Staff Writer Brian Schmid is a senior at Cary High. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – Public school has been back in session for two weeks now, and the high school events are piling up. Although students have the usual classwork, homework, clubs and athletics to deal with, many attend extracurricular events. While most of these events are distinctly student oriented, some stick out as great for people of all ages. Read more
Cary, NC – If you have kids in the Wake County Public School System, chances are you experienced a crazy bus schedule during the first week of school last week. Read more
Story and photos by Lindsey Chester.
Cary, NC – We hear the stats every day: obesity is an epidemic among the youth of our nation. Annie Andruchowitz, owner of the Little Gym of Cary, has a plan in place to get kids active in a fun and engaging environment. Read more
Story by Brian Schmidt. iPad photo courtesy of the Ashworth family.
Cary, NC – Joscha Gollner is a typical high school student, balancing playing for the Soccer and Tennis teams, a rigorous academic courseload at St. David’s, and being active in the church. However, there is one small detail that sets him apart.
Joscha lives a half hour’s drive away from Dusseldorf, Germany.
Joscha was a foreign exchange student, living with the Ashworths last school year. He enjoyed living in Cary so much that he actually returned for part of August to see his host family and friends. I sat down with Joscha to get a perspective on Cary from someone from way out of town. Read more
Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.
Cary, NC – This coming weekend consumers get a little break with North Carolina’s Tax Free Holiday. We have a daughter heading off to college, and have been waiting to purchase a few big items until now. Read more
Story by Brian Schmid. Photo by Benjamin Toombs.
Cary, NC – Scouting is a pretty simple organization, right? You wear a khaki shirt and go sit in the woods every so often and practice firemaking or something.
In reality though, scouting is a huge organization with many different branches with different opportunities. In addition to the Boy Scouts, there are 3 other major programs that a scout can join at age 13. Read more
Story by Hal Goodtree. Photo from Superbus.
Cary, NC – This week, the S.T.E.M. Technology Video series returns with a story about a 155 MPH all-electric Superbus. Read more
Cary, NC – Greeshma Somashekar from Cary, North Carolina, was selected to represent North Carolina as a delegate to the 2012 National Youth Science Camp® (NYSC). Somashekar, a recent graduate of North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, will join 119 other top high school graduates representing the United States as well as students from other countries at the prestigious four-week program, now in its 49th year. Read more
Story from staff reports. Photo from WikiMedia.
Cary, NC – Under the heading “Interesting and Eclectic Events in Cary,” there’s a car wash for tubas this weekend at Cary High School. Read more