Nash-Rocky Mount Public School District was honored by the United Way Tar River Region at the Jan. 9 meeting of the Board of Education.

United Way Executive Director Ginny Mohrbutter and Jim Gray, president of N.C. Wesleyan College and the 2011-12 volunteer Campaign Chairman for United Way, praised Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System employees for their exemplary support of United Way and the 41 health and human services programs it represents.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools employees donated more than $78,000 to United Way and its agencies.

That represents more than a 30 percent increase over the 2010 campaign, which set a record at that time.

During the past six years, the Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System and its employees donated $380,903.63 in support of United Way to help those in need in our community.

Gray commended Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Jackson for his invaluable leadership and awarded a plaque as a token of appreciation.

The plaque reads “United Way Tar River Region salutes Dr. Anthony Jackson, Superintendent, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, for extraordinary leadership, 2011-2012 campaign. Thanks for giving 100%.”

Mohrbutter extended thanks to the numerous employees across the district for their support of United Way. This year, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools had virtually 100 percent participation by employees, setting a record high.

Students across the district also participated in special events and coin drives.

Individual schools recognized as award-winners include:

• Elementary: D. S. Johnson Elementary School $4,342.10
• Winstead Avenue Elementary School $3,103.83
• Middle: Southern Nash Middle School $3,808.34 (third consecutive year)
• High: Northern Nash High School $6,278.43 (third consecutive year)

• Nashville Elementary School (116.6 percent)
• Middle: Edwards Middle School (86.7 percent)
• High: W. L. Greene Alternative School (318.9 percent)
• Transportation department (61.8 percent)

• Rocky Mount High School (66 percent increase from 34 percent to 100 percent)

• Bailey Elementary School
• Baskerville Elementary School
• Benvenue Elementary School
• Braswell Elementary School
• Cedar Grove Elementary School
• Coopers Elementary School
• Englewood Elementary School
• M. B. Hubbard Elementary School
• D.S. Johnson Elementary School
• Middlesex Elementary School
• Nashville Elementary School
• O. R. Pope Elementary School
• Red Oak Elementary School
• Spring Hope Elementary School
• Swift Creek Elementary School
• Williford Elementary School
• Winstead Avenue Elementary
• Edwards Middle School
• J.W. Parker Middle School
• Southern Nash Middle School
• Nash Central High School
• Rocky Mount High School
• Southern Nash High School
• W.L. Greene Alternative School
• Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Early College High School
• Central Office (all departments)