrs. Brian Kunzelmann Mr. and Mrs. Randell Lack Dr. and Mrs. Steven Lako Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lamb 12

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Mrs. Karen Lambert Mr. Justin LaPradd Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. LaPradd Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Law Mr. and Mrs. Gary Law Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lee Mrs. Leslie Girardeau Lee Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lefholz Mr. and Mrs. Justin Leslein Mr. and Mrs. Jimbo Liipfert Mrs. Margaret Liles Mr. Malcolm G. Lindley Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. William E. Lisenby Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Little Mr. and Mrs. John Long Mr. and Mrs. James Lowery Jr. Ms. Allison Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Lyles Mr. and Mrs. Sunny Lyu Macon Office Supplies Mr. and Mrs. William R. Mallard

Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mancin, Sr. 1979 Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Markel Mrs. Jacquelyn Marshall Dr. and Mrs. A. Keith Martin Mr. and Mrs. Rob Martin Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin 1979 Mr. and Mrs. T. Baldwin Martin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Martin Martin Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sam A. Martinez Mr. and Mrs. Roger Marxsen Mr. Rad ‘92 and Mrs. Nancy (Marshall) ’88 Massey Mr. and Mrs. Gene (Sanford Jones ’76) McAllister Mr. and Mrs. Rodney McCart Mr. Kary and Dr. Darlene McClain Mr. and Mrs. Albert B. McClure Mr. and Mrs. Darin McClure 1984 Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCurdy Dr. and Dr. James K. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. William R. McDuffie Mr. and Mrs. Joey McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay Jr.

Mr. Dennis and Dr. Mary Evelyn McKinley Mr. Philip McLeroy McMullan & McMullan Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer F. Meadors Mr. and Mrs. Casey (Janet Jordan ’88) Meadows Dr. and Mrs. John Meadows Mid Georgia Ambulance Service Mr. and Mrs. Ed Middlebrooks 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Buddy O. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Miller 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Mimbs Mr. John T. Minor III Dr. Elizabeth Mr. Frederick Mistretta Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Mixon Mr. and Mrs. Rick Mixon Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Mobley Ms. Melinda M. Moody Mr. and Mrs. Greg Moore 1984 Mr. and Mrs. James W. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Nick Morgan 2001 Morgan Stanley Mr. and Mrs. Tate Morris Mr. and Mrs. Johnny (Carla Kemper ’80) Morton Mount Vernon Bank Mr. and Mrs. David Mullins Dr. and Mrs. Earl N. Mullis Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Mullis Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Murray Mr. and Mrs. Ed Muse 1986 Mr. and Mrs. Jon Myers Mr. and Mrs. Earl Myers Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Myhand National Christian Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jeff L. Neisler Dr. and Mrs. Homer Nelson Ms. Nicki L. Neufeld New York Life Insurance Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Newberry Mr. and Mrs. William Newsom Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Neyman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nichols 1999 Northwestern Mutual Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Keith Ochs Mr. and Mrs. Mike O’Dillon Mr. Matthew O’Dillon 2006 Mr. Michael O’Dillon 2003 Mr. and Mrs. David Oedel Mr. and Mrs. George Oetter FPD Annual Report 2010-11

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BOARD OF VISITORS 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 provide 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. Richard Oliver Dr. and Mrs. William W. Orr Mr. Elliott Park Mr. and Mrs. Scott Park 1986 Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parrish Ms. Ruth J. Parrish Mrs. Wilma Parrish Mr. and Mrs. N. Felton Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Patterson PCA Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Rush A. Peace Mr. Allen ’79 and Mrs. Betsy (Middlebrooks) ’80 Peake Mr. and Mrs. Sam (Molly McCurdy ’87) Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Pearson Miss Shelly Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Dean Phillips Mr. and Mrs. James Plaster Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ponder 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ponder Jr. Mrs. Cathy T. Pope 14

Mr. David A. Pope Mr. and Mrs. Brad Powell 1986 Mrs. Bren Powell Mr. and Mrs. Cal Powell Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Powell Dr. and Mrs. Cameron Pridgen Mr. and Mrs. David C. Priester Mr. and Mrs. Dan Proctor Public Service Towers, Inc. Publix Super Markets, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Putnal Mrs. Kay Putnal Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Putnal Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rabun Mrs. Betty Ragland Mr. and Mrs. William Raines Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ream IV 1984 Mr. and Mrs. Jason I. Reaves Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Reed Dr. and Mrs. Christopher (Amy Walton ’88) Reeves

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Reeves Mr. and Mrs. James C. Rehberg Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Renfroe Mr. and Mrs. John E. Renfroe River City Bank Mrs. Sandra Rives Mr. and Mrs. Woody Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Todd Robertson 1985 Mr. and Mrs. Johnny (Leigh Thomas ’93) Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Eric Roddenberry 1985 Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Roddenberry Mrs. Lynette B. Rodgers Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Garry E. Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Rollins Mr. and Mrs. Brian Roper Mr. and Mrs. Matthew (Mary Bennet Dunwody ’90) Rose

Mr. and Mrs. F. Carl Amerson III Mr. and Mrs. Jet Anderson Mr. Oliver C. Bateman Dr. and Mrs. Emmett R. Berry Mr. and Mrs. Don B. Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Al Bridges Mrs. Harriet Comer Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ethridge Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Gray Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Chuck Hawkins Dr. P. O. Holliday III Mrs. Dallis Jones Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Jones Mr. Larry Lee and Mrs. Leslie Girardeau Lee Mr. and Mrs. Gene (Sanford Jones ’76) McAllister Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence McCurdy Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Moody Mr. and Mrs. J. Randolph Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ponder 1991 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ponder Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Strickland Mrs. Rosemary Thomas Mr. and Mrs. H. Lowry Tribble Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Wall Mr. and Mrs. Randy Williams

Mrs. Eleanor F. Rosen Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashley Royal Mr. Nate Rupp Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ryle Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Sanders Ms. Robin Sasser Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Sawyer Dr. and Mrs. Carl Schuessler Mr. and Mrs. Scott Schultz Dr. and Mrs. Tom Scott Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scurry Mrs. Rita D. Seagler Ms. Rebecca Sears Judge and Mrs. Tilman Self III Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sexton FPD Annual Report 2010-11

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Sharing Elegance Formal Wear Dr. and Mrs. Barry Shealy Mr. Th. T. and Dr. Edwina Shealy Dr. and Mrs. Barry Shealy Mr. and Mrs. James Sheehan Mrs. Rebecca W. Shiver Mr. and Mrs. Mark Simmons Mr. and Mrs. David R. Skillen Mrs. Vivian Skipper Mr. and Mrs. Dan Slagle Mr. Tom Slagle Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Slocumb Dr. Paul and Dr. Carol Smaha Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Vaughan Smith Dr. and Mrs. Charlie Snow 1984 Mr. and Mrs. Cubbege Snow Dr. and Mrs. William H. Somers Ms. Lisa Spear Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Spillers Ms. Victoria S. Spinks Mr. Scott ’85 and Mrs. Jacki (Frame) ’86 Spivey Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Steven Stewart Mrs. Barbara J. Stickel Mr. Mack Stokes Mr. and Mrs. Brian Stone Dr. and Mrs. L. Daniel Strawn Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Strickland Jr. 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Joel L. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Spencer L. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Stroud Sunshine School Uniforms Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Sutton Sutton Acura Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Tacy Mr. and Mrs. Jeff S. Takac Target Corporation Dr. Donald and Dr. Ruth Tate Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Steve Taylor Mr. and Mrs. John L. Teipel The Dorothy V. & N. Logan Lewis Foundation, Inc. The Macon Telegraph The Tuesday Bridge Club Mr. and Mrs. Don M. Thigpin 16

Mr. and Mrs. John (Rana Ballard ’85) Thigpin, Sr. Mrs. Vickie Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Brad (Katherine Tribble ’95) Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Thompson Mr. and Mrs. J. Rhea Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Matt Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Tidwell 1988 Ms. Jessica Tillman Mr. and Mrs. David G. Tinkey 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Tolbert Mrs. Sheryl Towers Mrs. Carolyn Train Mr. and Mrs. H. Lowry Tribble Mr. and Mrs. Joshua (Christy Knight ’94) Trieste Trooper’s Collision Center Mrs. Hope Turner Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner Mrs. Mary Turner Utility Service Holding Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vanhuss Mr. and Mrs. James A. Vann Jr Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Veal III Rev. and Mrs. Bob Veazey Mr. and Mrs. Philip Viviani W. Elliott Dunwody, III Fund Waites & Foshee Insurance, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walker Dr. and Mrs. Ash Walker Mr. and Mrs. Rob Wall 1994 Mr. and Mrs. Tuck Wall Mr. and Mrs. Norris Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Carl Waller FPD Annual Report 2010-11

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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Walton Mr. and Mrs. Kevin A. Ware Ware Greenhouses Ms. Christi Watson Mrs. Helen Watson Mr. Kevin ’88 and Mrs. Scarlett (Rives) ’88 Watson Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Weatherford Mrs. Joanne G. Weaver Mr. Joey ’82 and Mrs. Lally (Boyd) ’83 Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Brant Weems 1989 Mrs. Joyce Weigle Wells Fargo Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wesley MAJ GEN (Ret.) and Mrs. Jack C. Wheeler Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Melisa Crook ’87) White Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. White Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wiggins Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Wilburn, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Willard Mr. and Mrs. Alton E. Williams Mrs. Marie Williams Mr. and Mrs. Randy Williams Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Williams III 18

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Willingham Mr. Chris ’93 and Mrs. Hope (James) ’94 Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wilson 1983 Mr. and Mrs. Allen Windham Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wood 2004 Mr. and Mrs. David E. Woodard Mr. and Mrs. Billy Woods Dr. and Mrs. Jason Woods Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Woods Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Chris (Lauren Guest ’94) Wrabel Mr. and Mrs. Tim Wright Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Wyche Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Yarbrough Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Yates Jr. Ms. Cherry Young Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yount Ms. Belinda Yu Dr. and Mrs. Richard M. Zebell Jr. * deceased

irst 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 Shealy 2010-11 STAR Student Freshman at Vanderbilt University FPD Annual Report 2010-11

nder 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 currently 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. All GOAL Participants Mr. and Mrs. Jay Adams Mr. and Mrs. Craig Albright Mr. and Mrs. Chad Alligood Mr. and Mrs. Frank Amerson Mr. David Anderson 2006 Mr. and Mrs. Jet Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Rennie Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Baker Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barnes Mr. Oliver C. Bateman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher E. Bolles Sr. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bragg Ms. Melissa Brown Dr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cable Dr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Carlton Dr. and Mrs. Michael Carreker Mr. and Mrs. Cass Cassell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Causey Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Causey

Rev. and Mrs. Charley Chase Mr. and Mrs. Chris K. Childers Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Clausen Mrs. Nancy Cofer Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cole Mr. and Mrs. Bradford W. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Jack Colter Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cutright Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Danner Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David Dark Dr. and Mrs. Brent Davis Mr. and Mrs. Randall Douthit Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Duggan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Durst Robert M. Easter and Linda Brennan Easter Dr. and Mrs. Dale Evans Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fleming Mr. and Mrs. David Foil Mr. and Mrs. Hal (Saynor Ponder ‘86) Foshee Mr. Rick ‘ 85 and Mrs. Cheri (Gunnells) ‘89 Frame

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Gaither Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Garrison Mr. and Mrs. Ken Garvin Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gettmann Mr. Russ Gladden Mr. and Mrs. Andy Gray Mr. and Mrs. Wayne E. Gullatt Dr. and Mrs. Christopher G. Gunn Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hall Sr Mr. Shane Hall Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ham Mr. and Mrs. R. Allan Hattaway Mr. and Mrs. S.K. Henley Hi-Boy Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hicks II Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Huggins Mr. and Mrs. Stan Hutchinson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jewell Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones Mrs. Dallis Jones Mr. and Mrs. Dwight C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jones Mr. and Mrs. Sam P. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Jones Mr. and Mrs. Sy Jones Ms. Amy E. Kenney Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Keys Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kitchell Mr. and Mrs. Joel Knight Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lamb Landmark Developers of Macon, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laurens 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Justin Leslein Ms. Allison Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin 1979 Mr. and Mrs. T. Baldwin Martin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Marxsen Mr. Rad ’92 and Mrs. Nancy (Marshall) ’88 Massey Mr. and Mrs. Albert W. McKay Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Middlebrooks 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Greg Moore 1984 Mr. and Mrs. Nick Morgan 2001 Mr. and Mrs. Johnny (Carla Kemper ’80) Morton Mr. and Mrs. David Mullins Mrs. Emmie Mullis Ms. Nicki L. Neufeld Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Newberry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Neyman Ocmulgee Fields Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Oren

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Parker Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Parrish Mr. Allen ’79 and Mrs. Betsy (Middlebrooks) ’80 Peake Mr. and Mrs. Sam (Molly McCurdy ’87) Pearson Miss Shelly Pearson Mr. and Mrs. Louis Philhower Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Ponder Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Putnal Mr. and Mrs. Gregory W. Putnal Mr. Vic Riden 1978 Mr. and Mrs. Woody Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Todd Robertson 1985 Dr. and Mrs. Eric Roddenberry 1985 Mr. and Mrs. James Rogers Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashley Royal Sage Dining Services Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Saitow Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Sawyer Mr. and Mrs. Scott Schultz Dr. and Mrs. Tom Scott Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Seale Judge and Mrs. Tilman Self III Dr. and Mrs. Barry Shealy Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Glenn B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. James A. Smith III Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Smith Ms. Lisa Spear State Bank & Trust Company Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stembridge Mr. and Mrs. Brian Stone Dr. and Mrs. L. Daniel Strawn Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Strickland Jr. 1981 Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Strickland Mr. and Mrs. Jeff S. Takac Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Matt Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Tidwell 1988 Mr. and Mrs. H. Lowry Tribble Mr. and Mrs. Joshua (Christy Knight ’94) Trieste Mr. and Mrs. Jim Turner Mr. and Mrs. Philip Viviani Waites & Foshee Insurance, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. David Walton Mrs. Helen Watson Mr. Kevin ’88 and Mrs. Scarlett (Rives) ’88 Watson Mr. and Mrs. Felix Wiggins

FPD Annual Report 2010-11

STATEMENT OF REVENUE & EXPENSES Sources of Funds Tuition & Fees Program Revenues Undesignated Annual Giving Designated Giving for Operations Ancillary Programs Miscellaneous Revenue Total Revenues

2010-11 Actual 9,250,077 68,817 0 312,943 93,900 55,836 9,781,573

% 94.6 0.7 0.0 3.2 1.0 0.6 100.0

Use of Funds Salaries & benefits Facilities Student life Debt service Need & merit based assistance Academic programs General & administrative Deferred contingency Development & marketing Faculty development Miscellaneous expenses Total Expenses

6,424,700 768,492 201,951 670,414 903,881 317,192 229,766 94,518 93,052 49,943 27,664 9,781,573

65.7% 7.9 2.1 6.9 9.2 3.2 2.3 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.3 -100.0

Ancillary Programs

Miscellaneous Revenue

Designated Giving for Operations Program Revenues

Tuition & Fees

2010-11 Sources of Funds Academic Programs

General & Administrative

Development & Marketing Faculty Development Miscellaneous Deferred Contingency

Need & Merit-Based Assistance

Debt Service

Student Life

Facilities

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Salaries & Benefits

From our CFO Charlie Parrish

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 FPD Annual Report 2010-11

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