December 12, 2019
CA chess players crowned champions
Four CA chess players (Xavier deSouza’21, Marvin Koonce ’21, Rohan Sachdev’20, and David White ’20) took first place at the Triangle Chess K-12 Team vs. Team Chess Tournament, held Sunday at Green Hope High School. The competition was open to teams and individuals from all over Wake County, with nearly 150 competitors attending.
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November 12, 2019
CA students play for state and national orchestra honors
Last week, three CA students played for national and state orchestral honors. Violinist Jessica Zhong ’20 performed in the All-National Honor Orchestra Ensembles (ANHE). Organized by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), ANHE features the top-performing high school musicians in the United States. In the final audition, Zhong won the principal chair in the […]
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November 8, 2019
NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics honors Upper School math coach
Last night, the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics presented Upper School math teacher John Noland with the 2019 State Math Contest Coach’s Award. Noland has coached math teams at CA for the past eleven years. “This award recognizes Mr. Noland’s commitment to engaging all students to think critically,” says Upper School math department […]
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September 19, 2019
CA Speech and Debate stands tall at Yale
CA Speech and Debate had one of its best showings ever at the 27th annual Yale University Invitational Tournament, with four students placing in the top 10 of their respective events. Congratulations to: Casey Powell for reaching the Semifinal round of JV Lincoln Douglas (Top 4) Allie Chandler for reaching the Quarterfinal of JV Lincoln Douglas […]
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August 28, 2019
US Club Fair invites students to discover new passions
Upper School students gathered in the quad on Monday for their annual club fair. Over twenty student-led clubs and organizations were present, each one encouraging fellow students to pursue a long-held passion, or perhaps even discover a new one. “Most clubs are almost entirely conducted by the students,” says director of experiential learning Michael McElreath. […]
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June 24, 2019
CA student finishes Future Health Professionals competition atop worldwide rankings
The 2019 International Leadership Conference (ILC) of HOSA-Future Health Professionals (formerly Health Occupations Students of America) was held June 19-22 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. Cary Academy had two students who qualified to represent North Carolina at the conference after placing in the Top 3 in the state at the State Leadership Conference […]
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June 21, 2019
Watch live! Speech and Debate advances to final round of National Tournament
Cary Academy’s Speech and Debate team is in Dallas this week competing in the National Speech and Debate Association’s National Tournament. We are pleased to announce that Becca Segal (Class of 2020) has advanced to the final round of Extemporaneous Commentary which will take place at 2pm CDT (3pm EDT) on Friday, June 21, 2019. Tune […]
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May 29, 2019
CA Speech and Debate student places 4th, Nationally
Over Memorial Day weekend, in May, Speech and Debate traveled to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the National Catholic Forensic League Championships, where Alex Lim (Class of 2022) took 4th overall, nationally, in Declamation Speaking, out of approximately 250 students who won a place at the tournament. Alex delivered a speech: “What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection” by Jia […]
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May 14, 2019
Girls Track and Field takes conference championship
Cary Academy’s Varsity Girls Track and Field team won the Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference championship on Friday, at CA’s home track. The Varsity Boys team took second place in the conference. A number of CA student athletes were recognized by the conference, after the meet: TISAC Most Outstanding Athlete – Madi Walker, 4-event Champion – […]
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