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Athletics

Sophomore swimmer takes third worldwide, qualifies for U.S. team

August 22, 2019

Competing in the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships, in Budapest, Hungary, Charlotte Hook ’21 earned a bronze medal in the Women’s 200M Butterfly. Hook, who already made waves in July, becoming the all-time third-fastest 15-16 year old woman in U.S. swimming history, missed out on the Junior World Championships silver by .07 seconds, finishing in 2:09.00. Following her performance, Hook is now qualified for the U.S. national team, based on her Women’s 200m Butterfly time being in the top six times for all U.S. female swimmers, regardless of age. Hook will compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in June 2020.

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CA Curious

COVID-19, self-discovery, and the college search process

Middle School

MS celebrates Earth Day in a big way

Athletics

Five CA seniors commit to collegiate sports

Upper School

CA student finishes Future Health Professionals competition atop worldwide rankings

June 24, 2019

The 2019 International Leadership Conference (ILC) of HOSA-Future Health Professionals (formerly Health Occupations Students of America) was held June 19-22 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Cary Academy had two students who qualified to represent North Carolina at the conference after placing in the Top 3 in the state at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) in Charlotte in March: Liya Chen (Class of 2019), who placed 3^rd at the SLC in Pharmacology and Eric Wang (Class of 2020) who placed 1^st in Epidemiology.

At the conclusion of the 2019 ILC, Eric Wang was awarded 1^st place in Epidemiology of all secondary students worldwide! This is a phenomenal accomplishment and a HOSA first for Cary Academy!

According to HOSA advisor, Troy Weaver, Liya invested tremendous preparation for her competitive exam and will now take her knowledge to UNC-Chapel Hill, where she was admitted to their competitive pharmacy program!

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6th

CA Science Olympiad Success!

Art

Meet the Company of ‘The Theory of Relativity’

Latest News

CA Math League Results

Upper School

Watch live! Speech and Debate advances to final round of National Tournament

June 21, 2019

Cary Academy’s Speech and Debate team is in Dallas this week competing in the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament. We are pleased to announce that Becca Segal (Class of 2020) has advanced to the final round of Extemporaneous Commentary which will take place at 2pm CDT (3pm EDT) on Friday, June 21, 2019.

Tune into the live stream (https://live.speechanddebate.org/) to see Becca speak at 3pm EDT, as well as to see the results as they are announced at the awards ceremony at 8:30pm EDT.

Eleven CA Speech and Debate Team members have been competing in Congress, Extemporaneous Speaking, POI (Program Oral Interpretation), World Schools, LD (Lincoln Douglas) since June 15. The National Debate and Speech Tournament has been held across the country since 1931, and today is the largest academic competition in the world. Each year, more than 4,500 high school students and 850 middle school students compete in a week-long competition to claim the prestigious title of national champion within each division.

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Athletics

Elite Runner Snags Top Honors

Magazine of CA

Follow the leaders: Spotlight on Youth Engagement Summit

Community

Pitch Perfect

Upper School

CA Speech and Debate student places 4th, Nationally

May 29, 2019

Over Memorial Day weekend, in May, Speech and Debate traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the National Catholic Forensic League Championships, where Alex Lim (Class of 2022) took 4th overall, nationally, in Declamation Speaking, out of approximately 250 students who won a place at the tournament. Alex delivered a speech: “What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection” by Jia Jiang. Alex, a ninth grader, interpreted the speech incorporating humor, a couple of funny characters and an important message about why we should all embrace rejection to help us grow. Declamation doesn’t ask the competitors to copy or mimic the original speaker, but instead to take a new spin on it and interpret the words for meaning and clarity.

Will Aarons (Class of 2020) also broke to Double Octos in Lincoln Douglas Debate. Colin Zhu (Class of 2020), Georgia Moorhead (Class of 2021) and Han Zhang (Class of 2021) came very close to breaking in Debate, and Sydney Tai (Class of 2022) was close to breaking in Declamation.

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Middle School

CA Bands finish out the year on a high note

CA Curious

A fond ‘farewell’ from the Middle School

Athletics

Middle School track teams take CAMSC championship by storm

Athletics

Student athletes honored at Spring banquet

May 23, 2019

At the beginning of Commencement Week, the Athletics Department honored a number of Charger student athletes for their hard work and dedication. Christian Sodano (’19) and Grace Goetz (’19) were honored for their Outstanding Lifetime Achievements, Raiden Mason (’19) and Cara Messer (’19) were named Outstanding Scholar Athletes, Luke Johnson (’19) and Dorrit Eisenbeis (’20) were awarded Athlete of the Year, Tim Werner (’20) and Lacey Mathis (’19) received the Charger Pride Award, Will Newman (’19) and Izzy George (’19) were recognized with the TISAC Sportsmanship Award and Jonathan Williams (’19) and Suki Bristol (’19) were celebrated for their Athletic Leadership.

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Community

Taking PPE to the Next Level

Alumni Spotlight

Moving the Needle

Community

Smithsonian honors founding Board Member

Upper School

Girls Track and Field takes conference championship

May 14, 2019

Cary Academy’s Varsity Girls Track and Field team won the Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference championship on Friday, at CA’s home track. The Varsity Boys team took second place in the conference.

A number of CA student athletes were recognized by the conference, after the meet:

TISAC Most Outstanding Athlete – Madi Walker, 4-event Champion – 100m, 200m, 4x100m Relay anchor leg, 4x200m Relay anchor leg

TISAC Record

Christian Sodano – Pole Vault, 14-03

TISAC Champions / All-Conference

Kenny Eheman – 1600m

Peyton Gozon – Shot Put

Constantin Zodl – Discus

Christian Sodano – Pole Vault

Madi Walker – 100m, 200m

Thuc Dzu – 800m

Hannah George – 1600m

Katrine Andersen, Lacey Mathis, Sasha Kostenko, Madi Walker – 4x100m Relay

Katrine Andersen, Lacey Mathis, Sasha Kostenko, Madi Walker – 4x200m Relay

Katrine Andersen, Gabby Matejowsky, Thuc Dzu, Alexandra Ellison – 4x400m Relay

Elizabeth George, Cara Messer, Hannah Ward, Hannah George – 4x800m Relay

School Records (this season as of TISAC)

Constantin Zodl – Discus, 132-09.50

Peyton Gozon – 42-10

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Faculty Reflections

Founding vision

What’s in a name? Impact.

Events

Into the Great Wide Open

Ten Class of 2019 Chargers recognized for athletic commitments

May 14, 2019

Class of 2019 Athletic Commitments

Cary Academy's Athletic Department hosted a celebration for the commitments of ten Charger athletes from the Class of 2019 on Monday, May 13^,in the Fitness Center Lobby (from left to right):

Jessica Judge – rowing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amy Chang – swimming at the George Washington University
Cameron Abernethy – soccer at Davidson College
Christian Sodano – track and field at the University of Chicago
Lacey Mathis – cheer at William & Mary
Suki Bristol – cross country at Case Western Reserve University
Grace Goetz – lacrosse at the University of Connecticut
Lyndon Wood – soccer at Wake Forest University
Justin Stone – soccer at Davidson College
Not shown – Natalie Timinskas – rowing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Athletics

Elite Runner Snags Top Honors

Unlock the Future: Cary Academy Giving Day

CA Curious

Flex Day Vastly Expands Our Options at CA

Upper School

CA US Students Win Phi Beta Kappa Literary Essay Contest

May 2, 2019

Each year the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Wake County holds an essay writing contest for juniors and seniors in both public and private schools. English teachers are asked to invite select students to submit a written analysis of a work of literature produced in the normal coursework assigned by the teacher.

This year, Madi Prentice ’19 and Addie Esposito ’20 took home two of the four top awards which included a cash prize. Madi won 1st place in the Senior Division with her essay on Toni Morrison’s Beloved, “The Corruption of Motherhood by the Power of Oppression” while Addie won 2nd place in the Junior Division with her essay on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, “Materialism: The War on Reality.”

Both were honored at the Phi Beta Kappa Association Reception featuring guest writer and final judge Dr. Zelda Lockhart.

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CA Curious

Home-based Learning Advice for Parents

Athletics

Charger athletes make their mark during a challenging fall season

CA Curious

Trying it on for size

Upper School

Science Olympiad team finishes strong at state tournament

April 30, 2019

Cary Academy’s Science Olympiad team had a successful finish to the 2019 NCSO State tournament, held at NC State University this past weekend, placing 3rd in Chem Lab; 8th in Circuit Lab, Geologic Mapping, and Water Quality; and 9th in Experimental Design. The team placed 21 of 50 schools competing from across the state (a fantastic showing for CA competing against schools with field much larger teams).

SciOly team

SciOly closing ceremonies

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History

Chargers Earn Top Honors at National History Day Contest

Magazine of CA

Can I count on your vote?

CA Curious

Change, resilience, and kindness