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Whether through the arts, education, health care or food drives, Durham Academy alumni are reaching out to help others as COVID-19 is drastically changing life around the world. Below are just a few of the ways they are putting their varied talents to work. In next week's News & Notes, we'll feature several other alumni who are helping out in this crisis.

Bernadette Cooper Vereen ’14 credits Durham Academy with equipping her with skills she has used to navigate college and the start of her career in maternal health and social work. Now a graduate student, she hopes to become a perinatal social worker and address racial disparities in childbirth outcomes, with an ultimate goal of opening a natural birthing center for low-income families.

Spring sports have kicked off for the 2020 season, and the Cavaliers have a lot to build off of from last year. Eleven individual All-Conference selections will be returning to compete this spring, and multiple teams that saw postseason action in 2019 have their sights set on runs in the state tournament.

Durham Academy will host an evening with Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean at Stanford University and author of How to Raise an Adult, on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. in Kenan Auditorium.

DA recently earned the College Board’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award in recognition of at least half of all AP Computer Science students in the 2018–2019 school year identifying as female.

Toby Harris and Cole Sinclair are named to the NCISAA All-State team. Four members of the boys hoops team and two members of the girls team earn conference honors.

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has recognized 12 Durham Academy seniors as finalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

The boys hoops team is one game away from its first state final appearance since 1977. Come cheer them to victory in Charlotte this weekend!

Durham Academy’s three Science Olympiad teams left the regional tournament, held Feb. 1 in Raleigh, with three impressive showings: The Upper School varsity team placed first, the junior varsity team placed second, and the Middle School team placed 11th.

Help pack Kirby Gym for the No. 1-seeded boys hoops team’s state quarterfinal game on Saturday, and cheer on the girls at Ravenscroft today! The swim teams concluded their seasons in record-setting style.

Help pack Kirby Gym for the No. 1-seeded boys hoops team’s state quarterfinal game on Saturday, and cheer on the girls at Ravenscroft today! The swim teams concluded their seasons in record-setting style.

Help unlock a challenge gift of $12,000 by joining with others around the globe to make 1,000 gifts before midnight on Tuesday.

Don't miss out on the Durham Academy School Store's best prices on apparel this school year! All apparel is 40% off through March 6. 

Members of the Durham Academy Upper School community are delighted to present this year’s winter musical, The Addams Family, Feb. 20–22 in Kenan Auditorium.

Support the DARC SIDE Upper School robotics team by dining at California Pizza Kitchen on Thursday, Feb. 27.