Cary Academy
Parent Teacher Administration Alliance (PTAA)

Welcome to a new and exciting year at Cary Academy! Thanks to all of you, we’re planning a year worthy of our innovative school!

The PTAA leadership continues to listen to its members and strives to improve the impact of its programs.

Thanks to all of you who took the survey last spring. The PTAA leadership has evaluated the results of the survey to prioritize its budget this year. We plan to review the PTAA bylaws and  scholarships process. As a PTAA, all of us will collaborate on and support the school-wide initiatives of CA Green, fighting hunger and promoting diversity. (To read more about this year’s Program of Work click here).

Visit the “What We Do” page to learn more about each of the PTAA’s committees. PTAA is all about you and the many talents you bring to the table. I encourage you to enjoy your PTAA’s offerings and get involved! Be a part of enhancing the CA experience!

Your PTAA President,

Manju Karkare

 After a hectic full week of classes, the CA PTAA New Parent Programs Committee welcomed new parents to a relaxing Saturday evening Social at Giorgio's Restaurant. Great company and great food headlined an evening of shared stories and laughter.

 "Thanks to a PTAA Student Activity Enhancement Grant, 7th graders enjoyed an interactive introduction to solar energy. Using Einstein’s explanation of photoelectric effect and its application, small groups built toy-sized solar cars that included a gear box and solar module. Then, the students raced the cars on campus roadways, driving home lessons with practical applications."

Eighth grade history teacher David Snively welcomes Majdanek Concentration Camp survivor Gizella Abramson back to the Cary Academy Middle School. Mrs. Abramson's heartfelt, inspirational talks on her Holocaust experiences are an 8th grade tradition. To help fund the cause of Holocaust education, each year CA's PTAA makes a donation to the NC Holocaust Foundation in Mrs. Abramson's honor.

On a recent Wednesday morning, noted blues guitarist and historian Scott Ainslie captivated his CA middle school audience with songs that traced the history of Blues and explored African influence in American music. Funded by the CA PTAA Cultural Arts Program, the two-part program, developed in cooperation with with the MS history department, included a concert for all middle school students followed by an interactive performance and discussion with 8th graders.

Internationally known wire artist and motivational storyteller Jonathan Daniel works with Margo Smith's middle school students during a one-week visual arts residency organized and funded by the CA MS PTAA Cultural Arts Program and a grant from United Arts of Raleigh and Wake County, Inc., with additional support provided by funds from the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Cary Academy PTAA

"Enhancing the CA Experience"