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Congratulations to Cary Academy’s State Champion girls’ and boys’ Varsity Swim Teams! An astounding THIRTY TWO different boys and girls made it to the Finals and scored. This marks the girls’ third consecutive State Championship title. Congratulations to everyone (parent supporters and volunteers included) who contributed to two tremendous State Champion wins. We had our […]
The Middle School years are exciting because of all the developmental changes (physical, intellectual, emotional and social) that occur across the course of three short years. While the changes are exciting, sometimes, the social aspects can be rocky. This is particularly true of how students choose to communicate about themselves, about others, and to others. […]
The Arts play an essential role in the student experience at Cary Academy, encouraging play, curiosity, experimentation and risk taking. In classes and in extra or co-curricular pursuits, we focus on building collaborative teams and ensembles as we work as a group of diverse individuals all committed to a common goal. This month, we celebrate […]
This past fall, as I was getting settled into my role (after I’d found where Charger Corner was, but before I’d figured out what time US lunch was on Wednesdays), Dr. Ehrhardt stopped in to share an idea. He said, “Let’s have the Taste and Toast be the first thing we do in the new […]
The giraffe, perched on my desk since the beginning of December, smells a bit of maple syrup and IHOP pancakes. He came to my office, courtesy of a brief conversation I had with the directors of Cary Academy’s Speech and Debate team. At the start of the school year, I had mentioned to Mr. Pellicciotta […]
Photos in the new CMS lobby courtesy of alum Deming Haines ’17. I thought it would be so simple We’d just continue to call it the C. This is short for the Center for Math and Science, which is the building formerly known as the SEA, which itself is short for Sports Education Annex. SEA […]
As a school dedicated to innovation, Cary Academy utilizes a lot of technology on campus. Unfortunately, that also generates a considerable amount of potential e-waste. As one of the world’s fastest-growing trash streams, e-waste has been identified as one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the global community. “[E-waste] growth is staggering: The worldwide accumulation of […]
On Tuesday, December 4, nine CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) students visited the Raleigh Police Department's Special Operations Facility. The Special Operations Facility houses all specialty units for the police department, including the bomb squad, SWAT, K-9, and motorcycle unit, as well as performing other administrative functions. Students were treated to two presentations and […]
It’s Computer Science Week at CA! The week is held every year in honor of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, whose birthday is December 9. Hopper is known for creating one of the first compilers that converted english into machine code, among other things. This year, the computer science department and the Upper School WISE club […]
