“What’s Happening Today?” offers an unexpected escape into humor and philosophy. By Sydney Nguyen ’20 and Will Aarons ‘20 In a world occupied by social media behemoths, Skype for Business, a corporation-focused communication tool, can seem overshadowed by leviathans like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. But necessity is the mother of invention, and… Read More Opinion: Skype statuses are a young intellectual’s soapbox
Junior McKay Lucas walks you through some common problems. By McKay Lucas ‘21 As the trimester comes to an end, we look forward to a much needed… Read More Advice column: course selection, sleep, prom
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By Sam Dietrich ’20
Graduation isn’t a one-off event. Two seniors explain the stepping stones. By Sydney Nguyen ’20 & Will Aarons ’20 People think of “graduation” as a one-off event, as a change that precipitates with the turn of a tassel. … Read More To cure your senioritis, remember these 20 micro-graduations
The profound comedy asks us what we owe to each other. By Claire Ferris ’21 Widely welcomed as a reprieve from the arduous… Read More What The Good Place can really teach us about life
From Zug, Switzerland to Washington, D.C. to Kansas City, Missouri, students went everywhere T2. By Cate Pitterle ’20 Highlighting their academic work with unforgettable experiential learning, three groups of students traveled outside NC borders last trimester—and some even got to hear… Read More “Gravitas and history”: students take trips of a lifetime
Service’s new structure lets students find their volunteer passions. By Sara Martin ’22 Snowflakes hung from the ceiling as colorful lights brightened the dark… Read More Delta adapts to life after Beta and Key
We all know the movie. But do we know the musical? By… Read More Review: Cult classic Mean Girls has no limit at DPAC
Boys finish second in another strong showing at NCISAAs. By Erin Singleton ’20 Since their starts, the Varsity Girls and Boys Swimming teams have been among the most dominant programs in… Read More Girls varsity swimmers win state champs
Members of the team picked up awards in the NCISAA State Tournament. By Cate Pitterle ’20 Grant Scotto (’20) got off the mat after winning… Read More Underclassman wrestlers step up as seniors leave legacy
But most of all, the outlook looks bleak for fair play. By Loren Troan ’20 Another important Super Tuesday primary just occurred — the NC Senate primary. The incumbent Republican Senator Thom Tillis is up… Read More Opinion: Tillis looks increasingly vulnerable in NC Senate race
The 2020 race shows our desperate need to value diverse perspectives. By Claire Ferris ’21 Wild insults. Flaming accusations. Backhanded compliments. The occasional praise. These were some of the many factors that contributed to the fascinating spectacle of the 9th… Read More Opinion: After contentious Democratic debates, an increasingly divided world
Welcome to the first edition of the Campitor for the 2019-2020 school year! The first trimester was beyond busy. For me and our other seniors, the Common App took up most of our time; for the juniors, it was AP classes and test prep; for the sophomores, it was adjusting to a new year of… Read More Letter From the Editor
Meta comic-tary By Sam Dietrich, idea conceived by Loren Troan
We’re back with study tips and healthy lunch strategies. By McKay Lucas Q: I always… Read More Advice Column
Senior squares are going away. What’s the replacement? By Cate Pitterle To the class of 2019, the biggest senior-year shock came with the… Read More US Administration To Take Down Senior Squares
The voting process revealed effects of partisan gerrymandering. By Claire Ferris With a little less than a year until the next presidential election, many citizens are focused on… Read More Why We Should Care About District 9’s Special Election
Seniors Will Aarons and Sydney Nguyen performed Schubert Fantasia in F Minor D.940.
Missed the results of your favorite team’s season? We’ve got you covered. By Erin Singleton Cary Academy’s fall athletes began their seasons before the school year even kicked off. The August sun was still sweltering, but players worked hard from the start. By season’s end… Read More Fall Sports Update
A student leader reflects on their student voice workshop at Minneapolis’s PEN Conference. By Kathryn Chao As we constantly gripe about school-induced stress, it can be easy to take for granted the privileges Cary Academy has to offer. As STEP club co-leader… Read More STEP Club Takes on Educational Reform at Conference
Student activists are striking again December 6. Here’s the backstory. By Cate Pitterle The Strike The air seemed to hum as a couple hundred activists crowded toward the small wooden… Read More From Strikes to Parachutes, Students Advocate for Environmental Reform
John Badham’s film has harrowing implications that mirror our current crises. By Kaela Curtis Shall we play a game? It was a timeless line from a movie I had yet to see. While I had heard of WarGames before and of that… Read More Movie Review: 1983’s WarGames is Still Relevant (and Good)
Morgan White shares their experiences with siblings and gender in this short podcast.
An anonymous StuCo officer remembers a meeting of the new initiative. On a blustery November morning, an assortment of 9’s, 10’s, 11’s, and even… Read More Student Council Launches The Forum
It’s #SeniorSZN, but for many CA seniors, that just means #CollegeAppSZN. By Cate Pitterle My summer did not end as it began. That is, while I began the summer with only thoughts of pools and books and Netflix, I ended it with the Common App. That’s a common experience for many CA… Read More Thoughts on the College Process
Welcome to this third edition of the Campitor! This year’s final trimester has come and gone. Classes are over, AP tests are done, the intensity of the senior class’s game of Spoons is finally lessening. Students and faculty are preparing for graduation, exchange trips, Discovery Term, and so much more. The end of the year… Read More Letter From the Editor
By Ashleigh Smith (’22)
Our advice column returns, with McKay Lucas (’21) and Ashley Grubstein (’22) answering your questions about school, extracurriculars, and balancing the two. Want to submit a question of your own? Send them to this link and we’ll answer them in our next issue. What can I do if I am balancing a school sport… Read More Advice Column: Balancing School and Extracurriculars
By Erin Singleton (’20) Though their season is nearing its final weeks, Cary Academy’s spring athletes are still hard at work. The Varsity Baseball team has had a successful season so far. With a solid 7-4 record, the boys have had some big wins. Notable wins include an 8-3 victory over conference rival Durham… Read More Spring Sports Update
By Cate Pitterle (’20) I’m so excited to bring you the first edition of the Campitor’s student spotlight section! Every issue, we’ll be featuring three different students with a 300-word feature story. For this first spotlight, we’re featuring an artist, a knitter, and a hockey player– three people who couldn’t be more different, but who… Read More Spotlight: Luke Johnson, Rohan Sachdev, Mary Esposito
By Will Aarons (’20) and Sydney Nguyen (’20) On Easter Sunday, little boys and girls from across the Triangle frolicked in the spring weather, searching the foliage for candy-filled plastic eggs. However, while the pack stuck to jovial egg hunts, this intrepid pair of teens embarked on a much more spiritual hunt: the search… Read More Boba Taste Tests Around the Triangle
After this year’s Variety Show was cancelled, the upper school Jazz Band was presented with a dilemma. They had been practicing their rendition of “Despascito” for weeks in preparation for the show. Its cancellation not only meant that their hard work had seemingly gone to waste but that the school community would never get to… Read More Video: Jazz Band Plays “Despascito”
Photo: Film Frame / Marvel Studios By Kaela Curtis (’20) So it’s happened, the end of an era (and of so many contracts). The three-hour cinematic finale to one of the greatest superhero series ever known, Avengers: Endgame dropped on April 25. The decade-long saga (dubbed the “Infinity Saga” by Marvel’s team) spanned 22… Read More Avengers: Endgame is the Epic of a Decade
Film club 300 Seconds’ videos have proved to be a huge hit at town halls, and the creative projects are making their mark on YouTube as well. Since leaders Jono Jenkins (’20) and Evan Snively (’20) revamped 300 Seconds this year, it’s released four videos. Among these are a YouTube exclusive called “Lovestruck,” which has… Read More Video: 300 Seconds Feature
By Claire Ferris (’21) As soon as school resumed in March, spring blossomed around us. In fact, spring sprouted many new faces around campus — faces I later realized were exchange students. The sophomores, myself included, have been given the chance to experience a world language exchange. Students from France and Argentina came in… Read More The Push to Learn English
By Cate Pitterle (’20) Eight teams. Eight drink varieties. A whole lot of customers. That’s how this year’s Drink Cart Challenge started: teams comprised of students from every grade vying to win this recently created, but already treasured, tradition. Boba, smoothie bowls, coffee, floats, and more flooded campus before school, during break, and at… Read More Drink Cart Challenge: A Brewtiful Time for the Communitea
The FRC robotics team is recruiting, and everyone is welcome to join. That was the message Claudia Zimmerman (’19), Om Naphade (’20), and Obinna Modilim (’20) gave the student body at the town hall on April 16. Team 5160 showed off their bot, which placed a giant orange rubber ball and a plastic circle cutout… Read More Video: Robotics Town Hall Demonstration
Welcome to this holiday mini-edition of the Campitor! With the holidays just behind us and Trimester Two in full swing, everyone’s busy. Winter sports are just past halfway through the season, Spirit Week has come and gone, and holiday traditions like the Giving Tree and the Holiday Shoppe were once again huge successes. We’ve covered… Read More Letter From the Editor
The advice column returns, with McKay Lucas (’21) answering your questions about everyday campus life. Read on for her tips! Need a Second? Look no further than the Zen Den, an open room with a calming environment when you need to de-stress. It can be visited on Monday during break, B block, and E… Read More Advice Column
