The diploma from eighth grade is not the finish line.
DNS begins in fifth grade and maintains a relationship with students through high-school placement, college access, graduate support, and alumni connection.
Support changes as the student’s world changes.
Best fit matters more than the most impressive name.
Identify fit
Match student readiness, strengths, needs, goals, family context, and school environment.
Navigate applications
Support applications, recommendations, testing, interviews, financial aid, and decisions.
Transition successfully
Help graduates adjust to new academic expectations, environments, and schedules.
Stay connected
Monitor progress, arrange support, and maintain the relationship beyond placement.
97% of graduates have continued into independent, college-preparatory high schools.
The current alumni page reports that 29% attended boarding schools and 71% attended local day schools.
Boarding Schools
Asheville School • Blue Ridge School • Rabun-Gap Nacoochee School • Woodberry Forest School • INSERT HERE: maintain current list
Local Day Schools
Cardinal Gibbons • Carolina Friends • Durham Academy • Ravenscroft • Trinity School • INSERT HERE: maintain current list
College access is a process, not a single application.
Graduate Support helps alumni navigate academic decisions, applications, financial considerations, persistence, professional exposure, and transitions toward adulthood.
DNS alumni have attended UNC Chapel Hill, NC State, North Carolina Central, Elon, Davidson, Cornell, Morehouse, Virginia Tech, High Point, East Carolina, and many others.
The alumni network is proof that the mission keeps moving.
DNS alumni continue into high schools, colleges, military service, professional careers, graduate education, entrepreneurship, and community leadership.
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Alumni Story Module
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DNS Class of INSERT HERE
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