NC Science Olympiad Regional Competition

The Kinston Regional Competition for North Carolina Science Olympiad was held at Lenoir Community College on March 17.


The Science Olympiad is a series of 23 events that involve critical thinking in every discipline of science. The events are divided into building events and study events.


The HCA Science Olympiad team competed in the C Division (High School) with 13 students attending and finishing fourth place overall, only six points behind the third place team.


The first three places can compete at the state level in every event.


HCA Science Olympiad team members include: Lee Matthis, Christian Peterson, John Thomas, Allison Cottle, Christa Bland, Robert Kinlaw, Nick Peterson, Justin Parker, Cory Levings, Chris Cannady, Cole Nye, Trey Bullock, and Christian McLaughlin. HCA received four first place medals, the most any high school team received, and will be able to compete at the state level in these four events. The first place winners for HCA included: Christa Bland and Allison Cottle in Astronomy, John Thomas and Nick Peterson in Helicopters, Chris Cannady and Cole Nye in Storm the Castle, and Robert Kinlaw and Nick Peterson in Towers.


HCA also received three third place medals: Christian McLaughlin and Christa Bland in Disease Detectives, Cole Nye and John Thomas in Forensics, and Cory Levings and Justin Parker in Forestry.


The state competition was held Saturday, April 27-28 at North Carolina State University.Cole Nye and Chris Cannady won 5th place in the state in Storm the Castle (trebuchet).  Harrells competed in Astronomy, Helicopters, Storm the Castle, and Towers.








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Class of 2012 College Acceptances

The Class of 2024 would like to congratulate the Class of 2012 for their acceptances to:

Appalachian State University
Barton College
Campbell University
Catawba College
Coastal Carolina University
College Of Charleston
East Carolina University
Florida International University
Hampden-Sydney College
Lipscomb University
Maine Maritime Academy
Meredith College
Methodist College
Mount Olive College
NC State University
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Charlotte
UNC Greensboro
UNC Wilmington
Wake Forest University

Seventh Graders Visit Asheboro Zoo

On Monday, March 27th, HCA seventh graders took a field trip to the Asheboro Zoo. Mr. Hunter and Mrs. Michelle Quinn, the co-coordinators of the trip, were happy to afford the students with the opportunity to relax and experience a unique learning opportunity. Students were able to learn about animals and their habitats in this experience.

The students enjoyed viewing all of the animals and learning many interesting facts about them. The NC Zoo is divided into two sections- North America and Africa. Will Huff, a seventh grade student, said, "We really liked looking at and learning about all of the wildlife. The gorillas in North America were my favorite." Blake Daniel said that her favorite part of the park was Africa because she enjoyed viewing the elephants and zebras. Many students enjoyed riding the tram between the sections of the park.

Special thanks goes out to those parents, volunteers, and chaperons who helped to make the trip a success.

“BOOKS OPEN DOORS” Celebration

This year we decided to change things up a little bit…instead of the Illustrate your Favorite Caldecott Award contest we have every year, we are going to have “Books Open Doors” Celebration.  The idea is for every homeroom to choose a book they have read as a class.  Have the students decorate your classroom door with the title of your book and author, and let them color or cut out patterns of things you can find or have to tell about your book.

The doors need to be decorated by Tuesday, March 20^th.    We will have a celebration party on Thursday, March 29^th.  On this day each child can come dressed in some way like a character from the story.  We will have all classes view doors, hallway, and bulletin boards to be introduced to the books.  We will end with cookies and juice for everyone! 

This is meant to be a FUN celebration, not something to stress over.  The costumes for the kids do not have to be elaborate, head to toe outfits.  It can be as simple as the activity that first graders did after reading Johnny Appleseed in the fall, they wore the “hats” on their head to school. 

Each teacher will receive a $10.00 gift card to Barnes and Noble for purchasing books for their classroom libraries.  The winner of the door contest, voted on by students and teachers, will receive an extra $10.00 gift card.              

-Joy Usher

                                                                      

Silent Auction

DINNER WITH THE ARTS

Participating in HCA's Annual Spring Auction AND dinner is one of the best ways to support our school!

We have so many items for silent and live auction this year! Silent auction items range from

handmade doll clothes, jewelry, elegant home & yard crafts, classroom pottery to abstract canvas

artwork. Some of the items to be featured at the auction are pictured above.

For our first year in quite some time, we are placing a few items in the LIVE auction.

Quilts, Christmas skirts, a 6 day South African photo safari, a corvette for the weekend, and we are

auctioning off year-long naming rights to classrooms located in our new buildings as well as a 1 year naming rights to our basketball court, concession stand, stage and gym lobby.  

In conjunction, Mrs. Armstrong with display and sell K-8 artwork.  Please come support her wonderful

art program.  She does a wonderful job guiding  our students to create timeless memories!  She can't

do it without our support

Can't wait to see all of you!!!!

MARCH 22 ALL DAY! 

Silent auction will start shutting down @ 7:00

7:30 will start live auction

Harrells Christian Academy Science Fair Winners

Senior Division

Front row (1^st place)

Whaley Casteen, John Thomas, Emily Searles, Hayden Hales, Claudia Holland(not pictured)

Second row (2^nd place)

Rooks Wells, Chris Cannady, Elizabeth Hood, Robert Kinlaw, Kerri Graham

Third row (3^rd place)

Cullen Hobbs, Caitlin Pusey, Dylan Blanchard, Christian McLaughlin, Chloe Campbell

Back row (Honorable Mention)

Regan Murphy, Ashley Kersey, Billy-Gray Weatherly, Allison Cottle, Drake Clifton, Max Prestage (not pictured)

Senior Division Best In Show High Flying Helicopters by John Thomas

HCA Science Fair Winners, Jr. Division

Harrells Christian Academy Science Fair Winners

Junior Division

Front row (1st place)
Billy Prestage, Amos Lanier, Tommy Newkirk, Mikela Stroud, Kaleb Jessup, Crae Norris, Jared Parker, Will Huff (not pictured)

Second row (2nd place)
Vanna Prestage, Catherine Armstrong, Payton Johnson, Colby Warren, Britton Hood, Hannah Driskill, Lee Sutton, Stancil Bowles, Ivey Rouse

Third row (3rd place)
Zachary Ezzell, Sophie Campbell, Connor Holland, Blake Daniel, Harley Crumpler, Robert Malpass, Miranda Wells

Fourth row (Honorable Mention)
Taylor Daniel, Joseph Lee, Abigail Blanchard, Savannah Jernigan, Kiley Jones, Caroline Jones, Holden Quinn, Brooke Raynor

Back row (Honorable Mention)
Davis Bryant, Jake Register, Colin Rackley


Junior Division Best In Show Energy Quest by Kaleb Jessup