Qian, a Chinese immigrant disillusioned with his art career in America, a mob of angry buyers and scammed art experts, and the closing of the prestigious Knoedler art gallery. These incidents are seemingly unrelated but connected through the wiles of Glafira Rosales, who duped expert dealers into buying forgeries made by Mr. Qian, thus prompting… Read More Why Scams Aren’t Bad by Maggie Su
Imagine a world in which you have the freedom to pursue higher education of almost any kind. All you have to focus on is school- no part-time job and no crippling stress about paying off $250,000 of student loan debt for the next thirty years. You finally have the right to do what you want,… Read More Why We Should Give Free College to Everyone (Opinion) by Jack Robson
High achieving, ambitious, competitive. Many associate these words with Cary Academy’s students and environment. While creativity, social awareness, and kindness act as prominent forces in Cary Academy’s community and should not be overlooked, those three adjectives often describe the marks of CA’s culture. In rigorous academic environments, outlets without a competitive nature that both serve… Read More Dialogue Facilitation at Cary Academy by Kate Sandreuter
The pandemic has led to myriad changes in the daily lives of Cary Academy students. Notably, the school adopted “Flex days” during the 2020-21 school year each Wednesday. However, this year, with all students on campus, Wednesday Flex days have turned into X Days and C Days. On C Days, students attend each of their… Read More Flex Days vs X-Days by Isabel Chang
On October 21 the entire Cary Academy community congregated on the Quad on a sunny afternoon to enjoy a series of musical performances from students and faculty members. Performers sang, danced, and performed skits on the stairs of the library. Cary Academy’s Student Council organized the event. Nitya Nalamothu, a member of Student Council, comments,… Read More Quadchella by Ella Gupta
“10th Grade World Language Exchange Program Cancelled.” This disappointing message that students have expected for quite some time has finally been delivered to sophomores for the third year in a row. This facet of the Cary Academy experience that many students have long awaited since selecting their foreign language is beginning to appear as an… Read More World Language Exchange Trips by Sydney Martin
The days are getting shorter. The nights are getting cooler. The leaves are starting to change color. These signs can only mean one thing: it’s football season. If you haven’t kept up with Cary Academy football lately, there is some very exciting news to share: our team is still undefeated! This amazing winning streak – 25 years… Read More It’s Not Easy Being Perfect: Why Cary Academy Should Start a Football Team
Students have long awaited the opening of the new café, and two years later it has finally opened. The gate has lifted, revealing sparkling counters lined with flavorful syrups and filled with complicated, fancy-looking machines. There’s a bar with chairs to sit at by the window, all surrounded by Cary Academy merchandise. The best part,… Read More Opening of the New Café by Bela Chandler
Imagine for a second you’re walking along a trail and you look to your right. For as far as your eyes can see, there are trees in deep shades of red and vibrant orange. Look to your left. There’s a crystal clear stream, showing off perfectly rounded rocks and dark green moss. Breathe in the… Read More The Fall Outdoors Trip by Bela Chandler
The Cary Academy community has already taken great strides toward community sustainability since the 2021-22 school year, with ambitious plans for the future. Julia Wiater and Grace Jaeger-Sandruck built an aquaponics system to grow basil in the CMS greenhouse. The idea to create the aquaponics system began when Wiater was a lab tech for… Read More Environmental Efforts at Cary Academy by Ella Gupta
