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Congratulations to the eight students were named to the All-District Band or All-Region Jazz Band, a tie for best in Cary Academy history. Auditions were held on January 13, 2018 in Greensboro. All-District Bands 2018 Ian Fan (’24) – clarinet Rishi Goswami (’20) – clarinet Aarav Gupta (’22) – trumpet Abby Li (’22) – flute Max Li (’23) – clarinet […]
2012 Graduates Celebrate Their Five-Year Reunion. Half a decade after graduating from Cary Academy, nearly 30 Chargers from the Class of 2012 reunited at Raleigh Brewing Company to catch up, reminisce, laugh, and play some pub games this past December (2017). The Class of 2007: Reunited 10 years later Back in August 2017, a few […]
“We needed a building that could respond to our pedagogical and curricular needs,” explains Clarkson. “When we audited our lab space, we realized that a full third of our current set-ups are allotted to teachers for preparation and presentation. We’re shifting that, breaking down those kinds of barriers, and giving space back to the students.” […]
Curious about the new Center for Math and Science? At the Launch Party on November 27, Dr. Ehrhardt spoke about the “Brick Wall Design Challenge.” This challenge is an initiative to explore designs for innovative and creative learning spaces in the new building. For example, how might we treat the interior 38-foot brick wall and […]
Elizabeth Maydew (’19), a Cary Girl Scout and junior at CA, earned the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award for her “Culture Club” in support of refugee students at Athens Drive High School. She previously worked with ESL students and wanted to broaden this project to be applicable to refugees. Fewer than 6% of Scouts win the Gold Award annually. See the feature in the […]
Senior Cole Spector has won the Congressional App Challenge for the NC-02 District. His app "Speech Timer" was developed in an ADV Topics class for computer programming at CA. The Congressional App Challenge will invite winners from across the country to showcase their apps to the Members of Congress and members of the tech community at […]
I have attended the National Association of Independent Schools’ People of Color Conference (PoCC) and Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) a whopping 15 times over the past 19 years! Each year a courageous band of students and colleagues take a journey to a different location in the country to explore issues of diversity, inclusion, and […]
Cary Academy will have its first alumna address the graduating Class of 2018 at its commencement on May 25. Lianne Gonsalves (’06) has been with The World Health Organization’s Department of Reproductive Health and Research in Geneva, Switzerland since 2013. As a technical officer, she works on the Department’s sexual health portfolio, as well as on […]
Cary Academy held a Launch Party for its new Center for Math and Science on Monday, Nov 27. CA Board Chair Monica Udell welcomed students, employees, alumni, donors, and parents. CA Co-Founder Dr. Jim Goodnight spoke about the importance of community and the school's first shared effort to add a new building to the campus. […]
