ABOUT RUSSELL GROVE ASSOCIATION
Sylvia C. Hicks
President
President's Message
I’d like to take a moment to thank you for the confidence you have placed in me, and the support that goes with it, as I continue to lead the Association for a second term, 2025-2026.
The Russell Grove Association has a positive presence in our community because of the meaningful purposes we were founded upon. During this term, I look forward to helping us activate the spirit and pride of Russell Grove schools in ways that meet the needs and challenges facing our future generations, and as we continue award scholarships and create educational opportunities.
To do this, RGA needs continual engagement from every member, affiliate, friend and donor. We have made great strides in developing a Strategic Plan that focuses on our youth and families. As we move forward, let us be guided by our faith and educational legacy to grow our membership and sponsor activities and events that uplift our community.
In the coming months, we will begin a flurry of activity that includes awarding scholarships, Juneteenth Festival, Annual Reunion, and Veterans Day program. We are excited to expand our museum space and move into an on-site office.
Our growth and successes this year would not be possible without dedicated officers, committee chairs, and continuous support from all of you!
Russell Grove, We Hail Thee! So dear and so true.
Sincerely,
Sylvia
ABOUT RUSSELL GROVE SCHOOL
Until almost the middle of the twentieth century the history of public education for blacks in Amelia was spotty, poor and deficient and public education for whites was not much better. In the years following the Civil War the Virginia landscape slowly became dotted with one or two room schools to provide elementary education for
OUR PURPOSE
Russell Grove Association was organized in 1984 to promote the public welfare through the preservation of the spirit and pride of the alumni of the former Russell Grove Schools, to cooperate with the Amelia County School Board and other organizations in matters of mutual interest and advantage to public education; to provide scholarships for qualifying graduates of Amelia County Public Schools and to promote cordial and friendly relations among members and the public.
Russell Grove Alma Mater by Lula White
Russell Grove, we hail thee our dear Alma Mater
Our love for thee is the song that we sing
Though far away from thy walls we may wander,
Ever to thee will our fond memories cling
Yes, we’ll remember our dear Alma Mater
Within our hearts we will be both brave and true
Oh, how our memories will cling to thee ever,
Old Russell Grove, so dear and so true.
Down through the ages thy precepts will guide us
Clearing our paths to success and to fame.
Faith and thy truths will forever provide us
Comfort and solace, each time we sing they name.