SEAHAWKS' NEWS
May 26, 2023

A weekly update for
Cape Cod Academy families
ALL-SCHOOL NEWS
Upcoming Events

Monday, May 29
Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, May 30
Spring Sports Awards Night @ 6:00 p.m. in the Lower School Gym
All students who participated in a spring sport and their families are invited to attend. 

Friday, June 2
E2 Presentations and Senior Service Learning Presentations @ 8:00 a.m.

Lower School Celebration of Arts & Learning from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
All lower school families are welcome.

Monday, June 5
Upper School Academic Awards & Cum Laude Induction @ 8:15 a.m.
Parents of award winners are invited to attend. 

Fifth-Grade Memoirs @ 11:00 a.m.
All 5th-grade families invited to attend.

Eighth-Grade Ceremony @ 1:00 p.m.
All 8th-grade families invited to attend.

Tuesday, June 6
Last Day of School & All-School Field Day
Field Day Begins @ 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 7 & Thursday, June 8
Faculty Meetings

Thursday, June 8
Commencement Rehearsal and Senior Dinner @ 5:30 p.m.
This event is for juniors, seniors, and faculty.

Friday, June 9
Commencement (Alumni Courtyard) @ 10:00 a.m.
All students are encouraged to attend. Students in grades 10-12
are expected to attend.
All-School Field Day

All-School Field Day 2023 will be held on Tuesday, June 6 from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. We look forward to this tradition of wrapping up the year with camaraderie and healthy competition between our Team Blue and Team White members. 

We are looking for volunteers to help in our grill station to provide lunch for the community. Please sign up here if you can help.

If your child has grown out of his/her field day shirt, there is an inventory of replacement shirts. Please email Jeff Conlon at jconlon@capecodacademy.org to obtain a new shirt. If you have a question about what field day team your child is on, visit the Resource Board on our website to view the team rosters.
Meghan Farley Appointed to the Princeton Review National College Counselor Advisory Board

Meghan Farley, Cape Cod Academy’s Director of College Counseling, has once again been appointed to the Princeton Review National College Counselor Advisory Board. This is Ms. Farley’s 11th year serving on the Advisory Board. The Princeton Review selects only 25 high school college counselors from private and public high schools all across the country each year. As part of the Advisory Board, Ms. Farley provides feedback and insight on college counseling matters, college admissions, and other current events. She has also presented at various professional development conferences across the country. Congratulations, Ms. Farley!
New Student Council Officers Elected
Congratulations to our new student council officers (left to right): Yoana Dokleva '24, Secretary; Taylor Bodurtha '24, President; Vanessa Fang '25, Vice President; and Bryan Gelnett '24, Treasurer.
Wianno Yacht Club Announces Junior Sailing Program for 2023

Wianno Yacht Club, the home base for Cape Cod Academy's sailing program, is offering a variety of sailing programs for students beginning at age 6. Check out the classes and details here.
Thank you for Supporting the "Solutionaries" Project

Grace McGlinchey '28 and Laine Jansen '28 would like to share a note of appreciation for those who supported their "Solutionaries" project as part of their seventh-grade Global Issues class: "Thank you so much to everyone who donated items for the comfort bags for foster children. We were able to make 40 bags, which we gave to the Department of Children and Families. We also gave extra stuffed animals to the Osterville Fire Department for children." - Grace and Laine 
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Library Books Due June 1

All CCA Library Books should be returned to the Tew Library by June 1. If you have any questions about books, please contact our Librarian, Deb Hobday, at email: dhobday@capecodacademy.org.
ATHLETICS UPDATE
Girls' & Boys' Varsity Tennis Teams Win Cape & Islands League Championships
Congratulations to both our boys' and girls' varsity tennis teams who won the Cape & Islands League Championships this spring. Our two tennis teams, along with both of our varsity lacrosse teams, will be playing in the upcoming MIAA tournament. This is the first time in nearly 20 years that Cape Cod Academy has had four teams play in the tournament in the same season! We are waiting to hear tournament pairings and schedules and will share those when they become available.
JV Tennis Wins the Cape Cod Super Six Championship

Cape Cod Academy's JV Tennis Team won the Cape Cod Super Six Championship on Tuesday, which was hosted at CCA. Congratulations to our team and the following individual winners:
Henry Daigle '29, Hannah Davis '29 - mixed doubles champions
Austin Newhall '29, Alessandra Cugini '28 - mixed doubles runner-ups
Jack FitzGerald '30 - #2 singles champion
Rena Mooney '29, Hailey Dewey '29 - #2 doubles champions
Gigi Wilson '29 - #1 singles runner-up
Grace Murray '29, Audrey Lotuff '30 - #1 doubles runner-ups
Quinn Taylor Chosen to Participate in USA Hockey Select Camp

Congratulations to Cape Cod Academy's Quinn Taylor '26. Quinn has been selected to the Girls' U18 Select Camp as one of only three forward hockey players selected from the entire state. This is part of the 2023 USA Hockey National Player Development Camp. Quinn was one of 34 in the country to be invited to the camp, where she will compete to make a roster spot for the USA U-18 National Team. 
Athletes of the Week
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week! Pictured in the back row (left to right): James Brunicardi '27, Boys' Varsity Tennis; Alex Daigle '25, Sailing; and Flynn Kayajan '24, Girls' Varsity Lacrosse. Front row: Rena Mooney '29, Junior Varsity Tennis; Hailey Dewey '29, Junior Varsity Tennis; and Jack FitzGerald '30, Junior Varsity Tennis.
AROUND CAMPUS
Students Give Outstanding Musical Performances at Spring Concert

Cape Cod Academy's Annual Spring Concert took place on Wednesday. The concert included music from students in kindergarten through grade 5, the fourth- and fifth-grade strings and band, the middle school chamber ensemble, CCA's Chorale, and the Seahawk Rock Band.
Upper School Students Learn about Court Proceedings

Students in the Mock Trial Seminar have been learning about courts, law, and the Mock Trial program. Last week, they visited the Barnstable Court Complex where they watched a trial and spoke with court officials. This week, they met with two lawyers to learn more about law as a career path.
Prom Was Held Last Friday at Willowbend Country Club
Students Give Asian Pacific Islanders Presentations

Lower school students learned about Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at a recent morning meeting. Many of our lower school students, as shown in this picture, are proud Asian Americans. We salute all of our Asian American families at Cape Cod Academy! 
Fifth Graders Complete Capstone Project

For their capstone project in world language class, fifth graders created world cultures, which they showed off during assembly last week. The students described their cultures in speeches in Spanish and Chinese and showed posters, drawings, and 3D-printed buildings as part of the displays.
First Graders Learn about Asian Americans

As part of their world language class, first graders learned about I.M. Pei, an Asian American who designed the National Gallery East Wing in Washington, DC. Students used magnetic tiles to then build their own version of the East Wing. 
Sixth Graders Complete Math Projects

After finishing their math unit on finding the surface area and volume of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cone, and spheres, sixth graders could choose any shape(s) to create a realistic model (e.g.: gumball machine [sphere and cylinder]). They also had to pose a problem for the class to solve.
Seventh Graders Visit National Seashore

Seventh graders visited the Cape Cod National Seashore, specifically the Great Island in Wellfleet on Tuesday. This complements their social studies focus on conservation and national parks. The students met with Stephen Smith who is a Plant Ecologist at the Cape Cod National Seashore and has expertise in plant physiology and plant community ecology and is currently conducting research on salt marshes. The students then hiked the trails around the seashore.
Third Graders Visit Historical Landmarks on Cape Cod

Third graders visited Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, where the first transatlantic communications between the U.S. and Europe took place. They then visited the Pilgrim Monument in Provincetown because they have been studying the route the Pilgrims took--first arriving in Provincetown and ultimately settling in Plymouth.
Sixth Graders Enjoy Conch Shell Master Class

Retired Navy musician, Don Chilton, visited Cape Cod Academy last week to give a presentation on playing the conch shell and didgeridoo. This was part of our sixth graders' study of world music.
Eighth Graders Visited Newport, RI as Part of PAL Fridays

As part of their PAL (Personalized Approach to Learning) Fridays program, our eighth graders visited Newport, RI last Friday to explore some of the seminal places in First Amendment history. This complements their in-depth studies on First Amendment rights and their application from many perspectives. Colonial Newport was home to many religious dissenters, and their stories helped forge the First Amendment protections of freedom of speech, assembly, and worship.
Registration is Open for Summer Programs

Cape Cod Academy is pleased to announce that registration is now open for a variety of summer programs that will take place on our campus. Science, arts & crafts, coding, cooking, swimming, academic, fitness, and a variety of sports camps are among the offerings. Check out our website for registration and details
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