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 […]

Congratulations to all our spring-season student-athletes on their strong seasons, which included some additions to CA’s trophy case. Varsity baseball brought home the TISAC conference championship. Boys’ varsity tennis finished season play undefeated, securing both the TISAC conference and the NCISAA state championships. After undefeated seasons, the Middle School boys’ lacrosse and tennis teams went […]

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 […]

Ask nearly any alum to recount one of the most valuable relationships they had as a Charger, and you’re likely to hear “my college counselor.” That resounding compliment is, in no small part, thanks to the efforts of Laura Sellers, CA’s long- time Co-Director of College Counseling. (Sellers is quick to shrug off the praise, […]

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, […]

Emma Astrike-Davis, M.D., ’14, was in sixth grade when she helped her great-grandmother move into a nursing home after a prolonged hospital stay. She saw how deeply the loss of independent living impacted her great-grandmother, and she made the effort to visit frequently and bring artwork and furnishings to help alleviate that loss. When she […]

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, […]