June 2004

Class of 2004 College Choices Range from California to Wales [top of page]

The members of the Class of 2004 were accepted to over 100 colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.  This fall, they will attend 42 different colleges in 16 states, as well as in D.C. and overseas.

Whether local or far from home, the Class of 2004 is off to some of the best schools in the country.

They’ll attend state schools like North Carolina State and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They’ll go north to Bowdoin College in Maine, west to the University of California at Berkeley and south to the University of Florida. And one student will travel to England to attend the University of Wales, Swansea.

For a complete list of schools, click here.

Debate Students Find Success at Nationals [top of page]

Five Cary Academy students traveled to Salt Lake City for the National Debate Tournament this week.

Ed Winstead (’04), Roger Shaw (’04), Keith Porcaro (’04), Haley Nix (’05), and Steven Wilson (’05) were accompanied by coach RJ Pellicciotta and parent Shawn Nix.

The five students were among more than 3,000 top speech and debate students in the country and turned in their best Nationals performance ever.

Haley Nix broke to the "run-off" round of Lincoln-Douglas debate, meaning that in her six prelim rounds, judged by two judges each, she got eight win votes, and four loss votes. She lost in a 2-1 decision from three judges in the run-off.

Porcaro trailed only slightly behind her record, with seven win/five loss votes.

Winstead and Shaw both broke to the top 60 in Foreign Extemp following six prelim speeches.

Wilson did not break in US Extemp, but went on to compete in his two consolation events: Expository Speaking and Extemp Commentary.

Teachers Learn Technology Skills at the Summer Technology Institute [top of page]

Public school teachers from across North Carolina spent the week at Cary Academy, June 14-18, learning new technology skills or sharpening existing skills at the Summer Technology Institute.

In it’s sixth year, the institute is a one-week, full-day course for teachers who have an interest in learning about some of the latest computer-related technologies. This year Cary Academy continued to offer both an introductory course and an intermediate course – designed for teachers returning for a second summer.

Teachers earn course credit for completing the course, which is taught by Cary Academy faculty and staff. Some of the skills covered include writing HTML code; using HTML editing software; using digital cameras and scanners; constructing web sites and much more.

In its first five summers (1999-2003), the Summer Technology institute has helped 546 teachers develop their technology skills.

Summer Quest Kicks Off [top of page]

Summer Quest opened its sixth summer on June 14 with the return of some favorite camps and the addition of some new camps.

The wide variety of camps allow children to have fun, broaden their horizons and learn something new in a caring and supportive environment.

Just a few camps that took place during the week of June 14^th include Gamemaster Programming, NC Geology Up Close and Personal and Space Camp.

Summer Quest continues through the end of July. Many exciting camps are still open for registration.

Visit the Summer Quest web site to learn more.

Eighth Graders Say Good-bye To Middle School [top of page]

Eighth graders prepared for the next step in their lives on June 4 as they commemorated their Middle School careers with the Eighth Grade Celebration.

Girls in white dresses and boys in ties and jackets, the eighth grade class held a special ceremony in the Fine Arts Building that included student speakers, music and remarks by administrators.

This year’s student speakers included Taylor Meyer, Mazin Khoury, Tim Kijewski, Angela Hayes and Yasmeen Mansour. Eighth graders Elizabeth Atkins, Kathryn Holt, Audessa Vaught, Julie Cooper and Danielle Curran gave vocal performances, while Rodrigo Haragutchi performed on the violin and Jessie Yeh performed on the piano.

Click on the picture above of the 8th Grade Celebration for a larger view.

Seventh Graders Perform Shakespeare in the Shade [top of page]

Parents and families of seventh grade students were invited to campus on June 3 to enjoy Shakespeare in the Shade.

For two hours that morning, students performed their interpretations of scenes from Midsummer Night's Dream, the Shakespearean play they studied in depth in English this past trimester, for the audience. Performances took place on the quad while the audience watched from the shade of the Fine Arts building. They were asked to pretend it were a real amphitheater-style performance and were allowed to bring lawn chairs, blankets and refreshments to the show.

Sixth Graders Scour the Campus for Scavenger Hunt [top of page]

Sixth graders could be seen combing the campus on June 3, searching for items for the annual Sixth Grade Scavenger Hunt.

Students divided up into advisee groups and were given a list of “items” to collect – each with a point value. They could gather a total of 79 points if they found everything on the list.

Items were assigned varying point values. For example, a yearbook signed by Head of Middle School Marti Jenkins was worth three points; while a picture of one of the advisees arm wrestling Head of School Don Berger was worth two points; and a cell phone belonging to someone other than the parent that accompanied each advisee group was worth one point. In total, the list included 36 items to collect.

May 2004

Foreign Language Trips Depart [top of page]

Students are enjoying their first days in Spain, France, Germany and China after the foreign language trips departed last week.

Chinese language students headed to Bejing, while French language students headed to Tours, France and Spanish language students traveled to one of three locations – La Coruña, Oviedo or Ourense, Spain. They will spend three weeks overseas, living with host families and seeing the sights.

Students in Bejing and Ourense are keeping daily journals including written accounts and photos. Follow their daily progress – Cary Academy’s main intranet site has links to these journals.

Up-and-Coming Athletes Making Their Mark at Cary Academy [top of page]

Cary Academy’s younger student-athletes have made their mark on the sports scene this year.

The eighth, ninth and 10^th grade student-athletes turned in strong performances at the varsity level from team awards to being named to All-Conference teams.

Those students include:

Dennis Gugger (’08), varsity tennis – All Conference
Taylor Meyer (’08), varsity tennis – All Conference
Rachel Park, (’08), Cross Country – All Conference
Alex Berger (’07), varsity soccer - All Conference & Most Promising
Saige Clark (’07), varsity softball - Most Improved
Tenny Crawford (’07), varsity track - Most Outstanding
Grant Richards (’07), varsity baseball - Charger Award
Sarah Helfer (’07), cross country - All-Conference & Most Outstanding Runner;  swimming - Team Award
Bryelle Smith (’07), varsity basketball – All Conference & Charger Award
Brittany Blackwell (’07), varsity basketball – All Conference & Charger Award
Rob Smithson (’06), varsity tennis - Match of the Year Award; swimming - Charger Award
Aaron Perelstein (’06), varsity track – All Conference & Coaches Award
Barrett Roberts (’06), varsity baseball – All Conference
Charles Hendren (’06), varsity baseball - Most Improved
Kate Heightington (’06), varsity field hockey) – All Conference
Glen Wright-Colopy (’06), cross country - Most Outstanding Runner - All Conference
Amy Dement (’06), cross country – All Conference
Lianne Gonsalves (’06), cross country – All Conference
Bryttany Curran (’06), swimming – All Conference & Charger Award

Artist-In-Residence Brings More Than Art to the Classrooms [top of page]

Cary Academy hosted a very special artist-in-residence during the week of May 24.

Jonathan Daniel, now an accomplished wire artist, was born and raised in Zimbabwe, Africa.  He could not afford to go to school as a child, but at the age of 15, through the kindness of missionaries, he was given the opportunity to gain an education and come to the United States to attend college.

During his week at Cary Academy, Daniel not only worked with students on wire art projects, he also shared stories from African, played guitar and even taught students to dance.

His stories of Africa and the hardships he overcame moved and inspired teachers and students alike.

Daniel now gives a large majority of the money he earns from his art to help educate the orphans of Zimbabwe.  He established a non-profit organization, Dare to Share, in 1998 to help orphans.

Commencement Speaker Encourages Students to Be Themselves [top of page] 

Cary Academy’s Class of 2004 enjoyed a graduation ceremony filled with laughter and reflection during the school’s fifth commencement event on May 21.

The first class to have attended Cary Academy from sixth through 12^th grade, the Class of 2004 looked back with fond memories on their years at Cary Academy.

“Through it all, this was a truly wonderful place to go to school,” said Adam Pedersen (’04).

This year’s commencement keynote speaker was Bill Irwin who with his Seeing Eye dog Orient, is the only blind person to have completed the 2,168 mile Appalachian Trail.

Irwin encouraged students to be themselves and look inside themselves when facing tough decisions in the future.

“Be the best you can be at being you,” he said.

Click on the class picture above for a larger picture.

Commencement Set for May 21; Seniors Off to a Variety of Exciting Schools [top of page]

The Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2004 is set for May 21 at 5 p.m.

Bill Irwin, who with his Seeing Eye dog Orient, is the only blind person to have completed the 2,168 mile Appalachian Trail, will be this year’s commencement speaker.

This year’s student speakers are:

• Class Speakers – Josh Setzer and Carrie Miller

• Opening Reflections – Adam Pedersen

• Thank You – Meghan Morris

• Closing Reflections – Zack Hobbs 

Seniors recently made college decisions from the more than 100 different colleges and universities to which they were accepted. This year’s offers of admission came from colleges in 29 states, D.C., and Great Britain.

Our seniors looked broadly. Their choices range from Pomona College in California to Princeton University in NJ; from Beloit College in Wisconsin to Bowdoin College in Maine; from Georgetown University in D.C. to Grinnell College in Iowa.  Closer to home, seniors received acceptances from 16 different colleges in North Carolina, including nine in the excellent UNC system, in addition to private instate institutions including Campbell, Davidson, Duke, Elon, and Wake Forest. 

Colleges in Virginia were also popular with our seniors this year. The seniors received offers of admission from 12 different colleges and universities in Virginia including George Mason, James Madison, UVA, Washington and Lee, and William and Mary.  Pennsylvania followed close behind, with 10 different colleges offering students admission, including Carnegie Mellon University, Dickinson College, Lehigh University, Scranton, Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania. 

From Stanford (CA) to Sewanee (TN), from Vanderbilt (TN) to Valparaiso (IN), and even from UC-Berkeley (CA) to University of Wales Swansea (UK), the Class of 2004 continues the Cary Academy tradition of having a range of exciting college options. 

Click here (Adobe Acrobat) to learn more about the scholarships offered to our seniors this year.

Scholars’ Golf Classic Raises More Than $71,000 [top of page]

This year’s Scholars’ Golf Classic raised more than $71,000 to benefit the scholarship fund.

More than 215 players participated in the tournament, held at Prestonwood Country Club on May 10.

For the sixth consecutive year, R.N. Rouse & Co., Inc. served as Grand Sponsor, contributing more than $10,000 to need-based scholarships.

The generosity of all the golfers will help Cary Academy continue to offer need-based financial aid to a higher percentage of students – currently 17 percent – than that of most of its peers in the Southern Association of Independent Schools.

Investment Club Welcomes N.C. State Economist [top of page]

The Cary Academy Investment Club held its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 5. Well-known economist, Dr. Michael Walden from North Carolina State University was the guest speaker.

Club members, parents and faculty attended and gained insight into how economies and business cycles work, as well as their effect on investments, particularly the stock markets.

The Cary Academy Investment Club has been active for four years, and has grown to 17 students representing the current class of 2004 through 2006. The portfolio has also grown from its initial $1,000 school donation to holdings of cash, bonds, and stocks worth nearly $4,000.

The Investment Club also received a generous, anonymous donation of $1,000 Wednesday.

Brad Butler, President of the Investment Club, said, the club “welcomes such gestures to enhance their investment activity.”

Students Inducted into Spanish and French Honor Societies [top of page]

On April 28, Upper School students were inducted into the Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica and Société Honoraire de Français, language honor societies sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese and The AATFrench to recognize outstanding achievement in the study of Spanish and French.

Students include:
Carolyn Gray (’05), Carolyn Usanis (’04), Emily Pace (’06), Kristen Anderson (’04), Meghan Morris (’04), Richard Nguyen (’04), Shannon Mentock (’06), Yuriko Tamura (’04), Abby Weathers (’06), Allie Lebenson (’05), Alyse Finkel (’05), Aparna Chatterjee (’06), Bailey Brame (’05), Ben Nunez (’05), Christine Ernst (’06), Erin Crews (’05), Erin Erwin (’05), Holly Metter (’05), Iliya Zilberter (’05), Jessica Golladay (’05), Laira Kolkin (’05), Lianne Gonsalves (’06), Michael Cvelich (’05), Nikki Gutierrez (’06), Noah Toppe (’05), Sara Hardin (’05), Stefanie Barish (’05), Travis May (’05), and Val Chen (’05).

Yearbook Honored With Spot in “Gallery of Excellence” [top of page]

The 2004 Cary Academy Legacy has been inducted into Walsworth Publishing Company's Gallery of Excellence.

The Gallery of Excellence recognizes books that exemplify excellence through comprehensive coverage, innovative design, superior copy and/or photography, and creative theme and structure. The school’s yearbook was specifically recognized for its creative approach to unifying the book through the visual and textual theme Every Single Step.

Nationally, only 50 yearbooks are selected each year for the Gallery. The winning yearbooks are displayed at regional, state and national conventions and workshops. They are loaned to schools across the country to serve as idea generators, and spreads from these books are often used for example illustrations in Walsworth's resource materials. 

The 2003-2004 Legacy staff members were:

Stanton Stone
Megan Gray
Robert Parrott
LaKeshia Judd
Rachyll Ripley-Moffitt
Mary Sink
Kristen Aanstoos
Kaitlin Darr
Alex Loops
Danny Jacobs
Lillian Goldenthal
Kent Shackelford
Kelly King
Jessica Golladay
Allie Lebensen
Amanda Fritz
Anna von Kantzow
Andrea Kirby
Whitney Rumsey 

We received a plaque and letter of congratulations.

Nationality Night Explores Other Cultures, Raises Funds for Reedy Creek Program [top of page]

The April 21^st Nationality Night event was a success in raising more than $1,200 for Cary Academy’s Reedy Creek Buddies Program.

What’s more, visitors to the event had the opportunity to learn about cultures from around the world.

The hard work of five key students helped the Nationality Night event take off: Kristen Anderson ('04), Aparna Chatterjee ('06), Anshu Gupta ('06), Nadia Khan ('04), Kristy Pluchino ('04), Jacqueline Shafeei ('05).

The evening featured a Cultural Exchange including information displays and food booths. The display was followed by an international dance recital that showcased classical Indian dance and Western modern dance, as well as Flamenco dancers from the Vivo Flamenco Carlota Santana School, Color Latino performers, Chinese traditional dancers, Lumbee Native American Dancers and an African American dance and drum group.

A delegation of Chinese citizens, traveling in North Carolina through Exploris Museum in Raleigh, visited Cary Academy on the 21^st to enjoy the Nationality Night events.

Through the Reedy Creek Buddies program, Cary Academy Upper School students tutor and mentor first through third grade students in the Reedy Creek Elementary English as a Second Language after-school program every Monday and Wednesday throughout the year.

Cary Academy students created this dance performance and cultural exchange as a fundraiser to support the costs of transporting the ESL students to their homes following the tutoring sessions.

April 2004

Goals Established for Strategic Plan [top of page]

The first part of the strategic planning process is now complete.

During the week of April 12, consultant John Littleford met with about 80 different community members including students, staff, faculty, parents, and board directors in focus groups to gauge the relative health of the school and hear from the community.

Following those meetings, Littleford met with the Strategic Planning Committee and presented 45 options gleaned from the focus groups for consideration for school-wide goals. The Strategic Planning Committee then worked to reduce these options to a list of eight, and then a list of four goals to accomplish over the next few years.

The eight issues for school to address include, high academic versus whole child emphasis; character development; high pace of activity and burnout; and status of technology use; with the four final school goals to be:

1. Strengthen community

2. Mission: redefine, clarify and better communicate whom we are serving, student selection criteria

3. Establish a better balance between work and life for students and employees

4. Improve faculty retention

Strategic Planning Process Underway [top of page]

The strategic planning process got off to a strong start as independent school management consultant John Littleford met with focus groups that included faculty, staff, students and parents during the week of April 12.

Following his meetings with all focus groups, Littleford will present a report to the school’s strategic planning committee summarizing the significant issues, ideas, challenges and concerns that arose from the focus groups.

From this report, the strategic planning committee and Littleford will work together to develop the school’s strategic plan with a list of three to five goals to accomplish over the next five years.

As this process continues, track the committee’s progress at http://web1.caryacademy.org/committees/default.htm.

Students Take Home Phi Beta Kappa Writing Awards [top of page]

Congratuations to three students who are winners in this year's Phi Beta Kappa Writing Contest for public and non-public secondary schools in Wake County.

In 11^th grade, Ryan Jamiolkowski (’05) took second prize for writing Huckleberry Finn's Absence of Moral Consciousness and Holly Metter won Honorable Mention for writing Huck and Tom: Subservience and Subtle Defiance. In 12^th grade, Cyndell Gracieux also received Honorable Mention for writing Over the Color Line.

Two Students Advance in Chemistry Olympiad [top of page]

Five students recently sat for the local Chemistry Olympiad Exam – the first round to determine state qualifiers in the Chemistry Olympiad. North Carolina was allotted 13 state qualifiers, however, there is a limit of two state qualifiers allowed from any one school.

Cary Academy achieved the maximum allotment of two students with Jarad Mason (’05) and Ryan Jamiolkowski (’05) qualifying for the state round.

On April 18, they travel to the North Carolina School of Science & Math to take a five-hour exam including laboratory experiments.

From these state level exams, a group of 20 students will be chosen nationally to attend the study camp this summer at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. At the end of the study camp, they select four students who will make up the U.S. team that will compete in the International Chemistry Olympiad to be held in Kiel, Germany this July.

Students and Faculty Give Poetry Readings at Barnes & Noble [top of page]

In observation of National Poetry Month, ten Middle School students and three faculty members read original or favorite poems aloud to an audience at the Cary Barnes & Noble on April 14.

Those who participated included students, Jason Sigmon (’10), Matt Makansi (’10), Izaak Earnhardt (’10), Mary Karasek (’10), Ava Britt (’09), Katheryn Holt (’08), Taylor Farquharson (’08), Julia Niemi (’08), Julie Cooper (’08) and Yasmeen Mansour (’08), and faculty members, Matthew Ripley-Moffitt, Sarah Ritter Paulin and Delia DeCourcy.

Strategic Planning Process Begins [top of page]

The strategic planning process gets underway this week to establish the major initiatives and directions the school will take over the next three to five years.

All Cary Academy constituents have the opportunity to provide input to the strategic planning process through representative focus groups.

Well-respected independent school management consultant, John Littleford, who has worked with schools around the world, will guide Cary Academy through the planning process.

Littleford will begin meetings this week with a variety of focus groups. Those groups include a Middle School parent group, an Upper School parent group, and a combined Middle and Upper School parent group. Other groups include a Middle and Upper School faculty group, a staff group and a student focus group. Littleford will also meet with the school’s Leadership Team and Board of Directors.

Following his meetings with all focus groups, the Littleford will present a report to the school’s strategic planning committee summarizing the significant issues, ideas, challenges, and concerns that arose from the focus groups.

From this report, the strategic planning committee and the consultant will work together to develop the school’s strategic plan.

As this process continues, track the committee’s progress at http://web1.caryacademy.org/committees/campus/default.htm.

Students Recognized by TIP [top of page]

Of the 75 Cary Academy seventh graders who qualified (based on ERB results) for the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) to take the SAT or ACT, 41 students took advantage of this opportunity.

Those who scored 510 or above on the math or verbal sections of the SAT or 20 or above on the math or English sections, or 21 or above on the reading or science reasoning sections of the ACT will receive state recognition at a ceremony at Campbell University on May 11.

Students who scored 650 or above on math or verbal (SAT) or 28 or above on math or English, 30 on reading, or 27 on science reasoning (ACT) will receive recognition at the grand ceremony on Duke's Campus on May 17.

Twenty-nine of the students who took the ACT or SAT scored well enough to receive state or grand recognition – that’s 29 percent of the seventh grade class.

Students receiving recognition include: Grand level recognition, Robert Murphy; and State level recognition, Bryan Abadie, Abigail Andrews, Omar Bajwa, Jacqueline Bennett, Ava Britt, Jordan Clark, Veronica Clark, David Dement, Ryan Dunn, Andrew Flook, Caroline Griswold, Jonathan Jakubowski, Firoz Jameel, Mark Larus, Ian Molvie, William Moore, Therice Morris, Joshua Orol, John Peebles, Ross Plastina, Michael Rooney, Sarah Smith, Sonja Thalheimer, Nathaniel Ting, Maya Vulgaropulos, Kathleen Wang and Benjamin Williams.

Seniors Compete at N.C. Economics Challenge [top of page]

On April 1, 11 Cary Academy seniors competed in the First Annual North Carolina Economics Challenge sponsored by the North Carolina Council for Economic Education in conjunction with the National Council on Economic Education and the Goldman Sachs Foundation.

The competition was held at the McKimmon Center on the campus of North Carolina State University.

Students competed both as teams and individuals by taking 20 question tests concerning different areas of economic study. The top two teams in each division after three rounds advanced to a final quiz bowl championship round.

In the Adam Smith division, which consisted of students in upper level and advanced economics courses, two Cary Academy teams advanced to the final round. The team of Kristen Aanstoos, Meghan Morris, Joe Reed, and Ed Winstead were seeded first after the preliminary rounds and defeated the team of Davey Catchings, Robert Parrott, Keith Porcaro, and Alex Wilson in the final round. The winning team will receive an all expense paid trip to compete in the Regional Economics Challenge in Baltimore at the end of this month. There, they will compete for additional awards, US Savings Bonds and a chance to qualify to compete in the National Economics Challenge in New York City in May.

In addition to placing first and second in the team competition, Joe Reed was named the individual winner of the competition by amassing the highest score on the preliminary tests in the Adam Smith division.

Brad Butler, John Cooper, and Sawyer Lucy also participated for Cary Academy.

Nationality Night Set for April 23 [top of page]

The school and Triangle area communities are invited to Nationality Night...Unity Through Diversity, the second annual dance recital benefiting the Reedy Creek Elementary ESL (English as a Second Language) tutor-mentor program.

The event takes place on Friday, April 23 in the Fine Arts building.

The night begins with a Cultural Exchange including information displays and food booths at 6 p.m., followed by an international dance recital at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 per person (cash or check only, please).

Nationality Night...Unity Through Diversity will include dance performances by Cary Academy students showcasing classical Indian dance and Western modern dance, as well as Flamenco dancers from the Vivo Flamenco Carlota Santana School, Color Latino performers, Chinese traditional dancers, Lumbee Native American Dancers and an African American dance and drum group. 

Cary Academy Upper School students tutor and mentor first through third grade students in the Reedy Creek Elementary ESL after-school program every Monday and Wednesday throughout the year. Cary Academy students created this dance performance and cultural exchange as a fundraiser to support the costs of transporting the ESL students to their homes following the tutoring sessions.

Nationality Night...Unity through Diversity is sponsored by the Reedy Creek Tutors, Service Learning, Key Club, Beta Club and COMID (Committee on Multicultural Initiatives and Development). 

Junior Selected As National Finalist in USA Biology Olympiad [top of page]

Ryan Jamiolkowski (’05) has been selected as a national finalist in the USA Biology Olympiad. 

Jamiolkowski’s selection was based on his superior performance on a very demanding semifinal exam, which was taken by some 544 biology students from across the country. Students with the top twenty scores were selected as national finalists. He is the only national finalist from North Carolina.

Jamiolkowski and 19 other finalists will attend the USA Biology Olympiad National Finals held at George Mason University, June 1-16, 2004. All twenty finalists will participate in the initial seven-day academic program. On June 9, the National Final Exam will be administered. The top four scorers will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on June 10 and will remain at George Mason University for additional training. They will represent the United States at the International Biology Olympiad held in Brisbane, Australia, July 10-19.

More information about the competition can be found at: http://www.cee.org/usabo/index.shtml.

McAllister Named Athletic Trainer of the Year  [top of page]

David McAllister, Cary Academy’s athletic trainer, was recently recognized as Athletic Trainer of the Year by the North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association (NCATA).

NCATA is a member of the Mid-Atlantic Athletic Trainers Association (MAATA) and the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA).  The NCATA presently has over 1000 members that represent high schools, college/universities, and clinics within the state of North Carolina. McAllister was recognized for his work at the high school level.

Fourteen Inducted Into National Honor Society [top of page]

Fourteen students were recently inducted into the Cary Academy chapter of the National Honor Society, including: Jennifer Alston (’05), Andrea Milne (’05), Laira Kolkin (’05), Tricia Litchfield (’05), Jacqueline Shafeei (’05), Erin Crews (’05), Jarad Mason (’05), Haley Nix (’05), Lillian Behrend (’05), Ashley Cozyn (’05), Travis Wright-Colopy (’05), Rachel Goldhaber (’05), Carolyn Gray (’05) and Alex Wilson (’04).

Students Place High at 2004 American Mathematics Competition [top of page]

Cary Academy students returned stellar scores at the 2004 American Mathematics Competition.

In the competition for ninth and 10th graders, Mark Hallen (’06) led Cary Academy. His score placed him in the top one-eighth of a percent nationally. Lance Rappaport (’06) scored in the top one percent nationally.

In the competition for 11th and 12th graders, Cary Academy was led