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Juniors in Mrs. Melanie Waite’s precalculus class combined math with art to create sculptures and 3D models that displayed precalculus concepts in a tangible and personal way. Students used the unit circle to map out their structures. The project provided an avenue for students to see how creativity meshes seamlessly with calculations in their own creations, as well as God’s creation. 

By Whitley Andrews ,  Shield  Editor More than 1,100 students filed into the doors of the Raleigh Convention Center on Thursday, Feb. 12, for the first general session of the 2026 Youth and Government (YAG) Conference. The air buzzed with excitement and nervous energy as students adjusted their lanyards and chatted with friends. Among the crowd were more than 70 delegates from NRCA. YAG is a civic engagement program preparing high school students for leadership. Delegates wri

On Feb. 14, 2026, North Raleigh Christian Academy senior Carson Caster walked off the mats of the North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament as the 2026 NCISAA champion of the 113-pound weight class. 

Olivia Bangs, a senior at NRCA, won the Division I state championship in the girls shot put at the NCRunners Independent Schools Indoor Championships on Feb. 9, throwing a winning distance of 31-1.25.

What started as an idea for a high school club has quickly become a place where future entrepreneurs are learning to transform passion into action.

Members of NRCA’s high school Student Leadership Academy (SLA) recently traveled to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, for a weekend retreat hosted by Crossroads Winter Conference, a Clayton King Ministries event.