March 2, 2020
Varsity robotics claims first tournament win in program history
During CA varsity robotics’ best performance in their seven-year history, the Chargers went 18-0 to claim their first-ever FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) tournament. In the qualifying rounds, where 3-bot alliances are randomly created, CA’s robot charged off to a 12-0 record. It was not a breeze, though, as there were two matches that on paper […]
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February 25, 2020
CA MUN earns Best Small Delegation at MUNCH
CA’s Model United Nations students had an outstanding performance at the UNC Model United Nations Conference, this past weekend. All of our students were either new to MUN or participating in a committee with brand new requirements and challenges. Cary Academy came home with several gavels and awards, including the Best Small Delegation Award, a first […]
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February 20, 2020
Thirty CA Students Honored for German Profiency
Thirty Cary Academy Upper School students earned honors for their performance on the 2020 National German Exam, including one student earning the top ranking amongst all German students in the state. The proficiency exam, administered by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), tests listening and reading skills in German. Gold Medal: David Go […]
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February 17, 2020
Three CA field hockey players compete in National Indoor Tournament
This past weekend, Lakshmi Wood (’24), Alessia Cicuto (’24), and Charlotte Dadd (’24), members of the U14 Carolina All-Stars Field Hockey travel team were in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for the U14 Field Hockey National Indoor Tournament. Go Chargers!
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February 11, 2020
Varsity girls swimming takes fouth consecutive State title
56-47-31. No, not the combination to the safe buried deep in the hollows of Berger Hall but rather a testament to the hard work the young men and women put into this year’s swim season. 56. The size of the swim team this year. These individuals were comprised of boys, girls, upper school, middle […]
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February 3, 2020
CA’s SciOly teams are headed to States
Competing at Southeast Raleigh High School on February 1, Cary Academy’s Science Olympiad teams received the Spirit Award for the 2nd year running. Students demonstrated our community values of respect, integrity and compassion throughout the day and this was noted by several event leaders and other coaches. As a team, JV had a solid 4th […]
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January 31, 2020
Varsity swim teams triumph to extend conference championship streaks
There’s “Back 2 Back” and “Three-Peat”, but what moniker is used when you’ve won ELEVEN Conference Championships in a row OR even SIX? I call it CA Swimming! Heading into today’s Championship meet, the Chargers were the favorites to repeat at the TISAC Swimming Championships held at the Triangle Aquatic Center, but not without competition. The […]
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January 27, 2020
CA’s Ethics Bowl team crowned State champs
We feel a sense of moral obligation to say CONGRATULATIONS to CA’s ethics bowl team, for winning the 2020 North Carolina High School Ethics Bowl, held on Saturday, at UNC’s Parr Center for Ethics, selected on 15 of 18 ballots. Defeating NC School of Science and Mathematics in the final round, the team will compete […]
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January 23, 2020
JV robotics teams overcome challenges at qualifying tournament
Please join me in celebrating the JV Robotics teams who competed this past Saturday. FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team 5270 consisting of Casey Cervenka ’21, Ethan Chou ’22, Alex Dietrich ’22, Alekh Palakurthi ’22, Casey Powell ’22, Price Taylor ’22, and Vinith Upadhya ’22 started the morning furiously trying to downsize their robot as it […]
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