HCA: 1st Place School at GAPPS Region Academic Day!

Congratulations to our middle school group who earned 1ST PLACE SCHOOL at the October GAPPS Region Academic Day!

We also recognize the following students who placed in the event:
1st Place Essay - Ava Clayton
1st Place Geography - Taeler Moore
2nd Place History Bowl - Jackson Chamblee, Aiden Comstock, Grace Hallford, Jaden Lepley, Lydia Noonan, Caleb Rivers, Ali Stephens, Seth Taylor

These students will compete at the November 4th State Championship:
Essay - Ava Clayton
Geography - Taeler Moore, James Keating, Hana Przybylo
History Bowl - Jackson Chamblee, Aiden Comstock, Grace Hallford, Jaden Lepley, Lydia Noonan, Caleb Rivers, Ali Stephens, Seth Taylor

Thank you to all of our HCA art students for their hard work and for representing well at the GAPPS Regional Visual Arts Competition in Dunwoody. Art teacher Mrs. Chaney Billips called the competition this year “fierce…especially in the high school events.” But the judges were very impressed with some of our young artists, and we congratulate the following students whose pieces placed in the top four of their categories.

1st Place Expressing Faith, 7th Grade…Keleshe Tshikuka-Smith
1st Place Sculpture, 7th Grade...Hana Przybylo
‍2nd Place Color Drawing, 7th Grade…Jaden Lepley
3rd Place Mixed Media, 7th Grade…Lydia Noonan
4th Place Color Drawing, 7th Grade…Hana Przybylo
4th Place Painting, 6th Grade…Elaina King

2nd Place Mixed Media, 3rd Grade…Emma Drewski
3rd Place Mixed Media, 5th Grade…Grace Hallford
4th Place Color Drawing, 4th Grade…Indigo Waggoner
4th Place Mixed Media, 2nd Grade…Layla Hall

On Thursday, April 18, a group of 24 HCA Beta Club members volunteered at the Paulding County Special Olympics track and field event. Thank you to all of these students, and to Mrs. Chaney Billips for her amazing leadership.