Welcome to the first edition of the Campitor for the 2017-2018 school year! As CA moved beyond its twentieth year and into its twenty-first, the first trimester back was a whirlwind of activity. With four new Upper School teachers, a reorganized schedule, and the start of construction on the brand new science building, there is a great… Read More Letter From the Editor
by Cate Pitterle, ’20 Recent discoveries in astronomy could change the scientific world forever. Almost every space observatory in the world collects light, but some objects in the universe—such as black holes—can’t be seen through these methods, so scientists created revolutionary technology that allowed them to “hear” the universe—and just recently, they got their wish… Read More Gravitational Waves: How Einstein Was Right Again
by Princess Bernard-Oti, ’18 The Triangle Diversity Alliance conference is hosted by a local Independent school every year. This year, C.A. students attended the conference on October 25th at Carolina Friends School, with a theme of “Allies and Activism”. CFS Head of School Karen Cumberbatch began the conference speaking on what it means to be… Read More Triangle Diversity Alliance Conference
by Taylor Timinskas and Aesha Desai, ’18 This article is the first opinion article in a series on dining at CA – we will continue with interviews and discussions in the next edition. There is a great variety of non-meat eaters at our school ranging from pescatarians (people who refrain from all meat except fish) and vegans (who refrain from all animal… Read More The Vegetarian Voice
by Taylor Timinskas, ’18 For the 2017-2018 academic year, a new club was introduced to the Upper School. The Entrepreneurship and Business Management club provides a new platform for our students to create their own start-ups. The club uses a year-long process to help individuals or teams to develop, launch, and improve their own businesses… Read More Bring out the Entrepreneurs
by Hope Ferris, ’18 This past summer, I spent two weeks with two CA peers, Evan Ehrhardt and Ziyana Greene, and seventy students from all around the world at the Student Global Leadership Institute hosted by the Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii. We tackled the topic of peace together with field trips, speakers, workshops, and… Read More Student Global Leadership Institute
By Claire Ferris, ’21 This year at CA, we have four new teachers in the Upper School: Naomi Barlaz, Freya Kridle, Jamie Roszel, and Marisa Scoville. Ms. Barlaz teaches history, Ms. Kridle teaches Spanish, Mr. Roszel teaches English, and Ms. Scoville teaches science. Although we’ve already had a trimester to get to know these teachers,… Read More Getting to Know the New Teachers
by Taylor Timinskas, ’18 Starting the year off with the perfect tune, the Glee Club has brought a new singing community to our campus. Inspired by both the television series Glee and their own love for performing, seniors Lucy Daley and Aesha Desai were motivated to make the club happen. The musical group’s main focus… Read More Gleeful for Glee Club
by Danielle Carr, ’18 For students, it seems so difficult to enact change beyond Cary Academy. Our lives are so tethered to what we do at school that it’s sometimes hard to become involved with outside politics; however, Lily Levin, along with a friend, Sarah Beck have started a club called Triangle People Power to… Read More Triangle People Power
