September 11, 2020
Pitch Perfect
What do you get when you combine design thinking, tenacity, resiliency, and agile problem-solving with the pursuit of innovation in the name of social change and global good? For a group of enterprising CA students, an eye-opening and award-winning foray into one of the most prestigious youth entrepreneurship challenges in the world: the international Conrad […]
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September 10, 2020
Campaign for Cary Academy
From Blueprints to Brick and Mortar Last year marked a monumental milestone for Cary Academy, as numerous, long-planned campus improvements came to fruition. Made possible, in part, by generous private support of our first-ever capital fundraising effort—the Campaign for Cary Academy—each renovation, addition, and upgrade reflects our strategic plan and vision for student-centered,future-oriented learning. LIBRARY […]
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June 5, 2020
Taking PPE to the Next Level
Like “social-distancing” and “stay-at-home orders,” over the past few months, the initialism “PPE” (Personal Protective Equipment) has entered our common vernacular. Eddie Bricio ’22 has been spending part of his “stay-at-home” time making sure first-responders and other frontline workers can keep themselves safe. The construction of each mask requires strong attention to detail and taking […]
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June 1, 2020
Affirming our values in trying times
Dear CA Community, It has been a challenging, painful, and scary week for our country and our community. Amid such emotion, it can be hard to find the right words to give hope and comfort. Writing on behalf of Cary Academy, we must try – as now is not the time to sit in silence. Recent […]
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May 22, 2020
Creating Simple, Low-Cost Ventilator Solutions in Sydney
After completing her studies at Boston University, Claire Bridges ’11 found herself as a Faculty of Medicine and Health PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. These days, she works on a multidisciplinary team of students and faculty hoping to create a “simple, low cost ventilator solution to assist the COVID-19 effort.” Working in partnership […]
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May 12, 2020
Feeding Frontline Workers, One Shirt at a Time
Suki Bristol ’19 recognized that individuals working on the frontlines too often don’t have the time or energy to refuel while on the job. Therefore, this innovative CA alumnae started a campaign on CustomInk where people can purchase t-shirts or sweatshirts with “give.” written simply across the chest. Each order would translate into donations for these “modern-day […]
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May 2, 2020
Finding Camaraderie, Collaboration in Mask Making
Melissa Colantuoni (mother of Anderson ’23 and Ashleigh ’24) sees herself merely doing what everyone else is doing right now: whatever she can to make someone else’s life a little easier, healthier, safer. Before more restrictions took effect on retail businesses, Melissa and a group of volunteers relied on JoAnn’s Fabrics to procure their cloth […]
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April 29, 2020
ICYMI: What might social distancing look like in the fall
What might social distancing look like next fall? While we don’t yet have all the answers, CA’s leadership has launched a series of task forces to grapple with the many complex dimensions of opening a new school year amidst a global pandemic. Tonight, Head of School Mike Ehrhardt sat down for a virtual interview with […]
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April 16, 2020
CA Alumnae in healthcare opens up, shares what she’s learned
Erin Carriker (’14) posted this message on Instagram: “Tomorrow, the family medicine clinic I have called home for the past nine months is becoming a respiratory care clinic.” After graduating from Davidson in 2018 ( go Wildcats!), Erin earned her Masters of Science in Biomedical Science last May from Duke University. In her Instagram post, […]
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