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	Summer Quest underway Summer Quest 2008 is up and running, and this year approximately 900 campers will participate in 218 camps. The camps, including Beginning Model Rocketry, Everyday Italian Cooking and Battle of the Bands, address a wide spectrum of interest and hobbies. Assisting in the camps are 14 volunteers, as well as six CA alumni and five current students. This year, Summer Quest has 2,448 spaces filled in camps. Debaters perform at nationals in Las Vegas Four CA debate students traveled to the National Forensic League’s national tournament held this year in Las Vegas on June 15-20.  John Nelson (’08), Arjun Chandran (’08), Ben Goldhaber (’08) and Firoz Jameel (’09) were CA’s representatives.  In competition, Nelson broke to the top 60 out of almost 300 foreign extemp champions from around the country.  Chandran was the only undefeated Lincoln-Douglas debater (out of 221) after 14 rounds, and placed fourth overall.  Jameel started in a field of over 440 commentary competitors (extemp, sitting down), and went five rounds to make it to the top 60. Instructors R.J. Pellicciotta and Robert Coven served as chaperons.  Ford, Kisley impress at Nike Outdoor Tyler Ford (’08) and Hannah Kisley (’11) turned in fantastic performances at the 2008 Nike Outdoor High School Track & Field Championships that were held June 19-21 in Greensboro.  Ford jumped 38’ in the triple jump, just 10” shy of her personal best and school record, to finish 17th out of 42 competitors.  In the long jump competition Ford fought through to qualify in fifth place going into the finals.  A fantastic effort on her fifth jump (19’5.25”) moved her into fourth.  On her final attempt Ford ended her high school career with a huge jump that likely was over 20’ and would have won the competition had she taken off from the board.  The competition was very close with just 5.25” separating first from fifth place. Besides being an up-and-coming distance runner, Kisley also is an elite race walker.  Competing in her second Nike Outdoor Championships, Kisley had a very strong showing in the one-mile race walk to finish seventh overall.  She bested her 2007 time by 23 seconds.   A complete list of the results from the 2008 Nike Outdoor Track & Field Championships can be found at http://www.nationalscholastic.org/nikeoutdoor/results.   Jones is new AD Kevin Jones, an Upper School science teacher, will be Cary Academy’s new athletic director beginning July 7. Jones has taught biology and trimester science electives at CA since 2005, and has coached softball at CA and softball and swimming at Las Vegas H.S.  For the coming year he will continue to teach one section of biology but will not coach a team. Helping Jones along the way will be Ray Pope, the new assistant athletic director (focusing primarily on Middle School sports). Pope has been the varsity baseball coach at CA since 2005. He has been a full-time substitute teacher and PE teacher for the past two years and will continue to coach varsity baseball and teach PE classes.
	Cary Academy Preferred Restaurants   Looking for a new place to eat? Throughout the year area restaurants are asked to support CA activities such as the annual Sip ‘n Shoppe, the Scholars’ Golf Tournament, the PTAA Auction. We appreciate their interest and encourage you to visit these establishments for their on-going support of our students/activities. This list will be updated regularly and is also listed on the Parents homepage under Announcements.