Pay It Forward: Anthony Brock of Montgomery
Our Pay it Forward honoree this week is Anthony Brock of Montgomery. He and his brother, Fred, founded Valiant Cross Academy for young men.
Our Pay it Forward honoree this week is Anthony Brock of Montgomery. He and his brother, Fred, founded Valiant Cross Academy for young men.
Valiant Cross Academy is hosting their first Graduation, May 24th 2022. 29 young men will be finishing out their 7 years at the academy and starting the next chapter in their lives.
According to the National Education Association only 2% of teachers are black men and just 20% are people of color. Local all boys school, Valiant Cross Academy, has done a great job combating that statistic. “We’re apologetically looking for African American males at all times to work here,” said Anthony Brock, Head of School, “We have 16 men on staff…
Valiant Cross is a private school in Montgomery with a Christian emphasis.
GOOD IN THE COMMUNITY: Morning Star Baptist Church donated two-thousand dollars to Valiant Cross Academy to assist in their educational enhancement. The check was presented to Valiant Cross Academy founders and staff Thursday, Oct. 1st by Morning Star Pastor Micah Thomas. Thomas, sought out Valiant after noticing the good its staff is doing for young African American males in Montgomery….
Montgomery’s Valiant Cross Academy is getting an important donation from members of the Montgomery Rotary Club. The club has presented the school with a street-legal golf cart. The reason that’s so important is Valiant Cross Academy has classes in two parts of downtown. While the students stay put in one spot, the teachers have to shuttle between locations. With parking…
Big things are ahead for Montgomery’s all-male Valiant Cross Academy. The school has teamed up with Troy University to bring 8th and 9th grade Valiant Cross students to the university’s Montgomery campus for classes this fall. A new agreement will make way for grants to help enhance educational opportunities for both the university and Valiant Cross. It would also allow…
One school in downtown Montgomery is a finalist in a nationwide competition aiming to make a difference in your community. The grand prize is 100,000, but first the school needs your votes. “100,000 dollars for these young men would change their lives” says Kimberly Baker, director of development at Valiant Cross Academy. She says that the all boys private school is…