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In February, we welcomed Trey Murphy III, ‘18, shooting guard for the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, back to his home court to retire his varsity basketball jersey. Murphy was joined by fellow alums, family, friends, and the entire CA community in a spirited celebration of his exceptional legacy. Emceed by the late Josh Rowsey, ‘09, […]
By now, you have probably opened an email, received a mail piece, and maybe even seen the signs around campus for our Passion to Purpose campaign. However, at Cary Academy, turning Passion to Purpose is more than just a tagline or a fall “theme”—it’s a guiding principle that drives everything we do. It means having the […]
The strategic planning process officially launched last week under the wonderfully thoughtful and engaging guidance of our facilitator, Antonio Viva, Partner at Leadership + Design, who joined us on campus for a three-day visit. Antonio spent his first day at CA checking in with the Leadership Team and then meeting with the Board to frame the process and collect initial feedback. On the second day of his visit, Antonio was able to participate in the morning’s Parent Dialogue, followed […]
IN SEPTEMBER, CARY ACADEMY WILL LAUNCH A YEAR-LONG PLANNING PROCESS FOR A NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN TO TAKE EFFECT IN THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC YEAR. Building on the comprehensive efforts of our previous plans, the strategic planning process offers an opportunity to think creatively about how we can continue to best live our mission as a […]
Welcome back, Chargers! We’ve had a superb start to the 2024-2025 school year, beginning with our Handshake Ceremony on the Stadium Track Wednesday. What a wonderful tradition, seeing our entire learning community come together, face-to-face … offering smiles, fist bumps, and hugs to start the year. Afterwards, thanks to the generous support of our PTAA, […]
Our Speech and Debate team recently delivered an exceptional performance at the Carolina East District Tournament, a qualifying tournament for the 2024 National Speech and Debate Tournament. We are excited to announce that our Chargers placed phenomenally well, with fourteen students qualifying for Nationals and even more placing top-10 or higher in their events. Check […]
Pi Day at CA was a whirlwind of excitement and mathematical fun! Middle Schoolers embarked on a Pi-themed adventure across eight stations, aiming to complete six for a coveted Pi Day prize. In the Upper School, the CMS was abuzz with Pi-themed activities, including a memory test for reciting Pi digits (hats off to winner […]
CA took a record 22 students to the Model UN Conference at UNC this year, which included a lot of first-time delegates. Congratulations to all of our first-time delegates, and a special congrats to: Noelle Moorhead, ‘27 – 1st Place – MUNCH Art Contest (Image above!)Roderick McKenzie, ‘24 – Honorable Delegate – Press CorpsKenna Zhang, […]
Our speech and debate team recently finished as the Overall Sweepstakes Champions and the top speech and debate team at the State tournament for the second time! CA is proud to boast state champions in six different events: Alex Liu, ’26, Patrick Liu, ’26, Rehan Mahmood, ’26, and Anjali Narahari, ’26 – JV Lincoln Douglas […]
