The annual induction ceremony for the HCA Chapter of the National Honor Society was held on May 4, recognizing six sophomore inductees. Thank you to our sponsor Carla Read for her diligent work with the NHS and an excellent job of preparation for this impressive event.

Sophomore Inductees, left to right: Grady Manley, Macie Collum, Sophia Bronosky, Sade Kangas, Kayl Latimer, Clayton Stifflemire

Senior Officers, left to right: Bailee Tatonetti, Allie Read, Max Pridgen, Andrew Stephens

Congratulations to all of our high school art students who completed in the GAPPS State Visual Arts Competition on Thursday, April 27. Out of the seven qualified art pieces represented by HCA, four of them placed in the top four of their respective categories! Well done, Hawks!!

Brandon Hawkinson - 2nd Place Sculpture
Macie Collum - 3rd Place Expressing Faith
Sophia Bonosky - 4th Place Digital Illustration
Emily Schulz - 4th Place Black/White Photography

On Thursday, April 13, 25 of our HCA art students entered 30 pieces in 12 different events at the GAPPS Regional Art Competition. Ten of those submissions placed in the top four of their respective events! All high school students who placed at the Region Competition qualified to compete at the state level in Macon on April 27. Congratulations to all of our participants, and to Mrs. Chaney Billips for her excellent work with our students!

Brandon Hawkinson - 1st Place Sculpture
Roman McIntire - 1st Place Mixed Media
Emily Schulz - 1st Place Black/White Photography
Sophia Bronosky - 2nd Place Mixed Media, 3rd Place Digital Illustration
Macie Collum - 2nd Place Expressing Faith
Riley Laird - 2nd Place Color Photography
Emma Toups - 2nd Place Printmaking
Ty Dunlap - 4th Place Color Drawing
Hailey Nguyen - 4th Place Mixed Media
Nora Artman
Sophia Buchanan
Bethany Hooks
Nayvee Jackson
Zoey Janvier
Caroline Kay
Kayl Latimer
Vicki Louis-Jacques
Grady Manley
Amelia McCullough
Noelle Merenvitch
Clara Nguyen
Lydia Noonan
Andrew Stephens
Annabelle Stewart
Clayton Stifflemire

Each year, our HCA 6th graders choose some of their favorite historical figures to research and portray for what has become an extraordinary display. On Thursday, April 6, all of their hard work and creativity came to life at our annual 6th Grade Wax Museum. Great work, everyone!

The 8th grade annual trip to the Kennesaw State University Holocaust Museum never fails to give our students perspective and inspire gratitude for the gift of freedom.

Our 5th-8th grade students were honored to host and learn from Mr. Hershel Greenblat, a survivor of the Holocaust and a representative of the Bearing Witness program at the Breman Museum in Atlanta. He was born in the caves of the Ukraine and is able to share his story today because of the resourcefulness and determination of his parents. He expressed his desire for students to understand that evil can be overcome with strength, courage, and the enduring hope and love of God.

Congratulations to the high school students who participated in HCA's first appearance at the GIAA Region Literary Day!
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Riley Laird, Emily Schulz...1st Place Argumentative Essay
Sophia Bronosky, Annabelle Stewart...1st Place Personal Essay
Sophia Rusk...1st Place Rhetorical Essay
Nate Ginn...2nd Place Male Solo
Harley Hallford...2nd Place Piano

Each spring, the Douglas Cultural Arts Center (CAC) hosts an exhibition of works created by the students of Douglas County, and the pieces are on display at the center during the month of March.

Congratulations to the following HCA art students who will have their art on display as part of this year's exhibition.
Sophia Bronosky
Ty Dunlap
Kat Grennan
Aidan Harrington
Kayl Latimer
Lydia Noonan

More than 30 HCA students competed at the GAPPS Region Academic Day held in Woodstock this year.

Our 3rd-5th grade Quiz Bowl Team went undefeated the entire day and won the championship!

Other achievements included the following:
1st Place in Science Fair . . . Emma Houston (4th grade)
1st Place in 4th Grade Individual Math . . . Makayla Sheyin
2nd Place . . . 5th Grade Math Team
2nd Place . . . 4th Grade Math Team
2nd Place in Spelling Bee . . . Eli Hildebrandt (2nd grade)
2nd Place in Spelling Bee . . . Levi Bader (1st grade)

Congratulations, Hawks!!