July 24, 2017
Sarah Bodmer (’17) has been named by The News and Observer as its Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.
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July 21, 2017
Ben Lipson (’18) and Tori Borlase (’18) will represent NC at the American Legion Boys Nation and Girls Nation, respectively, July 21-29 in Washington, D.C.
Both programs are annual American Legion programs that include civic training, leadership development and a focus on Americanism.
Lipson and Borlase attended Boys and Girls State at Catawba College in Salisbury last month and were selected to represent NC as senators for the American Legion programs.
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June 5, 2017
During Memorial Day Weekend, three Cary Academy seniors: Jack Maxfield, Caleb Norfleet and Pranay Tankala cut their graduation festivities short to participate in the CACS-sponsored American Computer Science League (ACSL) All-Star Programming Contest.
The students earned a perfect score during the intensely challenging programming round, solving four programs in the allotted three hours, while using only one computer and having to call upon all of their collaborative and innovative skills. On the written contest, which is renowned to be extremely detail-oriented and computationally intensive, the students earned a combined score of 32/36 points.
Competing against top programming teams from the U.S., Canada, China, Croatia and Romania, the Cary Academy team repeated as first-place winners of its division.
In addition to winning individual and team plaques, the students were awarded two laptop computers, a Kindle Fire tablet and a Kindle Paperwhite.
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June 1, 2017
The NCISAA Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association has announced its outstanding athletes and coaches for the 2017 track and field season.
Sarah Bodmer (’17) has been named the 3A Female Athlete of the Year.
She will be receiving a letter of recognition and a plaque to commemorate the award.
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May 23, 2017
At the recent NCISAA championship meet for track and field, the CA girls finished as state runners-up, while the CA boys came in third.
Making All-State are:
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May 22, 2017
Ethan Watts (’18) and his CASL Red 00 team won the U17 Division of the US Youth Soccer State Cup this past weekend In Winston-Salem.
In Saturday’s semifinal, Watts scored the only goal in a 1-0 double overtime victory. On Sunday, the team posted a 3-1 win in the final.
CASL 00 Red now moves on to the Region III Championships in June.
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May 16, 2017
The following students earned honors on the 2017 National German Exam, administered by the American Association of Teachers of German. Prize levels are based upon the national percentile ranking on the exam, and students received certificates and medals from the AATG for their performance.
Gold Medal:
Silver Medal:
Bronze Medal:
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May 15, 2017
This past weekend, the CA girls track and field team won its third straight TISAC championship, 176-161, over Ravenscroft. Sarah Bodmer was named Most Outstanding Athlete of the meet.
The CA boys had their two-year TISAC championship streak ended in a tight battle with DA, finishing runner-up, 114-118.
Both teams will get a re-match next week at the NCISAA state championship in Rock Hill, SC.
Individual conference champions, earning All-Conference honors were:
Full results are posted on athletic.net: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=313353#9049
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May 10, 2017
Five CA Upper School students will pitch their business ideas to two local companies in a sponsored Pitch Night on May 15.
The students – Mason Reece, Kennedy Byrd, Tori Borlase, Julian Sodano and Anjali Velu – are among 20 from eight different high schools who were nominated by District C for this event. District C is a nonprofit that prepares future leaders with the skills and mindsets needed to be competent contributors in the digital age.
The students have spent the last month solving real problems for Fleet Feet Sports and Fit For 90. On May 15, the students, in teams called C Squads, will pitch their solutions to management.
The event will run from 6:30-8PM at Nash Hall, 108 S. Blount St., Raleigh.
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