May is in full swing and the academic year is slowing to a close: students are moving up a grade (seniors are soon-to-be freshman yet again), teachers are fine-tuning next year’s curriculum, and athletic and club responsibilities are being placed into the eager hands of rising juniors and seniors. In terms of club leadership, so… Read More Letter from the Editors
The eyes of the mechanical bull emblazoned with the slogan “Hit bull: Win steak; Hit grass: Win salad” flashed red, and smoke tendrils curled from the bull’s flared nostrils. This bull was a replica of the larger, famous version across the street. Spectators cheered as beaming players made their way around the bases with their… Read More Expansion of the Miracle League to Durham by Eliza Gayer
Every March, there are some things you come to expect: the weather warming up, a layer of pollen on your car, and…Madness. As in March Madness. We are all familiar with the scene. Peeking at the early games on your phone when your teacher isn’t looking. Staying up till after midnight to catch the last… Read More March Madness by Salim Alvi
Every year, March is designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation. The month is set aside to honor the contributions of women throughout American history. Women’s History Month began as a local celebration in Santa Rosa, California. In 1978, The Education Task Force of the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women planned and… Read More Women’s History Month by Maya Gupta
On March 13, the Biden Administration approved the Willow project, the largest oil and gas project in the United States, sparking immediate outrage across America. Numerous environmental groups vehemently oppose it, arguing that it will have a detrimental, irreversible impact on our environment. Prior to its approval, Evergreen Action Chief of Staff Lena Moffitt told… Read More The Willow Project by Maya Gupta
Recently, Wednesdays have undergone a significant evolution at Cary Academy. This year, Wednesdays have been transformed into X days, C days, and wellness days, all of which provide engaging opportunities for the Cary Academy community and alleviate stress. X days are built in time in the school calendar that allow students to explore their… Read More Opinion on Wednesdays by Maya Gupta
Novak Djokovic’s incredible comeback story is one for the ages. The Serbian tennis player, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, has shown remarkable resilience and determination in the face of adversity, overcoming a series of setbacks to cement his place at the top of the sport. Djokovic’s journey… Read More Novak Djokovic: A Fairytale Comeback by Rich Zhou
Throughout the country, high school students are getting ready for Advanced Placement, or AP, examinations. AP exams are one of the most significant tests of their academic careers. Students have the chance to receive college credit by taking these tests, which are provided by the College Board. However, there is uncertainty and worry surrounding this… Read More AP Exams in the Air by Matthew Corkey
Human beings are inherently social. In order to thrive in life, we need companionship and strong connections with others. Being social with others can help decrease anxiety and stress, while increasing joy and self-worth. Many create these meaningful relationships with others through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat. While these popular social… Read More The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health by Maya Gupta
On Saturday, December 18th, a crew of 8 excited Cary Academy students, led by Gray Rushin and Corrie Cooper, started their adventure to Patagonia. The journey from RDU to Chilean Patagonia took an unprecedented 49 hours after the group missed a flight. However, when they arrived in Puerto Natales they were a new season and… Read More Patagonia Outdoors Trip by Eliza
Ongoing protests rage on in Iran, glimmers of public resistance surface in China, and Americans continue to speak out against police brutality in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ murder. In recent months, these diverse stories of citizen resistance and communities fighting for justice continue to captivate public attention, passion, and outrage. On September 16, Mahsa… Read More Current News: Global Protests for Justice by Kate Sandreuter
Last year in Advanced Environmental Science, we were tasked with tracing the journey of an item, evaluating the social, economic, and environmental implications of its production. My group decided to trace the journey of a Patagonia T-shirt. Patagonia is a company reputed for its sustainability and social responsibility. After much investigative work, we discovered that… Read More True Cost Documentary Review by Ella Gupta
A 2021 YouGov poll about Americans’ favorite and least favorite days of the week reveals that Sunday ranks third on the list for favorite and least favorite. These results are interesting because while Sundays are considered a day of rest and relaxation for many people, many people often also experience a feeling of dread upon… Read More Why Do We Feel Different After the Holidays? by Bela Chandler
Throughout the course of time, one ultimate question has been a topic of great contention: Dogs or cats? However, despite the raging debates, an obvious answer lies before us all: Dogs are, indeed, quite a bit better than cats. To start, happiness surveys display that dogs lead to higher levels of joy and pleasure than… Read More Cats or Dogs: Settling the Argument by Matthew
Perhaps you’ve seen it on social media; perhaps you’ve seen it through the news; or, perhaps you’re an astrophile. Regardless, the world is in a state of awe and intense curiosity as individuals set aside their nighttime plans to potentially cast glimpse of an ultra-rare comet, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), throughout the months of January and… Read More The Green Comet: A Once-In-A-Lifetime Marvel by Dhiren
After an amazing career that spanned over two decades, Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has announced his retirement from the sport. Federer, who turns 42 in August, made the announcement in a tearful press conference on Monday, stating that his body can no longer keep up with the demands of professional tennis. In his press… Read More Roger Federer: A Fairy Tale Retirement by Rich Zhou
The 2022 FIFA World Cup was a spectacle to behold–stands were filled with chants, flags, and painted faces. The tournament saw 32 countries competing over four weeks, resulting in a sea of colors on display. Despite the falls, fouls, and flops, the World Cup was an unforgettable experience. Argentina and Messi brought home the main… Read More Morocco: The People’s Champ by Salim Alvi
After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the world language exchange trips have finally returned. This unique experience offers sophomores the opportunity to spend twelve to sixteen days abroad in various countries, ranging from France to Argentina. This year, in addition to sophomores, juniors taking Chinese or German are also invited to join these… Read More Exchange Trips by Maya Gupta
The winter season is an exciting time for many, with holiday celebrations, being reunited with family, and taking a well-deserved break. This time of year is often something many families look forward to well in advance. Although Thanksgiving has already passed, it is always a good time to do some reflection on what you are… Read More Top Ten Ways to Give Back this Winter Season by Anya Jain
Movies are expensive. Really expensive. I mean, if you just look at last year, F9, No Time to Die, and Spider-Man: No Way Home all had budgets north of $200 million. All three of these movies did exceptionally well at the box office, (Spider-Man especially, coming in at a whopping $1.6 billion), but what about… Read More 6 Cult Classics by Henry Lim
No, nobody asked for this ranking, but yes, you will enjoy it. A spur of the moment decision prompted this deep dive. While there might not have been meticulous thought put into every placement on this list, I attempted to provide solid reasoning. Please enjoy. Tier 9: Incredibly Unenjoyable. Painful, even. This tier belongs to… Read More Power Ranking How Much I Like Every NBA Team by Amy Snively
Money affects nearly every aspect of our lives, from obtaining healthcare to turning the lights on in the morning. However, despite its essential role, according to Next Gen Personal Finance, less than 25% of high school students who graduated in the spring of 2022 took a stand-alone personal finance course. While what we learn in… Read More Why Expanding Access to Financial Education is Critical by Ella Gupta
Are you familiar with the “joy to suffering” ratio? If not, it’s time to re-introduce one of the most popular teachers at Cary Academy. Gray Rushin has been a chemistry teacher for over 30 years, many of them in the Upper school at CA. His unique classes and labs are always a favorite for… Read More What a Rush! by Salim Alvi
The CA community is excited to introduce TerraCycling as an initiative to lead to a more sustainable and equitable future on campus. As Chief of Environmental and Sustainability Officer, I have been honored to work with faculty and students to implement TerraCycling. A non-profit organization dedicated to reducing consumers’ waste production by recycling hard-to-recycle materials… Read More TerraCycling by Nina Gupta
For many high schoolers across the nation, sights set on certain colleges come with careful deliberation over that college’s price tag. Unfortunately, these price tags are hefty and, often, unreachable by individual financial means. Thus, many individuals utilize student loans from banks or other financial institutions with the expectation of full repayment on top of… Read More Biden’s Proposed Student Debt Relief Plan by Matthew Corkey and Dhiren Parvathaneni
As seniors bury themselves in applications, conversations about college bubble up frequently on CA campus. Many of these conversations reference the admissions process. Students worry about midterm grades, standardized test scores, essays, and extracurriculars. However, the college process is much more than that, and our discussions surrounding them should go deeper than worrying about our… Read More College Admissions & Affirmative Action by Bela Chandler
On a tremendous memorable evening at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz defeats Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 to achieve his first grand slam trophy and become the #1 ranked player in the world. It was not an easy win for Alcaraz, though. Before the US Open, the nineteen-year-old had squandered two finals, losing to… Read More Carlos Alcaraz: Road to World’s Youngest #1 by Rich Zhou
On September 28, Hurricane Ian made landfall in the southwest region of Florida and terrorized the state by plowing through infrastructure, flooding homes, and causing chaos. Tropical storm Ian first formed in the central Caribbean on September 23rd and strengthened into a hurricane on September 26. As Ian started to move north, it continued to… Read More Hurricane Ian by Maya Gupta
After two long and grueling years of COVID and Styrofoam lunches, the dining hall has reinstated plates and silverware, signifying a big step in returning to our pre-COVID routine. This is obviously a huge change, and although we were off to a bit of a rough start (our student body accidentally threw away dozens of… Read More Lunch Protocols by Anya Jain
On Wednesday, September 14, Cary Academy proudly hosted the school’s first ever dialogue conference in association with CA’s Dialogue Across Differences program. Students from Ravenscroft School, Durham Academy, and Cary Academy were in attendance, in addition to panelists Kimberly Shaw, Dawn Osborne-Adams, and Gerald Givens Jr. Designed by Thavish Sindhwani and Thomas George and led… Read More Dialogue Conference by Kate Sandreuter
Dear Reader, Congratulations on a wonderful year! We are proud to bring you the last full issue of The Campitor for the 2021-2022 school year. We are also thankful for a relatively normal end to a year marked by a return to normality. This issue covers everything from the first Grandparents & Special Friends Day… Read More Letter From the Editors
Perhaps you have noticed the prices of items at the grocery store increasing, or perhaps each visit to the gas pump has been taking a toll on your wallet as of late. Inflation, the gradual increase in the price of goods and services over time, is responsible for these higher prices. Today, it costs $168.77… Read More Why Are Prices Rising? by Ella Gupta
On March 25, Cary Academy hosted the first on-campus Grandparents’ & Special Friends’ Day since the beginning of the pandemic. Guests accompanied their students to X Day Activities and had the opportunity to partake in various activities. For example, some grandparents attended Pancake Chemistry Palooza, participating in a “seminar discussion about the chemical function of… Read More Grandparents and Special Friends Day by Ella Gupta
The Supreme Court is one of America’s most hallowed institutions. Made up of one Chief Justice and eight associate justices, it was established in 1789 as the third branch of government and serves as the ultimate arbiter and bastion of justice. It was originally intended to be non-political and independent, not to be influenced by… Read More Ketanji Brown Jackson by Maya Gupta
It’s impossible to put into words the emotions we may be feeling as this year comes to an end. There were challenges and rewards, hard work and late nights, laughter and fun. There are classes that we finish with relief, cheerfully knowing we won’t ever have to walk back into that classroom again. There are… Read More Saying Goodbye by Bela Chandler
Anyone who’s driven on American roads can attest that bumper stickers are a ubiquitous feature of the country’s landscape. In a 2,000 person survey conducted in 2017, drivers across the country were given an opportunity to voice their opinions on bumper stickers, yielding some interesting results. College/Alma mater stickers reigned supreme throughout the South, while… Read More Bumper Stickers by Kate Sandreuter
Relieved. Validated. Thankful. That’s how I felt when I saw that the Browns were out of the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. In that moment, I didn’t care about the shameless way teams were throwing themselves at, fawning over, and begging for a quarterback who had sat out the last season amidst 22 active civil suits of… Read More Thoughts on Deshaun Watson from a Female Browns Fan by Amy Snively
In almost every cafeteria across the country, you can find a friend or a classmate who skipped lunch each day for an entire month. Sounds strange, right? Not if you are one of the 1.3 million Muslim kids in America, and that month is Ramadan. This year, April 2nd 2022 was the first day of… Read More Fast Forward by Salim Alvi
Just as spring has welcomed new changes on campus, the budding of the trees that line the quad and 75 degree days which occur with increasing frequency, Cary Academy has ushered in an exciting new development. The recent lifting of the school mask mandate has signaled to many students and faculty the long-awaited end of… Read More CA Mask Mandate by Kate Sandreuter
A month or so ago, I became interested in the frequency of online discussion of the short story “Cat Person,” which was published in the New Yorker in 2017. It was not unusual for my social media algorithm to present me with awkwardly phrased, yet ardent, teenaged literary discourse and attempts at cultural analysis. However,… Read More Cat Person by Kate Sandreuter
