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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January 31, 2023
Character Construction
For the last 13 years, Upper School English teacher Kara Caccuitto has been shepherding CA students toward their best selves by way of literary exploration. Her approach— reflecting a carefully struck balance between challenge and support and heartfelt compassion coupled with unyielding high standards—is designed with a thoughtfully considered goal in mind: student empowerment. Caccuitto […]
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January 30, 2023
Gridiorn Insider
Working in creative production at NFL Films, Kelly Bright’s, ’17, day-to-day life is enough to make your head spin. On Mondays and Tuesdays, you might find her poring over football game footage from the weekend, cutting together segments for both in-house and NFL-partner projects. (“We own all the rights to all of our football footage,” […]
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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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December 7, 2022
Independent Thinkers
Discovery. Innovation. Collaboration. Excellence. At CA, these aren’t just mission buzzwords; they reflect our community’s core values, and our faculty and students’ approach to learning. While examples across campus abound, one needs to look no further than the Upper School’s independent study program to see just how our mission comes to life in students’ hands. […]
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December 6, 2022
Spotlight On: Poetry and Hip-Hop Showcase
This spring, students in the seventh grade took to the Berger Hall theater stage for the second annual Poetry and Hip-Hop Showcase, emceed by alum and hip-hop artist Josh Rowsey. Amidst thumping beats and the appreciative snaps of their peers, students rocked the mike, spitting original raps and passionate spoken word poetry that tackled everything […]
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December 1, 2022
Window to the World
Wander the halls of the Upper School on any given afternoon, and you’ll hear Spanish—or perhaps Italian—floating out of the doors of founding faculty member Vic Quesada-Herrera’s world languages classroom. You’ll find no random vocabulary drills here, no repetitive verb conjugations. Instead, assuming you can understand the language, you might be treated to a discussion […]
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December 1, 2022
Leading the Way
For 25 years, Cary Academy has been recognized as a school that pushes the envelope of what is possible, modeling institutionally the very qualities we hope to instill in our students: leadership, curiosity, open-mindedness, and a willingness to think outside of the box, take risks, enthusiastically challenge norms, and relentlessly ask, “Why?” “How?” and “What […]
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