Welcome to the Winter 2017-2018 edition of the Campitor! As the second trimester comes to a close, we look back on our accomplishments of the past few months: seniors wait for college decisions, previous club events are successful, and the winter sports season comes to a close. We also look forward, as we continue our… Read More Letter From the Editor
By Taylor Timinskas, ’18 One of my favorite volunteering services is helping out at the Animal Protection Society of Durham. Motivated by Cary Academy’s Key Club to find new volunteer organizations, I volunteered at a fundraiser where I met a group of dogs looking for a family. I immediately connected with the volunteers working there; they took the… Read More Animal Protection Society
By Danielle Carr, ’18 After the devastating attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, it was immediately evident that this one felt different. It has been 19 years since Columbine, and finally the students have begun to advocate for themselves, realizing that without constant pressure, pressure no adult seemed to provide, Congress… Read More CA Walkouts
By Cate Pitterle (’20) The Chinese exchange students visited CA last month, spending six days with their CA host families before continuing on to New York. The exchange students went to classes with their host students on Monday, February 12th, then spent the next two days in the Raleigh area, going to museums, seeing the… Read More Chinese Exchange Students at CA
By Aesha Desai, ’18 This interview is the second piece in a series on dining at CA – check out our first edition for an opinion article related to this topic of discussion. On February 20th, Danielle Carr (’18) and I conducted an interview with Chef Sam Monsour about vegetarian and vegan food representation as part of CA dining and its diversification. Chef… Read More The Vegetarian Voice – Part 2
by Danielle Carr, ’18 As college application season comes to a close for seniors, we want to pass on what we’ve learned in this process to the juniors, who are just now starting their search. This process may seem daunting at the start, but we promise you it will be successful, and you’ll even have fun along… Read More 10 Tips for Your College Search
Winter Sports Update by Princess Bernard Oti, ’18 As we transition from the winter sports season to spring sports, it is always a good idea to reflect on and evaluate the amazing accomplishments each team has achieved. Starting with Varsity Girls Basketball, this team’s winning and losing record does not reflect how hard and with how much effort each member played this season. This… Read More Winter Sports Update
By Tori Borlase, ’18 Through a collaboration with Upper School club Citizenship 101 and grassroots organization Triangle People Power, Lily Levin and I were able to organize a schoolwide voter registration drive this past January. Over the course of a week, we registered more than fifty people across three grades. Because North Carolina allows those between… Read More Voter Registration Drive
Hello Campitor readers – have any questions you need answered? Next edition, we are bringing back our advice column! The questions can be anything about life as a CA student, from managing an advanced course load to what to wear to prom. Be sure to keep questions school-appropriate, and use the form below to submit… Read More Advice Column
