Cary Academy only gets better, and bigger, with age
School begins its 15th year with record enrollment of 734 students
New year by the numbers
CA starts this year with a record 734
students, 135 of whom are new. (CA retained
96 percent of students from last year.)
Twenty-six percent of this year’s
students are students of color, and 18
percent of students are receiving financial
aid. The sixth grade is full, with 102
students. At the other end of the spectrum, the Class of 2012 is made up of 105
seniors.
Twenty-one employees are current
parents.
MS skit brings
down house
The Middle School
expressed its joy
with the advent of
CA’s 15th year with a
skit during a morning
assembly in the
theater.
Head of School
Don Berger opened
the performance by
pretending to listen
to a radio that just happened to have only
CA-related channels like Rokuskie’s Repair
Shop.
Finally, Berger settled on a station he
liked. At that, the curtain went up to reveal
almost all the MS staff and faculty, who
began singing The 15 Years of CA, a riff on
The 12 Days of Christmas.
Some of the witty lyrics included: In the
first year of CA, my teachers said to me,
“We’re going to have a really great year;”
In the second year of CA, I.S. said to me,
“Back up your data;” In the fourth year of
CA, my dentist said to me, “Only one
dessert;” In the ninth year of CA, CA
Green said to me, “Blue is for recycling;”
and In the 13th year of CA, Ms. Jenkins
said to me, “Sssshhhh, during fire drills.”
The student audience ate it up and
responded with loud applause. “That was
awesome,” said Shane Hoffman (’18). “It
was really funny.”
Seniors pick lunch
The Class of 2012 quickly put its stamp
on this 15th year by selecting the first day’s
lunch. This is the first time this has been
done.
Back in May, Director of Business
Operations Debby Reichel created a survey
for rising seniors who wrote in their
favorites for each food category.
They must be giants. Sixth-grader Kennedy
Byrd (‘18), above, is welcomed to CA by
landscaper Jimmy Welch.
Backpacks, left, hanging in the sixth-grade
hallway.
The day’s offerings pleased the palates
of plenty. The soups were chicken noodle
and potato leek, the salads were raisin
apple and quinoa, and the sandwich table
consisted of roast turkey breast and Virginia
ham. Macaroni and cheese, fried chicken
fingers, Parmesan risotto cakes Provencal,
and steamed broccoli and steamed sweet
corn comprised the main dishes. The
vegetarian entrée was antipasto. Garlic
bread sticks, assorted fresh fruit and
chocolate chip ice cream sandwiches
rounded out the repast.
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The Middle School teachers in full throat
during their morning skit.
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Cary Academy August /September 2011
It is now 15, count ‘em, 15 years for Cary
Academy. The school started its historic
year on Aug. 17. Throughout the day,
students and staff celebrated in song, in
food and in camaraderie.
Don Berger, Head of School
“Everything in the world remains to be done”
HOS tells students they can do anything they set their mind to
mencement speaker, Gen. Hugh Shelton, told the
been done, but I can do it better!” Jobs believed
assembly remarks by Head of School Don Berger.
class of 2011. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you
the greatest phone had not yet been invented. And
The remarks were delivered Aug. 17 to all students
can’t do something. You are capable of amazing
therein lies the beauty of Steffens’s quote:
in the gym.
things,” Gen. Shelton said. “Don’t let anyone tell
Because in the future, one of you may create an
you you are not.” What a great message to begin a
even better phone or an even better computer.
school year!
There is no limit to man’s creativity and woman’s
The following is the text of the 2011-12 opening
Recently I came across a wonderful quote that
I’d like to share with you as we begin a new year.
It’s from an early 20th century journalist, Lincoln
Steffens.
“Nothing is done. Everything in the world
remains to be done or done over. The greatest
picture is not yet painted, the greatest play isn’t
written, the greatest poem is unsung …”
I love this quote because it speaks to humanity’s
potential; it looks to the future with optimism; it
challenges us to believe that within all of us there
is greatness. And I believe that is true.
Each of you sitting here today is unique in your
talents and unique in your potential to do great
things. I’m reminded of what last year’s com-
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As I was writing these opening remarks, my
iPhone buzzed. How appropriate, I thought. IPhone.
Josh Mitchell (‘15) at his new US locker.
You are fortunate because you are at a school
Apple. Steve Jobs. For a short time this summer
that highly values creativity. Cary Academy’s
Apple became the most highly valued company in
mission is that we are a “Learning Community
the world, surpassing Exxon, Microsoft, IBM and
Committed to (crowd joins in to help Berger finish
Wal-Mart.
statement) … Discovery, Innovation, Collaboration
Apple’s stock was worth in excess of $350 billion
dollars. That’s roughly the same value as the entire
and Excellence.”
I wish you the very best this year as you
country of Argentina! And how did Steve Jobs
discover, innovate and collaborate. And remember,
create a company that successful? Basically with
each of you is capable of greatness!
three products: iPhone, iPod, and the iMac.
Amazing. Steve Jobs was able to do this because
he thought, “Yes, the computer and the phone have
CA gets better, bigger
“The lunch was good,” said Michael
Averell (’13). “It was all our favorites, but
that is why the lines were so long.”
“Chicken tenders is a classic CA lunch,”
added Emily Aarons (’13).
ingenuity!
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Alum participates in handshake
ceremony
The annual handshake ceremony closed
out the day. As usual, the seniors went
through the line first, followed by the other
classes.
Campus Store Manager Teresa Porter
became the first CA alumnus to participate
in the ceremony when she stood in line
with her fellow Business Office personnel.
She is also teaching Digital Photography
this trimester.
Berger addressed all the students before
the ceremony started.
He told the students that greatness lies
within all of them. “Each of you sitting here
today is unique in your talents and unique
in your potential to do great things,” he
said. “Each of you is capable of great-
Upper School freshmen Tory Andrews (‘15),
Morgan Goetz (‘15) and Abby Hall (‘15)
ness!” (Editor’s note: Read Berger’s full
speech above.)
The entire day seemed to fire up
everyone for this 15th year. “To be honest,
after the summer I came in bored today,”
said Averell, “but today was really nice.
Seeing all the fresh faces and talking to
everyone, it gets you ready for a new
school year.”
Wide range of Upper School clubs vie for members Aug. 24
Tables lined the quad featuring posters, brochures and even food to attract students. And
attract it did. Upper School students swarmed the quad Aug. 24 for the annual US club fair.
Variety is the spice of clubs
There is a wide variety of clubs in the Upper School
that students can get involved in.
Harrison Wicker (‘12) decided to join the Reptile Club
because, “My parents never let me have a pet snake, so
this way I can get interaction with reptiles.”
The club fair featured several new clubs this year, such
as the Fashion Magazine Club started by Ted Waechter
(‘14), Alexis Hunter (‘14) and Madeline Thornton (‘14).
“We hope to put out a fashion magazine each season,”
Quinn Jenkins (‘12) and Bailey
said Waechter.
Plymyer (‘13), officers in the
The Indian Affinity Club touted its new dance group.
Spanish Club.
The group hopes to perform at a local Indian festival and
in the spring dance show, said Kiran Aida (‘14) and Sonum Tharwani (‘14). Plans are in the
works to also have a workshop at the Ubuntu celebration.
Cassy Stafford (‘13) worked hard to attract students to the Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT), in which students complete a program learning how to
respond to real emergencies. Some of the skills students learn are how to bandage
wounds and put out fires. At the end of the program the students get a certificate and
are able to volunteer with EMS.
Language clubs looking to big years
Language clubs proved popular sign-up destinations this year. Amanda Riley (‘12) said
she is looking forward to getting more people involved in French Club. “We want to have
dessert and cheese tastings and take a trip to La Farm Bakery.”
Quinn Jenkins (‘12) of the Spanish Club added, “We are going to show movies in
Spanish and serve Spanish food. We also tutor Middle School Spanish students, and we
are hoping to pair up with the French Club sometime.”
Haleigh Morgus (‘12), co-director of 600 Seconds, the student-run morning news show,
is excited about this year for her club. “We got a green screen and new equipment that
will make 600 Seconds look more
hi-tech like a real news show,” she
said. “We also hope to report
more outside of school news.”
This year the US had more than
50 clubs from which students
could choose.
— Jennifer Cash (’09), Intern
Yearbook wins
silver medal
The 2010-11 version of the Cary
Academy yearbook, The Legacy, has
won a silver medal from the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association
(Columbia University) in New York.
“Considering our staff size was
approximately half of what it should
be for this size book, you can see how
dedicated these girls were, and how
determined to produce a top-notch
book,” acclaimed
proud
yearbook
advisor
Bonnie
Dodwell.
The nine-person staff
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consisted of editors Tiffany Williams
(’11) and Brittany Miles (‘11), Caitlin
McGuire (’12), Ashton Lawrence (’13),
Nia Christian (’11), Erica Haggar (’11),
Bretty Cobb (’11), Shay Freidman (’14),
Alex Daniels (’12), and Caroline
Ted Waechter (‘14), above, signed
up members for the new Fashion
Magazine Club.
Woronoff (’13).
Jake Buchanan (‘14), left,
drummed up support for the
Drum Line Club.
winning volume XIV of The Legacy.
The theme was Perception for the
Cary Academy August /September 2011
Club day is always a fun day
CA welcomes ten new employees for
Tammy Ade
Upper School Spanish
Ade transitions from the position of adjunct
Spanish teacher at CA to full-time Spanish
teacher. She previously worked at CA from
2009-2010. In the past, Ade has worked at
Raleigh Charter High School, State University
of New York, and in the American Community
Schools of Athens, Greece. She earned a
M.A. in applied linguistics from State
University of New York in 1985. She earned
her B.A. in history from Deree College in
Athens, Greece, in 1982. In addition to her
fluency in Spanish, Ade is also fluent in
modern Greek. Ade is the mother of alum
Christiana (’10) and current student Alex (’13).
Ellen Doyle
Part-time Nurse
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Doyle returns to Cary Academy as a part-time
nurse after being the substitute nurse since
2010. She has had 27 years of nursing
experience and has previously worked at
Duke University Medical Center, Duke
University School of Nursing, and Memorial
Medical Center in Savannah, GA. She
received her M.S.N in secondary care,
pediatrics with a minor in nursing education
from the University of North Carolina in 1990.
She earned her B.S.N. from Duke in 1984.
Doyle is the mother of current students
Caroline (’15) and Claire (’17).
teaching of biology, liberal arts and sciences
from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign in 2008. Kwong was a member of
the National Society of Collegiate Scholars
and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society.
Michael McElreath
Upper School History/
History Department Chair
“Schools teach through both what they say
and what they do. Therefore, it is important
that the adults in schools model the kinds of
behavior that they want students to learn and
emulate.”
McElreath comes to Cary Academy from
Hillside New Tech High School in Durham
where he taught courses in AP and Honors
world history and African-American studies. He
also was the history department chair and
National Honor Society advisor. McElreath
previously worked as a history professor at
Meredith College and as a history teacher at
East Chapel Hill High School. McElreath also
previously worked at NC Governor’s School
East for six years. In 2005, McElreath was
certified by the National Board of Professional
Teaching Standards. He earned his Ph.D. in
history from the University of Pennsylvania in
2002. He earned an M.A. in teaching from
Brown University in 1991. He earned his B.A.
in history from Tulane University in 1989.
Kirstin Morrison
Ma Li Helen Kwong
Upper School Math
Upper School Science
“My classroom is student-centered, and I
am flexible in dynamically altering daily
plans to accommodate the academic needs of
a class. Furthermore, I take delight in meeting
the needs of my students outside of the
classroom with extra support, advising, and
extra-curricular guidance.”
“I believe it is important to connect with
students and assist them so that they do learn
and grow. In this, I believe it is necessary to
have a positive relationship with each student.
This, in turn, directly relates to a positive
learning environment.”
Kwong comes to Cary Academy after spending
two years teaching biology, geology, and
biotechnology at Ann Sobrato High School in
Morgan Hill, CA. She was also the advisor of
the Think Green club. Kwong has been
working with science students since 2005.
She finished the Beginning Teacher Support
and Assessment program at UC-Santa Cruz
Extension in 2010. She earned her B.S. in
Morrison comes to Cary Academy from
Woods Charter School in Chapel Hill where
she taught middle and high school math and
computer science for three years. Morrison
was a Fellow at the National Science
Foundation, a research assistant at the
University of North Carolina and an undergraduate researcher at the NASA
Undergraduate Student Research Program.
Morrison is a member of the North Carolina
Council for Teachers in Mathematics and a
member of the National Council of Teachers in
Mathematics.
Katie Moore
Middle School Language Arts/
Middle School Social Studies
“Something as small as a discussion in the
hallway during class can help students to
understand more about themselves and the
world. It is important to be aware of ‘teachable moments’ during every interaction with
students to maximize what they take away
from time at school.”
Moore comes to Cary Academy from
Carnage Middle School where she was a
language arts teacher for three years. While at
Carnage, Moore was the assistant director for
the productions of Anne of Green Gables and
Oklahoma. She also was a faculty advisor for
the Scripps Spelling Bee, a coach for Battle of
the Books and a leader for the student book
club. Moore earned her masters of education
in middle grades language arts from NCSU in
2010. She earned her B.A. in English and
education from Wingate University in 2004.
Steven O’Neill
Adjunct Video Production Teacher
O’Neill joins Cary Academy after teaching
programming and broadcasting for three
years at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High
School. He previously worked as an adjunct
professor at the New York Institute of
Technology. He also was a freelance technician in the film and television industry in New
York City where he worked on television
shows such as: The Apprentice, Law and
Order: SVU and Saturday Night Live. O’Neill
earned an M.A. in communication arts from
the New York Institute of Technology in 2000
and a B.F.A. in communication arts from the
New York Institute of Technology in 1999.
Kathy Riley
Extended Day Coordinator
Riley is the new extended day coordinator at
Cary Academy in addition to serving on the
New Parent Organization Committee. She is a
member of the PTAA and a grade level
representative. She also works as a part-time
swim lesson instructor at the Cary YMCA.
She has previously worked as an assistant
teacher at The Raleigh School. Riley is the
mother of alum Chris (’08) and current student
Amanda (’12).
Leya Tseng
Co-Director of College Counseling
“I aim to help students and their families
view the college process not as a path to
a particular destination, but, rather, as a
journey toward self-knowledge.”
Tseng was previously a college counselor at
Milton Academy in Milton, MA, for nine years.
She has previously worked at HarvardWestlake School in North Hollywood, CA, and
as a senior admissions officer at Duke
University. Tseng earned her Ed. M. in
administration, planning and social policy
from Harvard University Graduate School of
Education in 1997. She earned her A.B. in
sociology from Duke University in 1992.
Troy Weaver
Upper School Science
“As an educator my motto is ‘Students do
not care how much we know until they
know how much we care,’ therefore, we must
reach out to students, to families, to our
community.”
Weaver is returning to Cary Academy after
nine years of working as headmaster at
Durham Nativity School, middle school
coordinator/teacher at Triangle Day School,
and most recently head of school at Union
Independent School in Durham. Weaver has
worked in education for more than 25 years
and has received several honors and awards
including: Durham Public School’s Teacher
of the Year in 1994, WTVD’s Educator of the
Year in 1994, and North Carolina Governor’s
Outstanding Science Teacher Award in 1990.
In 1986 he earned an M.A.T. in science
education from UNC and in 1983 an A.B. in
biology and religion from Duke. Weaver has
six sons, including alum KeJuan (’09) and
current students Korey (’12) and Kalen (’13).
Wrestling with a problem of space
Eric Moore offers open mat space to area wrestlers
Eric Moore, the head coach of the Cary Academy wrestling team, is good at
teaching takedowns and reversals. He is also adept at tackling, as in tackling problems.
This summer Moore noticed that many area wrestlers did not have a place to practice,
so he decided to offer the Cary Academy gym to those interested.
Montgomery, Cary High wresters attend
“These kids go to wrestling camps in the summer, but then they have no place to
practice what they’ve learned,” said Moore. “I posted on www.ncwrestlingscoutreport.com
about free mat space here at CA for wrestlers or coaches and wresters.”
The offer did not go unnoticed.
Michael Maness, the head wrestling coach from East Montgomery High School,
quickly responded and brought many of his wrestlers up on three separate days: July
26, 28 and 29. The Montgomery wrestlers practiced with the CA wrestlers and a few
Cary High School wrestlers the CA team befriended at team camp.
“Our guys benefitted from them and vice versa,” said Moore. “The talent pool is
about the same.”
After the week with East Montgomery HS, Moore decided to keep offering mat
space every Tuesday and Thursday until school started. Five Cary High wresters
attended these bi-weekly sessions on and off with a number of CA wrestlers.
“Helped me a lot”
Senior captain Jeremy Kleiman (‘12) said the sessions proved to be a boon for him,
as a wrester and instructor.
“During the open mats I wrestled with a few different kids, five or six from our own
team and two from Cary High,” said Kleiman. “We wrestled to work on moves and
ideas we were
trying to implement in our style
and didn’t have a
very aggressive
pace.
“The teaching I
did helped me a
lot as an instructor.
In wrestling there
is so much to think
about that when
you explain it, it’s easy to trip over your own words. Eventually I got the hang of it and
organized my teaching method. As a captain this year, I definitely need to be able to
instruct my team members without confusing them, so this open mat was good
preparation for that. I learned one move in particular from (senior captain) Zac Wilson
(‘12) that is going to be extremely helpful for me this coming season. As I wrestled, I
got feedback from my peers and from Coach Moore, who has more time and fewer
distractions at open mats than practices.”
In addition to captains Kleiman and Wilson, the other CA wrestlers to participate
were Kyle Lerch (‘14), Keegan Hines (‘14), Ian Brooks (‘13), Matthew Gibbon (‘15), Alec
Fischbein (‘15), Barrett Rokuskie (‘14) and Owen Fitzgerald (‘15). Assistant Coach Kevin
Rokuskie participated as well.
Four alums pitch in
Alums Miguel Alecio (’09) and his brother, David, a Cary High graduate, also attended
the sessions, as did alums Trevor Pearce (’11), Nick Smith (’11) and Josh Carson (’11).
Moore plans to continue to offer regular open mat space for the CA team when time
allows throughout the year. He will offer mat space again during the coming summer to
area wrestlers as well as the CA team.
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Alumni: Contact [email protected] with your updates!
Class of 2002
Jeff Meade graduated in June from the
University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada,
with his Ph.D. in systems design engineering.
His thesis title was Performance Improvement
of Optical Coherence Tomography System by
Use of an Optical Pupil Slicer. He is now
working in Toronto for Arjae Spectral Enterprises
as a research scientist. Arjae is a research and
development company that is developing the
next generation of products at the convergence of optical and RF technologies.
Class of 2006
Clark Cooper is a second year law student
and a member of the Inter-American law
Review at the University Of Miami School Of
Law. This past summer he was a judicial intern
at the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
Class of 2007
On June 4, Murphy Chang graduated from
the Rhode Island School of Design. As the
pictures attest, graduation brings out her
creative side. At the RISD commencement,
she placed a host of eyes
on the underside of her
mortar board. In a similar
vein, Chang decorated
her CA graduation gown
with large buttons.
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Murphy
Chang in her
CA graduation
gown (above).
She kept the
artistic theme
going when
she graduated
college this
summer
(right).
Nilesh Wani graduated with distinction from
the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC in
May with a B.S. in business administration
and a minor in philosophy. In June he began
working for Bank of America in Charlotte as a
process design analyst.
Audrey Weinbrecht graduated from
UNC-Asheville in May with a B.F.A. in
literature with a concentration in creative
writing and a minor in psychology. She is
attending graduate school at The New School
in New York City pursuing an M.F.A. in creative
writing with a concentration in fiction.
Class of 2008
Julie Cooper is a senior at UNC majoring in
public relations. She is president of the UNC
chapter of Order of Omega Honor Society and
president of the Tarpeggios a cappella group.
Her junior year she wrote for The Daily Tar
Heel and was the publicity chair for the
Carolina choir and the Tarpeggios. This past
summer she interned at Raleigh-based public
relations firm French West Vaughn and worked
at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public
Health.
Corey Lerch, a rising senior in the management and technology program at the
University of Pennsylvania, recently invented a
novel process for embedding weighted
particles in polyester fabric. He and two
partners have recently formed Osus Inc. to
license their patented technology. The three
were the only undergraduates selected
among a group of 12 finalists presenting to a
panel of venture capital investors at the
prestigious Wharton Club of New York’s 2011
Alumni Business Showcase held on June 13
at Christie’s Auction House in New York. This
summer he studied for two months at the
Technical University of Dortmund in Germany.
In the fall he looks forward to organizing
Rhythmic Damage VI, the annual breakdancing competition thrown by Freaks of the Beat,
his dance crew at Penn. In his spare time he
continues to train for and compete in local
triathlons.
Class of 2009
Abby Andrews is spending the fall semester
participating in the Disney College Program,
an internship in Walt Disney World. She is
majoring in psychology at UNC.
Hillary Doelling is a junior at Clemson
University, where she is majoring in animal
and veterinary science and minoring in
business. She is active in Sigma Alpha
sorority, WAVS (Women in Animal and
Veterinary Science) and ClemsonLIVE. This
summer she interned at Advanced Animal
The 10th Annual CA XC Alumni Meet took
place Aug. 5.
Diagnostics in RTP assisting in the development of animal diagnostics for infectious
diseases.
Class of 2010
Clyde Atkins interned this summer at
Integrated Laboratory Services (ILS), a
research lab in RTP. He wrote the company’s
first marketing plan and presented it to the
president and CEO, owner and chairman of
the board, CBO, chief scientific officer, CFO
and COO. He also sold his website,
FreshlyServedHipHop.com, to focus on his
newest start-up: Chapel Hill Tees. Chapel Hill
Tees prints custom designs on clothing and
accessories, and Atkins hopes to become the
go-to T-shirt printer for all on campus
organizations.
Cary Academy Class Agent Listing
Class of 2000 Darcy Zorio, [email protected] •
Ann Gulley Katsiak, [email protected] • Kathleen
Foley-Mason, [email protected]
Class of 2001 Rose Brown Doyle, [email protected] •
Courtney Singer, [email protected]
Class of 2002 Meagan Singer, [email protected]
Class of 2003 Ashley Parks, [email protected]
Class of 2004 Nikki Fleming, [email protected]
Class of 2005 Kelly King, [email protected] •
Alyse Finkel, [email protected]
Class of 2006 Lianne Gonsalves, [email protected]
Class of 2007 Sam Fuchs, [email protected] •
Sarah Helfer, [email protected] • Morgan Smith,
[email protected]
Class of 2008 Jackie Lee, [email protected] •
Elizabeth Atkins, [email protected]
Class of 2009 Jennifer Cash, [email protected] •
Michael Kahn, [email protected]
Class of 2010 Emily Bissett, [email protected] •
Mary Karasek, [email protected] • Tiffany Petrisko,
[email protected]
Class of 2011 Alisha Jarwala, [email protected] •
Nicole Kofman, [email protected]
Shining examples of Excellence
A faculty/staff spotlight
Drawing on that MS energy
As an instructor and coach of middle
school students, Rochelle said he enjoys
the energy they bring to everything. “I
really enjoy working with MS-aged
students; they keep you feeling young.”
Rochelle teaches four sections of science
and has an advisory each year. He co-leads
the MS Student Leadership Club (a service
oriented leadership club) with Dawn Bates,
and previously oversaw the MS Chess Club.
“I like the challenge of coming up with
creative ways to explain concepts, and I
love the questions students ask, especially
the ones that challenge me to think. I really
like trying to relate science to their
everyday lives and the importance of
knowing practical science as the future
leaders of our country and world. Also, I
enjoy working and collaborating with
Andrew Chiaraviglio. It is fun to have a
colleague to bounce ideas off of.”
A working scientist
Rochelle knows of what he teaches, having
worked as a scientist with the U.S. EPA and
the N.C. Department of Health and Natural
Resources. “I try very hard to bring things
I learned at those jobs into the classroom.”
He holds a B.S. in forestry from NCSU
and an M.S. in forest hydrology from
Oklahoma State University. He earned his
original teaching certification through
Western Oregon State University.
When not in the classroom, Rochelle can
be found near CA’s athletic fields or gyms.
“This will be my fourth season of coaching
Gold Girls’ basketball, and I am starting my
ninth season of Gold Girls’ volleyball. I
coached girls’ soccer for 11 seasons before
‘retiring’ after the 2008 season.”
Rochelle’s hobbies include gardening
(especially vegetables), cooking, hiking
and camping with his wife, Lori, and
playing the trombone. The Rochelle’s son,
Samuel, graduated CA in 2010. He is now
a sophomore majoring in physics at New
Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.
A busy lady
If Development Coordinator Dorrys
McArdle sees dollar signs in her sleep,
you can’t blame her. Daily she works hard
to raise money for CA.
“I process all
donations to CA,
gift-in-kind and
financial, by logging
gifts into our database, preparing
deposits and acknowledging the gifts,” said McArdle, who is in
her seventh year at CA. “But, my main
focus is the Cary Academy Fund. I develop
annual materials and run the campaign;
head the phonathons, mailings and
electronic solicitations; process all gifts,
data entry and deposits; and prepare
acknowledgements.”
McArdle also handles miscellaneous
fundraising initiatives like Charger Bucks,
Boxtops for Education, Travel CA and
grocery store links; publishes the Annual
Report; organizes volunteers and secures
all gift-in-kinds and contest prizes for the
Scholars’ Golf Classic; handles invitations
and catering for the preview party of the
Holiday Shoppe; serves on CA Green; and
this year, will take over the senior class
endowment campaign.
Event planning background
“Although much of my daily workload
takes place behind a desk and on a
computer, my favorite aspect of working at
Cary Academy is my interaction with our
amazing students and families. I really
enjoyed the time spent in a collaborative
effort with the digital photography class
these past few years producing the Annual
Report brochure and CA Fund videos. I love
the energy I gain from working with our
students.”
McArdle holds a degree in communications (two years at the University of South
Carolina and two years at Rowan University
in NJ) and has extensive background in
event planning. She draws on that background for the golf tournament and Holiday
Shoppe, but keeps her hand in outside
events, too.
“I continue to feed this passion of mine,”
she said. “The closest to my heart is
Angels Among Us for the Preston Robert
Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke. This was
one of my many events as director of
special events for the Duke Cancer Center
before coming to CA, and I continue to
work with it today.” The Durham resident
also volunteers at the Durham Rescue
Mission and enjoys gardening, walking,
Zumba, tennis and crafts.
The life of a swim parent
“A large majority of my time outside of
CA revolves around the swim world,” said
McArdle, whose daughter, Gabrielle (’13),
swims on the CA team.
“I have been a parent rep for our
Durham Summer Swim League team for
five years. Beside the daily ‘swim taxi’ to
practices and attending weekend meets for
Gabrielle’s year-round club team, I organize
the team holiday party and year-end
banquet, as well as run hospitality for
meets, which includes feeding the officials,
coaches and volunteers.
“This past year our team hosted the age
group championships for the entire state,
and I was in charge of feeding three meals
a day to more than 120 people for threeand-a-half days. That’s how I spend many of
my vacation days!”
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Cary Academy August /September 2011
As one of the founding
faculty members of Cary
Academy, eighth-grade
science teacher Barry
Rochelle helped start
CA 15 years ago. Believe
it or not, it wasn’t his
first time helping a
school get off the ground.
“This is the second time I have helped to
start a middle school. I was part of the founding
faculty for a middle school in Vermont prior
to returning to North Carolina in 1995.”
Rochelle now lives in Durham, where he
was born. “My family has been in North
Carolina since the 1750s,” he added.
1500 N. Harrison Avenue
Cary, North Carolina 27513
Telephone: 919-677-3873
Fax: 919-677-4002
www.caryacademy.org
i mpor tant
dat e s
Charger Cup
Sept. 23
Faculty Growth Day — No school
Sept. 26
Y1K Festival
Oct. 6
MS and US conferences — No school
Oct. 7
PTAA board meeting
Oct. 12
Fall break — No school
Oct. 14
Cary Academy’s PTAA Celebrates 15 Years of Community With a Commemorative Gift!
Cary Academy August /September 2011
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Did you
know that
the Charger
Horses
decorated
by past
students now adorning our campus
commemorating Cary Academy’s 10th
anniversary were a gift from the PTAA?
2011 marks another milestone in our
school’s history so it is only fitting that
the PTAA honor Cary Academy, its values
and pay tribute to our 15th year. Since the
PTAA’s work this year celebrates 15 years
of community, we want to engage our
community members in making another
meaningful gift to the CA campus.
The gift will be a tangible visual
representation for our campus with a
symbolic meaning to honor our CA
values and our 15th year. The 15th year gift
will be an idea submitted by a member/s
from our community. A multifaceted
committee from the CA community will
select the idea that best represents our
values, embellishes our campus and adds
to our community’s shared history. Who
knows, maybe the gift will even be created
by community members?
We are forming a 15th Year Community Gift
Committee to review, select, and ensure that
the gift is completed by year’s end. We want
the committee to represent all parts of Cary
Academy’s constituency: students, employees, alumni, parents and Board.
We encourage you to enter the 15th Year
Community Gift Contest and submit your
gift idea for consideration. Please complete
the form on the PTAA web page or simply
submit your idea addressing the following
questions. Ideas may come from individuals, groups and/or clubs. The Gift Committee
will be considering the following as it
evaluates the ideas:
What is the idea you propose for the
tangible gift?
How will it enhance the CA commu
nity and commemorate 15 years?
How does the proposed gift embody
the spirit of 15 years?
In what way/s does the gift idea reflect
our community’s values?
What is the cost of implementing
your idea?
How long will it take to create your
proposal?
Can it be completed and dedicated by
the end of the 2011 school year?
The Community Gift Committee will be
formed by October 1, 2011. Ideas should be
submitted to by October 15, 2011 for
consideration. Please contact Monica Udell
directly at [email protected] or at
919-971-2955 to become part of this
exciting committee or to submit your idea
for consideration.
— Monica Udell, PTAA President,’11-‘12