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Cape Fear Academy social studies teacher Nathan Gergel was nominated for the 2021 National History Day Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award in the senior division. Along with receiving a stipend, Gergel is now eligible for the national award, which will be awarded at the NHD National Contest Virtual Awards...

Cape Fear Academy’s Brooks Meine and Elizabeth Hodgden, both members of the class of 2021, have advanced to finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship competition. The selection of the 7,500 merit scholarship winners from the group of more than 15,000 Finalists will be announced in March 2021. Since its founding in...

Congratulations to Matthew Ezzell, Class of 2021, who signed his collegiate National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Washington and Lee, a NCAA Division III school, has a strong reputation for both academics and its lacrosse program. Ezzell’s immediate family members joined him...

The Cape Fear Academy Varsity Girls Swim Team finished as the NCISAA Division II State Runner-Up, and the Varsity Boys Swim team finished 8th in the state at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The girls’ state runner-up finish is the highest finish in CFA history for a varsity...

Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, Cape Fear Academy experienced an exceptional first half of the school year. At a time when many children in the Wilmington area did not set foot on a school campus, CFA students were learning in person with their teachers and classmates every day. For...