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During the November professional development week, eighth-grade Language Arts teachers Laura Price and Meredith Stewart presented at the National Council of English Teachers Convention in Houston, Texas. Price and Stewart’s presentation focused on the new end of year Language Arts project, the American Vision Film Narrative, which they created with eighth-grade history teacher David Snively. This […]
The CA community enjoyed a special treat on Wednesday, November 7: a collaborative cross-divisional dance and orchestra concert featuring the works Hey There Delilah (Middle School) and Bitter (Upper School). In addition, the Middle School orchestra presented Mark Williams’ Dorian Variations, JC Bach’s Sinfonia in D major and Fiddle Tune arranged by M. Isaac. The Upper School Honors […]
Cary Academy is an academic powerhouse; it’s the San Francisco 49ers of the 80’s led by Joe Montana. We smash ACT and SAT scores and rightfully flaunt Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration and Excellence. Our halls are full of students donning the swag of their future: Davidson, Princeton, Cornell, our Triangle schools, and many more prestigious universities. […]
Last Friday's state cross-country meet was a wet and sloppy "mud run" in the midst of Tropical Depression Willa. But, in CA style, our boys and girls battled through the conditions and posted outstanding runs and results. The boys finished 3rd overall behind Providence Day who edged Durham Academy by 1 point. The girls, squaring […]
On Friday, October 26, 7th-grade students attended the International Festival of Raleigh. They explored various cultural booths, speaking with people from 36 countries about this year's theme: celebrations around the world. Students enjoyed a world bazaar and a delicious international café featuring 31 different cuisines. They interacted with people from around the world and […]
Curiosity. We’ve been talking a lot lately about how Cary Academy fuels the natural curiosity of students through personalized learning experiences that are rich in opportunities for discovery, collaboration, and innovation. What you may not know, however, is that we seek to kindle the curiosity of our faculty in much the same way, through personalized […]
Three Cary Academy chorus students earned one of the coveted spots in the North Carolina Honors Choirs this year. The spots are highly competitive among the strongest choral musicians in the state and require performing a difficult piece of choral repertoire and sight singing an excerpt that they have one minute to learn. Eighth-grade chorus […]
On Monday of this week, I broke an unwritten rule of the Upper School: I traipsed upstairs, and rather than follow the well-trod path toward the teacher lounge and the coffee machine, I turned right, threaded my way between the book bags, and plopped myself onto a couch in the Senior Corner. The seniors politely […]
As a learning community committed to discovery, innovation, collaboration, and excellence, we believe in recognizing, respecting, and celebrating the unique array of experiences, perspectives, and contributions that each person brings to our community. It is imperative that students feel our school is a supportive space where their unique voices and perspectives will be received with […]
