September 26, 2019
Starting-up Startups
I arrived in our nation’s capital after a sleepy five-hour bus ride with the junior class. As I stepped off the bus on to The George Washington University’s campus, I looked around at the many […]
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September 19, 2019
The view from Middle School
In my role as Head of Middle School, I wear many hats: cheerleader, mentor, advisor, teacher, and leader, to name a few. But, one of the most rewarding (and fun!) is observer. Every day, in […]
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September 12, 2019
Backpack Buddies: A true community effort
Impactful service learning is a cornerstone of the Cary Academy experience. Addressing childhood hunger has long been an aim of sixth grade service learning. For years, the sixth–grade team has partnered with Interfaith Food Shuttle […]
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September 5, 2019
Building a stronger community, on and off the field
Echoing major renovations elsewhere on campus, this summer and fall have seen major additions and upgrades to CA's athletics department. The impact of these changes extend beyond the playing field, helping to raise spirits and fitness across campus.
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August 29, 2019
Walking the Bifurcated Walk: Urban Design for Social Justice
By Kathryn Chao, Hannah Gordon, Clay Thornton, and Michael McElreath This summer, CA’s Center for Community Engagement offered a new intensive experiential course: Urban Design for Social Justice. Designed, organized, and sponsored by CA, the […]
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August 22, 2019
Changing how we Change the World
On August 21, Scott Phillips, director of the NC Field Office for the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, came to speak to seventh graders to kick off a new interdisciplinary design thinking project: Migration […]
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August 16, 2019
College Chronicles: Lex-Jordan Ibegbu (‘08) University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill & University Of Miami Law School
Vision, ambition, and will Lex-Jordan Ibegbu transferred into CA from public school his freshman year.“College choice is all about what you are exposed to,” Ibegbu explains. “Prior to CA, I didn’t really know what college […]
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August 15, 2019
Greetings!
Hello, Cary Academy! Yesterday, we opened school in the same way we have since our founding—with our traditional Handshake Ceremony. What a great way to start the school year, with a face-to-face greeting between every […]
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August 13, 2019
Top of His Game
Sixteen years ago, Assistant Athletic Director Ray Pope never saw a place for himself in the classroom. In the summer of 2003, his phone was ringing off the hook; Cary Academy called daily, in search […]
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