Welcome to the 2017-2018 T3 edition of The Campitor! It’s bittersweet to write this last letter from the editor, but I feel confident that I am leaving The Campitor in good hands. I feel good leaving Cary Academy knowing that students aren’t afraid to speak up for what they believe in, no matter what they… Read More Letter from the Editor
This advice column features personal advice for Cary Academy students by Princess Bernard-Oti, ’18, in regards to school-related questions. Her responses are meant to be taken lightheartedly, so please enjoy. How do you deal with stressful situations, such as during exam weeks? Princess: It is important to get a lot of sleep; that… Read More Advice Column Responses
By Hope Ferris, ’18 Friday April 27th, Cary Academy participated in the Day of Silence, a day sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to raise awareness about discrimination against LGBT students. At Cary Academy, students in the upper school had the option to remain silent for the entirety of the day,… Read More Day of Silence
By Cate Pitterle, ’20 April 20th started out like any other day at Cary Academy. But at 10:00 AM, almost 50% of the upper school walked out of class and down to the track for a rally commemorating the 19th anniversary of the Columbine shooting. The rally also honored the victims of gun violence in… Read More CA Walks Out
By Danielle Carr, ’18 It’s often the little things that matter the most, small touches that have a large impact on someone’s day. This was something understood well by Casey Abernethy (’20), whose final service project for her Social Justice Discovery Term was to install free feminine products in bathrooms around the Triangle. The goal… Read More PTAA Feminine Hygiene Project
By Taylor Timinskas and Hope Ferris, ’18 As a part of the senior year English curriculum, all students complete a senior capstone English project on a topic they are passionate about. The guidelines were simple: a research-intensive project, five weeks of work broken down by weekly guidelines, and criteria for success that we wrote for… Read More Senior Capstone Samples
The week of May 7th, Lily Levin (’19), Krishan Guzzo (’19), and Elizabeth George (’19) organized a Mental Health Awareness week full of activities and fundraisers. The students made a website (which can be accessed here) for students to access general information and resources in regards to maintaining a “healthy state of mind”. There are… Read More Mental Health Awareness Week
By Claire Ferris, ’21 With the new building in progress, announcements of retirement for beloved teachers, and the new schedule that was implemented this year, Cary Academy has entered a period of growth and change. The English department will also be updating its curriculum for the 2019-2020 school year, according to English Department Chair German… Read More English Department Changes
By Danielle Carr, ’18 This year, Coexist has once again been the center of student diversity events at Cary Academy. As its own club, it launched the lunchtime Symposium Series to dive into artistic duty and identity, and it established Courageous Conversations to debrief about sensitive topics. Coexist also worked to unite the affinity groups… Read More Coexistence at CA
