Crossing The Divide, which Durham Academy Upper Schoolers established around the November 2020 election, aims to create an environment in which all views are respectfully heard. Now, they're seeking 501(c)(3) status and are in the process of expanding to nearly 30 schools.

Little is usual in this world turned topsy-turvy by a pandemic, but Durham Academy Upper School is claiming a bit of life as we used to know it with the return of the fall play performed before a live audience in Kenan Auditorium. While the student actors are all fully vaccinated and will be performing unmasked, audience capacity in Kenan is being reduced to 50% and the audience must wear masks at all times.

Durham Academy’s Class of 2022 kicked off the school year by conquering the 43-year DA tradition known as Senior Challenge. It’s a five-night adventure in the North Carolina mountains in which decades of seniors have hiked to breathtaking summits, cooked and slept under the stars, rappelled cliff sides and found deep wells of perseverance.