General Shelton to Speak at Cary Academy Commencement
Cary, NC – Cary Academy’s 2011 graduation of 103 students on May 22 will feature a very special speaker – Retired Army Gen. Hugh Shelton, former commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Read more
Posts
Man Plans Run Across NC to Help Cary’s Mariposa School
Story by Matt Young. Photo by Josh Janssen.
Cary, NC – Jordan Stafford of Pittsboro N.C. is running across the Tar Heel State to raise money for the Mariposa School for Children with Autism here in Cary. You can support his worthy cause. Read more
Cary Police Chief: This Job is “Cake”!
Photos courtesy of Wake Tech.
Cary, NC – Who could resist a photo of Cary Police Chief Pat Bazemore decorating a cake under the stern tutelage of Chef Norma Miller? We couldn’t.
Chief Bazemore got a chance to do a little cake decorating (and cake judging) at Wake Tech’s Culinary Arts Showcase at the Raleigh Convention Center on April 12. She is a graduate of Wake Tech’s Criminal Justice Technology program and was asked to be a celebrity judge for a live two-hour cake decorating challenge at the Showcase. Read more
Cary Team Qualifies for Odyssey of the Mind Worlds, Needs Your Support
Cary, NC – An Odyssey of the Mind team from Penny Road Elementary in Cary is headed to the World Finals at the University of Maryland, May 27-30. But sending the team to the Worlds is not cheap.
You can support the development of young, creative minds in Cary by shopping for unique and unusual treasures at a Yard Sale Fundraiser on 4/30 in front of Penny Road Elementary School. Read more
Teen Artists Shine in 4th Annual Eva Perry Contest
Student art on display at Eva Perry Library
The winners of the Eva Perry 4th Annual Teen Art Contest were announced earlier this week and it is an impressive and varied body of work. The artwork spans genres including drawing, painting, digital art, multimedia, photography and 3D. It is on exhibit now at the Eva Perry Library, 2100 Shepherds Vineyard Drive in Apex. Read more
Invasion of the Giant Cabbages
Story by Matt Young. Pictured above: Allison Hartman, NC’s 2010 Winner – Walnut Cove Elementary, Walnut Cove, NC
Cary, N.C. – I found this interesting, being a guy who likes kids, education ideas, gardening and…well…oddities. Read more
Mills Park Middle Schoolers in PCHS’ Sound of Music
Sound of Music cast members rehearse at Panther Creek High School
Story by Lindsey Chester, photos by Brooke Meyer
Cary, NC- Last week I had the pleasure of attending an early rehearsal of The Sound of Music, Panther Creek High School’s 2011 Spring musical. To my surprise there were several familiar middle school faces in the cast. Read more
Events: Big Pops Show this Tuesday in Cary
Story by Hal Goodtree with Nancy Caggia. Picture by Bob Moore.
Cary, NC – If you like Pops music, treat yourself to what might be the largest Pops show ever in Cary. It’s this Tuesday, April 5 at Booth Amphitheatre starting at 7 PM. Read more
The Story of Read and Feed
Story by Mary Beth Phillips. Photos by Brooke Meyer.
Cary, NC – Several years ago, Jan Elmo was volunteering as a tutor at Northwoods Elementary when she had an epiphany that every child does not have the opportunity to develop a love of reading.
In October of 2007, after spending months researching what she could do about the problem, Elmo quit her corporate job and purchased an RV Van to start Read and Feed at Penny Road Elementary in Cary. Read more
Education: Middle Schoolers Compete in LEGO Robotics Tournament
Cary, NC – The Cary Academy Middle School Robotics Club, also known as “Team Brouhaha”, competed in the North Carolina FIRST LEGO State Tournament in Greensboro recently. Read more