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What is the key to understanding each other? What allows us to open ourselves to the diverse experience and perspectives of others? How can we create a community strengthened by our differences, rather than one divided by them? How can we engage in difficult conversations around important—and even polarizing—issues in ways that support, respect, and validate all our community members, their belief systems, and backgrounds?

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Big wins for the CA Boys & Girls at the TISAC Track & Field Championship; Boys win by 38 over NRCA, Girls by 80 points over DA, one of the largest margins of victory in TISAC history! Meet results are posted: https://twitter.com/CAXCTF TISAC Most Outstanding Athlete – Coleman Mitchell All-TISAC Boys –  Coleman Mitchell – 1600m Coleman […]

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Many of you have heard me greet members of our community with the phrase, “It’s good to see you.” And, the response can be “It’s good to be seen”.  Well, I’d like to add a little bit more to that lineup; “It’s good to be heard.” Lately, I’ve been observing the public discourse displayed in […]

The MS boys and girls track and field teams won the league CAMSC Championships at the meet held at Cary Academy this past week. Special congratulations to Conference Champions (meet record holders are bolded) in the following events: Girls Noor Alam – long jump, 100, 200, 4x200m relay Gabby Matejowsky – 400m, 100m hurdles, 4x200m relay Elise Boyse – 600m, 4x200m relay […]

At the State Algebra 1 Math Contest held at UNC Greensboro on Thursday May 3, Eric Ye (’24), middle of back row in blue/grey hoodie, earned 10th place in NC and a trophy for his performance. 

At the end of April, Maddy Walker ('20) participated in the “Worlds Cheerleading Competition” in Orlando, Florida.  The competition invites the top cheerleading clubs from around the world to compete. Her Raleigh team, Cheer Extreme SSX, beat 46 teams to take her division championship.   You can see the performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHiAjco-Pzg

MS student projects

While walking through the sixth-grade hall this week, I noted a quote on a wall from the great naturalist, John Muir: “Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” The quote reminded me of my conversations with various sixth grade students about the Citizen Science projects they […]

May 3, 2018

Weaver a STaRS

US science teacher Troy Weaver was one of only 10 teachers selected to participate in the Science, Teachers and Research Summer (STaRS) Experience — a two-week summer professional development program designed and conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). STaRS participants will conduct biomedical research investigations in laboratories and will learn from NIEHS scientists […]

On Friday, April 13 the STEP (Shifting the Educational Paradigm) club hosted a conference at Cary Academy called "STEP Forward: Evaluating Student Success." The main focus of the conference was on the grading system's influence on students.  To address these issues on a deeper level and foster collaboration among schools, STEP decided to host a conference consisting […]

As of the May 1 National Commitment Date, the Class of 2018's 108 students were accepted into 131 different schools and are headed to 56 different colleges and universities in 21 states, plus DC and Japan. The schools with more than two CA students attending are: UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State, Davidson, Rice, Duke, and Cornell.  Students celebrated […]

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