September 21, 2023
Mission Critical
As Director of Equity and Community Engagement, my CCE team and I are in unique positions, holding enviable front-row seats to student discovery and growth. Whether helping a student to create a club, develop a product, build a car, or start a nonprofit, it is our privilege to facilitate opportunities and partner in ways that […]
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August 24, 2023
Innovation on Vacation
Have you ever wondered what our teachers are up to during their summer breaks? Each year, many CA faculty spend their well-deserved summer vacation on professional development opportunities that translate their interests into incredible learning opportunities for our students—in the classroom and beyond. Cary Academy offers two major grant programs to support the professional development […]
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August 17, 2023
Game On!
Welcome, everybody, to the 2023-2024 school year. Don’t get me wrong; I love summer. I love the change of pace in the offices at Cary Academy, and the opportunity for time to both disconnect and reflect, away from the bang-bang pace of the school year. And, while I wish my physiology let me sleep in, […]
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May 11, 2023
Coming Home
The air is warm. The days are long. And everyone is looking forward to those peaceful days of summer. What better time to think about . . . November? I know, I know. No one is thinking about next fall. However, the months fly by; before we know it, it will be upon us. So, […]
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March 16, 2023
Building Bridges: How One Conference Creates Community at CA and Beyond
“You can make what you’re passionate about become a reality […] You can always have a role!” These rousing words, uttered by keynote speaker Dr. Ya Liu, could not have been truer to the Building Bridges Across Communities conference story. The first of its kind in Cary Academy history, the conference brought together Asian-identifying students […]
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February 9, 2023
Beyond the numbers
CA’s website proudly proclaims that we “cultivate bold lifelong learners and world changers.” It is a bold statement, for sure, and one that we aim to deliver through our innovative and relentless commitment to the pursuit of discovery, innovation, excellence, and collaboration. But what does that look like in practice? Perhaps one of the most […]
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December 15, 2022
Sports Round-up: Fall ’22 Season
With the conclusion of the Fall 2022 season, Cary Academy Athletics can proudly report that its seven Varsity teams produced Conference Champions, All-State Athletes, and lasting memories. Starting on the pitch, Varsity Boys Soccer put together an impressive season, concluding with their deepest playoff run in recent school history. The team fell to heavily favored […]
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November 17, 2022
Where PomPoms Meet Professional Development
I certainly didn’t expect organizers waving pompoms enthusiastically in welcome or debating the merits of jellybeans versus chocolate with a complete stranger (shout out to Houston Kraft for this icebreaker) when Kevin Rokuskie first described the Association of Middle Level Educators Conference (AMLE). As it turns out, there may have been nothing that could have […]
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November 10, 2022
Meet the New Faces of CA
This fall, CA welcomed many new faces to campus! New faculty and staff have joined us in nearly every corner of campus, and we are so pleased to introduce them to you. Below you will find some fun facts about each unique individual, and we hope you get the chance to say hello if you […]
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