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Outside Katie Taylor’s and Marcella Brideson’s sixth-grade language arts and world cultures classrooms, students have spilled into the hallway, clustered around tablets and draft pages, peering over one another’s shoulders. One group debates color palettes. A warm orange, someone argues, feels more inviting. Another student isn’t convinced; it competes with the photographs. Across the room, […]
The best stories do more than show us another life; they reveal something of our shared humanity. At just 23, award-winning multimedia journalist Max Feliu, ‘21, is already building a career around that belief, reporting across borders, cultures, and media in pursuit of the deeper stories that connect us. Born in Barcelona and shaped by […]
As Cary Academy enters its 30th year, Head of School Dr. Mike Ehrhardt reflects on the unexpected paths, individual transformations, and willingness to keep evolving that have shaped both his life and the school he has led. Mike Ehrhardt remembers the moment clearly. It was early in his tenure at Cary Academy, and he had […]
Across courts, fields, tracks, pools, and courses, Charger athletes turned in another strong year. Championship performances, broken records, individual honors, and collegiate commitments reflected both the talent of our student-athletes and the commitment they bring to their sports. The accomplishments captured here offer a snapshot of another year of high-level competition and athletic […]
Cary Academy’s HOSA chapter had a strong showing at the 2026 NC HOSA State Leadership Conference this spring. Chargers competed across a wide range of health science and hands-on skill events, earning 10 Top 10 finishes across eight events, including two first-place finishes and six top-three finishes. Congratulations to the following Chargers who […]
The Cary Academy Speech & Debate team enters the final stretch of one of the most successful seasons in program history, having earned championship performances at the league, state, district, and national levels. Along the way, 20 Cary Academy students qualified for the National Speech & Debate Tournament and 21 qualified for NCFL […]
Pictured above: Head of School Award winners Kenna Zhang, ‘26, Yul Choi, ‘26, Henry Lim, ‘26. Last week, Cary Academy gathered for the annual Awards Ceremony to honor students who exemplified excellence throughout the 2024-2025 school year. We honor these individual accomplishments and celebrate the collective spirit of this student body. Congratulations to […]
Congratulations to the Class of 2026 as you embark on your college careers at 58 different colleges in 20 states, and the District of Columbia! To watch this year’s Baccalaureate ceremony, the Awards ceremony, and Commencement, click here. For a gallery of images from this year’s Commencement, click here. Class of 2026: Conrad […]
It has been an exceptional month for CA mathematicians, with Chargers earning standout results in major state and regional competitions across the Middle and Upper Schools. In Middle School, David Qi, ’31, Caeden Rupasinghe, ’31, and Dao Tan, ’32, competed in the State Math Contests for Levels I – III. Dao placed 2nd […]
