CA Walkouts

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

The Vegetarian Voice – Part 2

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

Winter Sports Update

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

Gravitational Waves: How Einstein Was Right Again

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

Triangle Diversity Alliance Conference

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

Film Review – North by Northwest

by Hope Ferris, ’18 Picture this: a film with an unnecessarily complicated plot line, dizzying chase scenes with near constant motion, international political intrigue driven by cold war tensions, an icy double-crossing blonde, a wealthy British villain with an ultra-posh and secluded lair, an impeccably dressed lady-killer of a protagonist, excessive amounts of expensive alcohol,… Read More Film Review – North by Northwest

Of Common Threads

by Julia Gong, ’17 For my senior capstone project, Of Common Threads (www.ofcommonthreads.wordpress.com), I’ve created a ‘literary patchwork’ of various personal stories from Cary Academy community members in hopes of documenting and immortalizing their narratives, celebrating our differences and common threads, and lending my voice to others. Through this project, I was also incredibly fortunate… Read More Of Common Threads

Thoughts on the Election

by Abigail Hoile (’17) Saxophone-playing, French-fry eating and smooth-talking Bill Clinton was the Democratic counter-offer to old-school and lackluster George H.W. Bush, elected easily in 1992 by utilizing both the young and the minority electorate, typically uninspired and underrepresented by any presidential candidate before Clinton. The Black turnout especially in the 1992 election was historic,… Read More Thoughts on the Election

YALLFest

by Alex Bandong It was the best of times, it was not a Tale of Two Cities. Thankfully. Right before Thanksgiving break, four English teachers, four other upper schoolers and I traveled to YALLFest. I’m still not 100% sure what YALLFest stands for, but whenever people asked, I told them it was a young adult literature…festival.… Read More YALLFest