Press Releases

Head of School to Present at Education Conference in China. 9/29/00. Head of School Don Berger will be presenting at a conference on education in China during the first week of Otober. The Affiliated Middle School of Peking University (AMSPKU) will hold A Forum on Secondary Education of the 21^st Century from Oct. 4-7 in conjunction with the 40^th anniversary of AMSPKU, where leaders of more than 40 prestigious secondary schools from 12 countries and 30 of schools in China will present papers. Mr. Berger’s presentation is titled The Enormous Potential of an Intranet: How Technology Can Move a School Forward in the 21^st Century.

Two Students Selected as Finalists for Morehead Award. 9/26/00. Cary Academy seniors John Niles and Alex Sinha have been named Finalists for the Morehead Award. The Morehead Award is a full undergraduate merit scholarship that includes four years of tuition and expenses at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a fully funded summer enrichment program that supplements academic study with off-campus travel and experience.     

Teacher Selected as Social Science Editor for MidLink Magazine. 9/25/00. History teacher Russ Van Wyk has been selected by MidLink Magazine to serve as its Social Science Editor. He will be working with CA students and teachers from area public schools to develop projects to showcase in MidLink Magazine.   

Students Selected as Semifinalists in National Merit Program. 9/13/00. Cary Academy seniors Vanessa Hamer, John Niles and Matt Oberhardt were among the 398 students from North Carolina selected as Semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists were drawn from the 1.2 million students who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Less than one percent of the nation’s high school seniors were named Semifinalists.            

Teacher Selected to Participate in First North Carolina Capital Forum. 9/08/00. Cary Academy Upper School history teacher Bill Velto is one of 20 teachers from North Carolina selected to participate in the First North Carolina Capitol Forum on March 23, 2001. The program, sponsored by the Choices for the 21st Century Education Project, is designed to engage high school social studies students and teachers in discussion of our nation’s future in the changing international environment.

Teacher Publishes Article in History & Computing Journal. 9/01/00. An article by Upper School history teacher Mark Newmark has been published in the Journal of the Association of History & Computing. The article also contains a listing and descriptions of history conferences.

 Upcoming Events

Middle School Students to Celebrate Festival of the Year 1000. It’s a jump back to the Year 1000 on Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. when the Cary Academy 7^th-graders host their Festival of the Year 1000. Students, in costume, will represent major cultures that existed at the time and will display goods at a trade fair.   

Author, Psychologist to Speak on Educational Leadership. Dr. Robert Evans, a clinical and organizational psychologist and author of several articles and books on educational leadership, will address the Cary Academy community at 7:00 p.m. on Oct. 25 in the Fine Arts Auditorium. The Executive Director of The Human Relations Service, Dr. Evans consults to schools throughout North America and provides crisis consultation to schools when they encounter special tragedies and traumas.  

Cary Academy Community to “Jam with Yams.” The Cary Academy community will be joining together in a service learning opportunity on Oct. 14. At the “Jam with Yams” event, parents, teachers and students will “glean,” or harvest, the last of the sweet potato crops to donate to local hunger relief agencies.

Wind Ensemble Students to Participate in Band Festival. Middle School Wind Ensemble students will be participating in the Independent School Band Festival at Ravenscroft on Oct. 23. They will be performing two pieces by themselves and then combining with students from Ravenscroft and Wesleyan Christian Academy to perform more pieces with guest conductors.   

Sixth Grade Begins Community Service Project at Glenaire. Sixth-grade students will begin their community service project with Glenaire Retirement Community by touring the facilities and participating in an orientation to senior residents and programs on Oct. 9 from 12-1:30 p.m.