Cary Academy

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Cary Academy
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Address
Cary Academy
1500 North Harrison Avenue

Cary
,
North Carolina
27513

United States
Coordinates 35°49′12″N78°46′9″W / 35.82000°N 78.76917°W / 35.82000; -78.76917
Information
Type Private
MottoDiscovery, Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence
Opened1997
FounderAnn Goodnight
James Goodnight
Ginger Sall
John Sall
CEEB code 340601
NCES School IDA9903317
Head of schoolDr. Michael Ehrhardt
Teaching staff77.9
Grades6–12
Enrollment773
Student to teacher ratio9.9:1
Campus size52 acres (210,000 m2)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Blue and gold   
Athletics conferenceNorth Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association
Capital Area Middle School Conference
Mascot Charger
Accreditation Southern Association of Independent Schools
YearbookKaleidoscope
Tuition$34,000
Affiliation National Association of Independent Schools
Website www.caryacademy.org

Cary Academy is an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian, college-preparatory secondary school located in Cary, North Carolina. [1] The school emphasizes the use of technology in the classroom, the arts, and foreign exchange. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

History

Cary Academy was founded by Ann and James Goodnight and Ginger and John Sall in 1996, though the first classes were not held until 1997. [5] [3] Goodnight and Sall are co-founders of SAS Institute. [5] The school was founded on the motto “Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration, and Excellence." [3] SAS continues to support the school through a scholarship program. [6]

The school has a 65–acre campus. [3] The school buildings are in the neoclassical style with ornate columns at entrances. [7] It was modeled after the University of Virginia and was designed by Cherry Huffman architects of Raleigh, North Carolina. [7] In 2003, the Sports and Education Annex was completed, allowing more space for both athletics and foreign language classes with a second gym and additional classroom space.[ citation needed ] Later, a 22,500 ft2 STEM center was added to the Sports and Education Annex, including a STEM innovation lab, six wet and dry laboratories, preparation rooms, and common areas for students. [8] [9]

In September 2004, the United States Department of Education named Cary Academy one of 255 public and private schools that had won its No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon award since the inception of the program. [10]

In July 2011, the original head of the school, Don Berger, announced his stepping down after the 2011–12 school year. [3] He was replaced by Dr. Michael Ehrhardt in July 2013. [3]

In January 2019, the 24,000-square-foot Center for Math and Science was completed, providing a maker space, classrooms, a greenhouse, and laboratories. [11] That same year, the library was also renovated and the track was upgraded. [11]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 777 students enrolled for the 2021–22 school year was Asian 202 (26.1%), Black 60 (7.8%), Hispanic 31 (4%), Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders 1 (.1%), White 417 (53.9%), and Multiracial 62 (8%). [12] [13] The school has a minority enrollment of 46.1%. [13] The student gender division is 52% female and 48% male. [4]

In 2022, tuition was $26,995 with 14% of students receiving an average allocation of $18,105 in financial aid. [14]

Rankings

Niche gives Cary Academy an overall ranking of A+. [14] Niche also ranks the school as #1 in private high schools in North Carolina. [14] The school is the 20th largest private high school in North Carolina. [1]

Academics

Cary Academy includes grades six through twelve. [12] It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. [15]

Arts

The school's art courses include architecture, ceramics, computer animation, design, drawing/sketching, graphics, painting, photography, sculpture, technical design and production, textiles, and video and film production. [4] In addition, the school's music courses include band, choir/chorus, jazz band, and orchestra. [4] Cary Academy also offers performance arts courses including creative writing, dance, drama, poetry. [4]

Foreign language and exchange

The school offers four language courses—Chinese-Mandarin, French, German, and Spanish—starting in middle school. [4] [3] In addition, a foreign exchange program that allows 100 upper school students to travel to Argentina, Germany, Ecuador, China, or France each year. [3] Between 95 and 98% of students participate in this program. [3]

Technology

From its inception, Cary Academy has placed a heavy emphasis on technology. [3] From 1997 until 2006, Cary Academy featured desktop computers in every classroom, as per the "one-computer-per-student" policy in use at the time. For the 2006–07 school year, these were replaced with tablet PCs issued to every student. [3]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Cary Academy is a Division 1 member of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA). [16] It is also a member of the Capital Area Middle School Conference. [17]

Boys athletic teams include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, and wrestling. [4] Girls athletic teams include basketball, cross country, cheerleading, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The head middle school baseball coach is Scott Toth, and he is assisted by his son Connor. [4]

NCISAA State Championships

  • Boys Cross Country 2017, 2024 [18]
  • Boys Swim Team 2015, 2019 [18] [19]
  • Girls Swim Team, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 [20] [19]
  • Girls Track and Field, 2012 [18]
  • Varsity Girls Cross Country 2006, 2012, 2017 [18]
  • Varsity Boys Tennis Team 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015 [18]

Clubs

Student clubs include the Art Club, the Chess Club, Community Service Club, the Drama Club, Foreign Language and Culture Clubs (Covering Chinese, Spanish, French, and German), Investment Club, Math Club, National Honor Society, the Robotics Club (FRC #5160), SADD, the Science Club, Speech and Debate Team, the Step Team, Student Council / Government, and the Technology Club. [4]

Publications

Cary Academy has a Literary Magazine, a student newspaper called The Campitor, and a yearbook called The Legacy. [4] [21] [22] [23]

Speech and Debate

Cary Academy's Speech and Debate Team participates in competitions of the Tarheel Forensic League. [24] In 2004, the team was state champions, winning the Governor's Cup. [25] The Cary Academy chapter of the National Speech and Debate Association received the Leading Chapter Award for the Tarheel East District in 2007, 2013, and 2015. [26] The National Speech and Debate Society named Cary Academy #28 on the Top 100 Schools, which includes both public and private schools, for the 2020–21 school year. [27]

Team State Championships

  • 2004 Governor's Cup (Overall Sweepstakes) [25]
  • 2011 Randy Shaver Small–Program Sweepstakes [25]
  • 2022 Kurt Earnest Speech Sweepstakes [25]

Individual State Championships

  • 2003 NC Extemporaneous Speaking State Champion: Ed Winstead [24]
  • 2004 NC Extemporaneous Speaking State Champion: Will Harbor [24]
  • 2004 NC Lincoln Douglas Debate State Co-Champions: Haley Nix and Keith Pocaro [24]
  • 2007 NC Lincoln Douglas Debate State Co-Champions: Kevin Cotter and Robert Thorstad [24]
  • 2008 NC Lincoln Douglas Debate State Champion: Arjun Chandran [24]
  • 2008 NC Public Forum Debate State Champion: Mikie Rooney and Andrew Copeland [24]
  • 2014 NC Congressional Debate State Champion: Ted Waechter [24]
  • 2014 NC Lincoln Douglas Debate State Champion: Laura Cabana [24]
  • 2015 Virginia Sutherland Circle of Honor (Hall of Fame): Carole Hamilton [25]
  • 2021 NC Impromptu Speaking State Champion: Sophia Liu [24]
  • 2021 NC Informative Speaking State Champion: Katherine He [24]
  • 2021 John Woollen TFL Student of the Year: Ritvik Nalamouthu [25]
  • 2022 NC Declamation State Champion: Isabel Chang [24]
  • 2022 NC Impromptu Speaking State Champion: JR Cobb [24]
  • 2022 NC Informative Speaking State Champion: Katherine He [24]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

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