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Four win at NC Chinese speech contest

May 8, 2017

At the 8^th Annual North Carolina Chinese Speech Contest Finals, which took place on April 29 at the NCSU Hunt Library, four CA students won awards. In addition, Cary Academy won the 2017 Chinese Speech Contest Excellent Organization Award.

The 10 finalists in the Advanced category, seven of which were from CA, were selected from more than 600 students in the state of North Carolina competing in three categories: memorized speech, impromptu speech and talent show. Only six finalists were selected and awarded a prize. The CA award winners are:

Alexandra Ellison, Speech Eloquence Award
Sasha Kostenko, Stage Charisma Award
Tyler Marshall, Best Talent Award
Luke Johnson, 3^rd Place Award

Also, Robert Schellenberger won a Participation Award. Two of the seven finalists from CA couldn’t make it to the Speech Final due to sports event or sickness.

“Our students deserve the highest praise not only because they worked alone on their material, but they also competed against university students including the first-prize winner, a Ph.D. Chinese major,” said Chinese instructor Trish Yu.

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Walker’s team third at Cheerleading Worlds

May 8, 2017

Maddy Walker (’20) and her competitive cheer team, SMOEX, finished third at The Cheerleading Worlds held April 29-May 1 at Walt Disney World in Orlando.

The event is hosted annually by The United States All Star Federation. Walker and her team took home bronze in the senior medium coed category.

Watch the team in action.

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Wrege is a Park scholar

May 3, 2017

Lindsay Wrege (’17) has accepted a Park Scholarship to North Carolina State University.

The Park Scholarships Class of 2021 – the 22nd class of Park Scholars – will comprise 39 scholars, selected from nearly 2,150 candidates from across North Carolina and the United States. The Selection Committee based its decisions on the candidates’ demonstrated accomplishments and potential in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and character, as evidenced by their performance in interviews and assessments conducted by NC State faculty members and alumni.

Wrege has been awarded a four-year scholarship, currently valued at up to $107,000 for in-state students. The award covers tuition, fees, and room and board at NC State. As a Park Scholar, Wrege also will receive a generous stipend toward personal expenses and the purchase of a new computer. Park Scholars have access to enrichment grants to pursue research, service, or creative projects, and to alumni-funded travel grants for study abroad. In addition to these benefits, Park Scholars participate in retreats, field learning experiences, and civic engagement initiatives, as well as mentorships with some of NC State’s top faculty members.

With about 160 Park Scholars on campus and more than 800 alumni around the world, scholars are immediately connected to a supportive community of bright, service-minded leaders.

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CA state winner of Math League Contest

April 17, 2017

After the final of six regular season contests, CA is the state winner – as well as the third-place team – in the 21-state region in Math League Press’ Math League Contest. A team plaque commemorating this achievement will soon be on display in U222.

Three CA students received individual recognition for being cumulative top scoring students for the year. Jack Maxfield (’17) amassed a nearly perfect 35/36 points, while Pranay Tankala (’17) and Vincent Wang (’18) scored 34/36 points for the six contests.

Other CA students who have been scoring members (top 5) on one or more contests this year are:

Katie Baker (’17)
Helen Chen (’20)
Thuc Dzu (’18)
Leo de Souza (’18)
Chelsea Fang (’18)
Rishi Goswami (’20)
Tyler Marshall (’17)
Aidan Sher (’20)
Charlotte Waechter (’17)
Lindsay Wrege (’17)

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Houston, we have CA robotics

April 10, 2017

The varsity robotics team is going to the FIRST Championships in Houston taking place April 19-22.

The team narrowly missed qualifying at the state tournament (by one spot) and ended ranked 15^th out of 59 teams in NC. However, the team was able to secure an invitation due to openings that occur when teams are unable to attend.

CA will join 17 other NC teams competing at the FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) level. The championships include all four levels of FIRST Robotics: FRC, FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge – CA’s JV teams), FLL (FIRST Lego League – CA’s MS teams), and FLL Jr. (grades 2-5), and is a true STEM festival, attracting and hosting teams from all over the world.

The students attending are:

Co-captain Caleb Norfleet ’17 (driver)
Co-captain Thomas Hoffmann ’18 (drive coach)
Ben Humphries ’18 (driver)
Vincent Wang ’18 (pilot)
Shaan Dhawan ’18 (human player)
Josh Pullen ’18 (safety captain)
Shane Hoffman ’18 (media/branding)
Robert Schellenberger ’18 (mascot, scouting)
Ross Matton ’18 (drive coach/human player)
Cameron Fisher ’19 (scouting captain)
Amy Chang ’19 (scouting)
Ethan Norfleet ’20 (scouting)
Chris Toy ’18 (scouting)
Cameron Latta ’17 (scouting)
Scott Matton ’20 (outreach, safety)

Liam Carriker (’17) is going to the championships with his non-CA team, the Tundrabots, that competes at the FTC (our JV) level.

The Cary Academy Fund and specific robotics fundraising helps support great opportunities like this for our students. If you’d like to contribute, please see the Advancement Department.

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Levin’s story takes prize in county contest

April 6, 2017

Lily Levin (’19) is the winner of the Dave Patton Award for the Best Story by a Varsity Athlete in the 2017 Raleigh Fine Arts Society Literary Contest. This is one of the society’s top three awards and carries with it a cash prize for the student plus $100 for Cary Academy.

Raleigh Fine Arts received almost 600 submissions from students who attend 23 different public and private schools throughout Wake County, and 450 of these stories were approved by teachers and scored by judges. Nineteen were selected as winners.

The winning students, along with their parents and teachers, will be honored at the Literary Contest Awards Ceremony on April 18 at the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh.

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Econ team takes bronze in Charlotte

April 3, 2017

On March 31 at the State Economics Championship at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Charlotte Branch, the CA team earned a bronze medal.

The Econ Challenge has two divisions: Adam Smith for AP-level students, and David Ricardo for students with a more general economics background. CA’s Khushi Surana and Liam Carriker were AP-level students, while Thomas Hoffmann and Arman Kassam were beginners.

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Chinese program at CA making news

March 29, 2017

Some interesting news has come out of the Chinese program recently:

More than 600 NC students entered the 2017 NC Chinese Speech Contest sponsored by the Confucius Institute NCSU. Seven CA students have made it to the Advanced-level Chinese Speech Contest final that will be held on April 29 at the NC State University Hunt Library Auditorium. Only 10 students total are in the final! This is the first time CA students participated in this contest. The seven CA students are: Alexandra Ellison, Ellie Johnson, Luke Johnson, Sasha Kostenko, Andrew Lee, Tyler Marshall and Robert Schellenberger.
Sullivan Morgus (’18) has won the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) 2017-18 China full scholarship.
Julian Sodano (’18) is applying for a four-week Chinese-intensive training program in Beijing.
Morgus (’18), Cara Messer (’19), Luke Johnson (’19), and Krishan Guzzo (’19) are the first group of CA Chinese students who are working with a recognized Chinese teacher for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI). Each will do “a live, 20-30 minute telephone conversation” with a certified ACTFL tester.

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Robotics’ second place equals third in states

March 6, 2017

The varsity robotics team made it to the finals as part of an alliance at a FIRST NC district event in Winterville over the past weekend. The team finished in second. This is the first time that a CA FRC team has reached the final in a tournament.

CA began the quarterfinals captaining the #6 seed and had to play against the #3 seed. The alliance partners chosen were Cortechs and Green Hope. All playoff matches are best 2 out of 3 games. The alliance won and moved on to the semis against the #7 seed, whom they beat to move into the finals.

Despite losing the finals, CA won two awards: the Judges Award and Hard Hat Award (a type of safety award). CA also got silver medals for everyone in its alliance. Best of all, CA’s performance in this tournament ranks them 3^rd in the state.

CA’s next tournament is March 24-25 at SE Raleigh Magnet High School, 2600 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh. Matches run from about 10am-6pm each day.

Team members at this latest event:

Co-captains Caleb Norfleet ’17 (driver)
Co-captain Thomas Hoffmann ’17 (drive coach)
Ben Humphries’18 (driver)
Vincent Wang ’18 (pilot)
Shaan Dhawan ’18 (human player)
Josh Pullen ’18 (safety captain)
Shane Hoffman ’18 (media/branding)
Robert Schellenberger ’18 (mascot, scouting)
Cameron Fisher ’19 (scouting captain)
Amy Chang ’19 (scouting)
Ethan Norfleet ’20 (scouting)

Members unable to attend:

Ross Matton ’18 (outreach captain)
Chris Toy ’18
Jay Chang ’18
Claudia Zimmerman ’19
Cameron Latta ’17

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