May 13, 2021
Students make their voices heard during CA’s first-ever Poetry Slam
Seventh-grade students shared their voices at Cary Academy's first annual Middle School Poetry Slam. This community-building and advocacy-focused event was the culmination of a month-long study of spoken word, poetry, and rap under the tutelage of two artists-in-residence.
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May 12, 2021
Thank you, CA Employees!
Every member of the Charger community is aware of the dedication, flexibility, and compassion our 152 CA employees have shown throughout this year of unexpected challenges. This year, during Teacher Appreciation Week, we wanted to do something extra to show our CA employees how much they are loved.
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May 6, 2021
CA Junior’s one-act plays earn accolades
Congratulations to Bella Nesbeth ’22 on being selected as a featured playwright for Burning Coal Theatre Company’s KidsWrite Festival. Nesbeth’s one-act play, A Tale of Two Stops, explores the duality of the American experience, divided along racial lines.
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May 3, 2021
Varsity baseball finishes the second undefeated regular season in program history
Congratulations to the undefeated varsity baseball Chargers for finishing the 2021 TISAC regular season with a record of 17-0!
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April 29, 2021
Student service, affinity groups make news
Yesterday, WRAL reporter Sarah Kreuger visited Cary Academy's campus to highlight two student-led efforts to support the broader community and bring an end to division and misunderstanding.
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April 15, 2021
Senior’s passion for literacy, community, earns Gold Award
Congratulations to Ellie McMahon ’21 for earning the Girl Scouts of America’s prestigious Gold Award for her work promoting childhood literacy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gold Award is the highest accolade conferred by the Girl Scouts, awarded to fewer than seven percent of Girl Scouts whose work makes a sustainable change in their communities and around the world.
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March 31, 2021
CA Junior wins NC Poetry Society’s student contest
Earlier this month, Christina Polge (’22) was revealed as the winner of the North Carolina Poetry Society’s Sherry Pruitt Award, earning the top prize statewide amongst high school and undergraduate college students for her poem manifest destiny. The poem, written for the Upper School Crisis During Leadership program, paints a vivid and often heartbreaking portrait of the United States’ westward expansion.
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March 29, 2021
Parents explore the student experience during Community Flex Day
On Sunday, March 28, dozens of Cary Academy parents and employees got a taste of Flex Day -- a new addition to CA’s schedule introduced in August 2020. Flex Day is a designated day each week when students are free to explore ideas, interests, and activities beyond the classroom.
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March 17, 2021
A message of support of our Asian and Asian-American community
CA Community, We awoke this morning to devastating news, the horrific murder of eight individuals, including six Asian and Asian American women in Atlanta. Since the start of the pandemic, anti-racist organizations have noted a staggering increase in violence and harassment against Asians and Asian Americans—some reporting a 150% increase in reported incidents alone. And, […]
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