| K-1 chess team places sixth at national championship Durham Academy's K-1 chess team competed in the 2015 National Elementary Chess Championships May 8-10 in Nashville, Tennessee, placing sixth overall and finishing just two team points away from a national championship. DA chess coach Craig Jones described the tournament as the most prestigious of all American scholastic chess events. Read More Upper Schoolers to raise funds for quake relief at carwash Saturday When junior Tad Ghanem heard that a magnitude-7.8 earthquake had devastated Nepal, he knew he had to do something to help, for the tragedy was particularly personal for him and many other Upper School students. Spanish teacher Liliana Simón has many family members in Nepal through her husband, Suraj Dhungana, a native of the South Asian country. With the Simón-Dhungana family in their hearts, students will hold a quake relief carwash fundraiser on Saturday, May 16, from noon to 3 p.m. by the DA Middle School gym. Washes will be $5 for cars and $7 for trucks. Read More NCISAA competition continues for three varsity athletic teams Three of Durham Academy's varsity athletic teams — girls lacrosse, boys tennis and track and field — remain in the game for state titles as the school year and spring season draw to a close. Read More Third-graders experience modern-day immigration at RDU Third-graders got a glimpse of how modern-day immigrants travel to America this week at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. And most agreed it was definitely easier than the turn-of-the-century Ellis Island simulation they experienced in March as part of their study of immigration. Read More School store clearance sale will run through end of school year The Cavalier Supply Co.'s clearance sale has been extended to the end of the school year, with prices slashed by at least 20 percent on all apparel, school supplies and other DA merchandise — from Nalgene bottles and Under Armour sackpacks to bow ties and baby items. Read More Middle Schoolers hone diplomatic skills at Model UN Conference For the fourth year, a dynamic group of Durham Academy Middle School students participated in the annual Triangle Model United Nations Conference held at Duke University in late April. The event involved students from a variety of North Carolina public, independent and charter schools, each of whom was assigned to one of seven committees representing the real branches of the United Nations (e.g., the World Health Organization, the Security Council and UNICEF). Read More International students flock to DA camps, an Indy Week finalist Nearly 1,200 children are expected to participate in Durham Academy Summer Programs this summer, including campers who come from halfway around the globe. DA camps aren't just popular with the international set, though. The program is a finalist in Indy Week's Best Of the Triangle poll in the category of "Best Summer Camp in Durham." Read More DA in the News Indy Week: Photography teacher Harrison Haynes' solo exhibition earns praise ABC11: Alumnus Chris Rosati '89 honored at ALS event in Raleigh Durham Magazine: DA juniors Tad Ghanem and Sam Frey earn Durham Magazine's 'Class Act' recognition Durham Magazine: Alumnus Lowell Oakley '14 credits courage to sing on stage — taking him all the way to The Voice — to DA's Melody Zentner Durham Magazine: Alumnae Samantha '08 and Constance Leder '14 applauded for work with SOCK Camp The Herald-Sun: DA boys tennis advances to NCISAA semifinals; golf finishes eighth in state tournament | | This Week's Events Upcoming Events and Reminders Final Day of Lower School Extended Day Enrichments - Friday, May 15 Varsity Spring Athletics Banquet - Sunday, May 17, 5 p.m. Fourth Grade Play Performance - Tuesday, May 19, 7 p.m., Brumley Performing Arts Building Preschool/Lower School Early Dismissal - Friday, May 22, 11:45 a.m. Commencement - Friday, May 22, 5 p.m., UNC Memorial Hall Memorial Day (No School) - Monday, May 25 Final Day of Preschool Aftercare & Extended Day Enrichments - Thursday, May 28 Preschool Closing Exercises - Friday, May 29, 8:30 a.m., Brumley Performing Arts Building Middle School Early Dismissal - Friday, May 29, noon Final Day of Extended Day - Friday, May 29 DA Night at the Durham Bulls - Friday, May 29, 7:05 p.m., Durham Bulls Athletic Park Lower School Early Dismissal - Tuesday, June 2, 11:45 a.m. Middle School No School - Wednesday, June 3 Lower School Closing Exercises - Wednesday, June 3, 10 a.m., Brumley Performing Arts Building Middle School Closing Exercises - Thursday, June 4, 8:30 a.m., Taylor Hall
Photos & Videos Emerald Pond-Preschool Goodbye Celebration
Middle School KanJam-A-Rama
Kindergarten Play: Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock
Culture and Community Festival Video: Preschool Chick-Hatching |