“We must recognize the sexual politics of murder,” wrote femicide scholar Diana Russell in 1976. The concept of gender-based killing is old, but the more recent term femicide clarifies the sexist oppression behind violence against women and allows attention to be draw to the hate crimes, explained Dr. Arghavan Almony in early February. Dr. Almony,… Read More The Sexual Politics of Murder: A Lunch and Learn on Femicide by Eliza Gayer

This January, a group of Cary Academy students traveled to Switzerland, where they attended Youth Forum Switzerland (YFS) and explored Switzerland’s innovation through a sustainability and artificial intelligence lens. This year’s Switzerland trip built upon last year’s foundation of experiential learning, but with several key differences that deepened students’ understanding of sustainability and artificial intelligence.… Read More Switzerland by Maya Gupta

Climate Change is rapidly exacerbating, as rising temperatures eat away at natural resources such as drying up forests or melting glaciers. The importance of recognizing and acting against this existential event is seen through protesters throwing the contents of canned food at famous paintings. Jokes aside, two major events have arisen from this problem: the… Read More Artic Front & LA Fires by Rehan Mahmood and Ella Munyon

Firey, tender, haunting, powerful—the Cary Academy Hadestown production embodied passion and talent on opening night, Valentine’s Day. Berger Hall transformed into the swanky streets of New Orleans and the fiery depths of the mechanical underworld through evocative lighting and staging, swingin’ live music, and a uniformly proletariat ensemble juxtaposed by magnetic lead performances. As the… Read More HadesTown by Eliza Gayer

The commencement of November kickstarted the variety of winter sports here at Cary Academy. All five of our competitive options bring lots of game, meet, and match days and even more Charger spirit! With a variety of sports to choose from, there’s something for everyone, whether it’s in or out of the water, on the… Read More Winter Sports by Abby Lierman

Whether navigating hallways, browsing stores, or attending class, people are often glued to their phones, endlessly scrolling through social media. One of the most influential platforms to take the world by storm is TikTok, a ‘vine’-like app that allows people to post audible videos to a group of followers. Over the years, TikTok has accumulated… Read More TikTok Ban by Darcy Keegan

“Semi” is the high school dance all Cary Academy students anticipate every winter. The Semi-Formal Dance with the theme “City of Stars” took place back on Saturday January 18th. It was held in the CMS with light refreshments and snacks like mini eclairs for students to snack on. Our student council spent a lengthy time… Read More Semi by Sophie Munyon

“Oh my god, new high score!” are the words you might’ve heard echoing through the halls at Cary Academy lately. A new single-player game has hit the App Store and it’s all the rage. Block Blast, a Tetris-like puzzle game, has become a major hit among teens in America. Seen on Tik-Tok, Instagram, and other… Read More Block Blast by Izzy Bottorff