August 15, 2019
Greetings!
Hello, Cary Academy! Yesterday, we opened school in the same way we have since our founding—with our traditional Handshake Ceremony. What a great way to start the school year, with a face-to-face greeting between every employee and every student in the school. As a Minnesotan, I have to admit that I can get a little […]
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August 13, 2019
Top of His Game
Sixteen years ago, Assistant Athletic Director Ray Pope never saw a place for himself in the classroom. In the summer of 2003, his phone was ringing off the hook; Cary Academy called daily, in search of a new baseball coach. His answer every single time: “I’m not interested.” Coach Pope—who teaches physical education and surpassed […]
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May 2, 2019
Community engagement spotlight: Triangle Debate League
Earlier this month, I welled with pride watching confident Southern High School students participate in an articulate, well-argued, impassioned Congressional debate on a bill raising the minimum wage. As their CA peer-mentors cross-examined them, both sides lighting up in delight from the equal intellectual exchange, I was struck by how far we have come and […]
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January 10, 2019
Mason the Giraffe
The giraffe, perched on my desk since the beginning of December, smells a bit of maple syrup and IHOP pancakes. He came to my office, courtesy of a brief conversation I had with the directors of Cary Academy’s Speech and Debate team. At the start of the school year, I had mentioned to Mr. Pellicciotta […]
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December 6, 2018
Computer Science Week at CA
It’s Computer Science Week at CA! The week is held every year in honor of Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, whose birthday is December 9. Hopper is known for creating one of the first compilers that converted english into machine code, among other things. This year, the computer science department and the Upper School WISE club […]
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October 4, 2018
Why are the arts important?
I recently fielded this question from some eighth-grade video production students. It is a question that we see echoed throughout media today. My answer was personal: The oftentimes chaotic experience of our lives necessitate that we create some kind of story as a framework for understanding and celebrating that experience. That story can be […]
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September 6, 2018
Middle School reflections
It was truly terrific to see so many parents join us last Thursday at Middle School Meet the Teacher Night. This event for parents is much like the first days of school for the students. There were new parents getting to know other new parents and returning parents catching up with one another. There were […]
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August 16, 2018
It all starts with Twinkle, Twinkle
I can’t stop thinking about that smile. It came while I was shadowing Kevin, grade 6, last fall. We had arrived in last period: beginning orchestra. Mr. Qiao was helping students tune their instruments — violins, violas, cellos. He asked them politely to refrain from strumming, banging, or tapping while he made his rounds. Alas, […]
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September 14, 2017
Choices abound in Arts
The beginning of a new school year is always exciting at Cary Academy, and this year brings new initiatives that will surely lead to enhanced student growth and achievement in the arts. First, we welcome Aaron Yontz who joined our team on September 1 as Technical Director for Berger Hall. Aaron comes to us from UNC-CH where […]
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