On Friday, May 17th, TCA's end of the year awards ceremony was held in the school gymnasium. Mr. Stevie announced several recipients at the ceremony for many awards that were given. The students at The Carolina Academy worked hard all year and their hard work has been revealed through the awards they received. Congratulations to everyone who earned an award this year! Go Cats!
Here are some of the given awards:
THE CAROLINA ACADEMY 2019 JUNIOR MARSHALS
Elizabeth Askins
Paxton Bish
Keirsten Hopkins
Logan Horton
Caleb Matthews
Nick Matthews
Taylor Moore (Chief Marshal)
Ava Palmer
Cody Sauls
Mac Timmons
FLORENCE COUNTY JUNIOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM …PRESENTED BY FAITH LAWRIMORE TRUESDALE
PARTICIPANTS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
Keirsten Hopkins
Bryton Tanner
FLORENCE COUNTY 4H AND PEE DEE REGION 4H WILDLIFE PLOT WINNER…PRESENTED BY FAITH LAWRIMORE TRUESDALE
Cole Elmore
4H 2019 MAKER SUMMIT RECOGNITION…PRESENTED BY FAITH LAWRIMORE TRUESDALE
Nick Matthews
HIGHEST SCORE ON PSAT ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
Ava Palmer
HIGHEST SCORE ON PSAT MATH
Mac Timmons
HIGHEST COMBINED PSAT SCORE
Ava Palmer
SCISA MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEAM PARTICIPANTS
Ellis Bradley
Paige Braffitt (alternate)
Emma Drew
Collin Epps
Maggie Johnson
Sarah Beth Lynch
Zyniah McClam
Sarah McClary (individual medal winner)
Meg McDaniel (individual medal winner)
Blake Moore
Riley Sims
SCISA HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEAM PARTICIPANTS
Elizabeth Askins
Ava Palmer (individual medal winner)
Bryton Tanner
Mac Timmons
Vandi Timmons
Harley Welch
RECOGNITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SCISA LITERARY MEET
Emma Arroyo
Allie Keith Coker
Luke Cook
Kyle Cox
Kaylie Lyerly
Daniel McKenzie
Carlie Anne Smith
Bryton Tanner
Madison Wheeler
RECOGNITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN SCISA MUSIC FESTIVAL
Joshua Brown
Esther Campbell
Allie Keith Coker
Jalen Graham
Katelyn Harrell
Emma Hunt
Layke Jeffords
Coleman Johnson
Zyniah McClam
Meg McDaniel
Aubree Mims
Grace Weaver
RECOGNITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN SCISA SPELLING BEE
Alana Altman
Allie Keith Coker
Mackenzie Coleman
Cohen Filyaw
Alexis McCutchen
Meg McDaniel
Daniel McKenzie (regional winner and 3rd place in state spelling bee)
Riley Sims
Lindsey Ward
RECOGNITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN ARTFIELDS JR
Ryan Cox
THE HUGH O/BRIEN YOUTH LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION
HOBY IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO TRAINING AND NURTURING YOUNG LEADERS OF TOMORROW. THE HOBY PROGRAM DELEGATE WILL REPRESENT TCA AT THE STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
Bryton Tanner
THE JUNIOR FELLOW SCHOLAR AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO JUNIORS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS SET BY EACH COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY REPRESENTED. STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY ARE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO THESE COLLEGES.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE SCHOLARS
Elizabeth Askins
Keirsten Hopkins
Taylor Moore
Ava Palmer
LANDER JUNIOR FELLOWS
Caleb Matthews
Ava Palmer
Mac Timmons
PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE FELLOWS
Elizabeth Askins
Keirsten Hopkins
Caleb Matthews
Taylor Moore
Ava Palmer
Cody Sauls
Mac Timmons
USC AIKEN SCHOLARS
Elizabeth Askins
Keirsten Hopkins
Caleb Matthews
Taylor Moore
Ava Palmer
Cody Sauls
Mac Timmons
THE FOLLOWING COLLEGE DID NOT SEND CERTIFICATES THIS YEAR BUT WILL RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS WHO MET THE 11TH GRADE JUNIOR SCHOLAR CRITERIA:
CONVERSE COLLEGE JUNIOR SCHOLARS
Elizabeth Askins
Keirsten Hopkins
Taylor Moore
Ava Palmer
THE DUKE TIP TALENT SEARCH IS TARGETED FOR GRADES 4-7. SCORE REQUIREMENTS HAD TO BE MET ON THE STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS.
Alana Altman
Paige Braffitt
Jada Carsten
Mackenzie Coleman
Ryan Cox
David Driggers
Collin Epps
Dawson Floyd
Kennedy Fulton
Emma Little
PALMETTO BOYS STATE AND GIRLS STATE REPRESENTATIVES
THESE JUNIORS WERE NOMINATED AND SELECTED BY LOCAL AMERICAN LEGION CHAPTERS AND AUXILIARIES TO SERVE AS DELEGATES.
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT AND PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS.
PALMETTO BOYS STATE
Wheeler Floyd (Black River Chapter)
Nick Matthews (Lake City Chapter)
Garrett Morris (Manning Chapter)
Cody Sauls (Lynchburg Chapter)
Mac Timmons (Black River Chapter)
PALMETTO GIRLS STATE
Elizabeth Askins (Florence Chapter)
Keirsten Hopkins (Florence Chapter)
Emilee Johnson (Black River Chapter)
PERFECT ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2018-2019
Alana Altman
Jada Carsten
Jacqueline Chen
Kai’Lena Epps
Keiyah Epps
Jalen Graham
Kaylie Lyerly
Hailey McClam
Shreya Patel
Jackson Watts
SCISA GEORGE GRICE SCHOLAR AWARDS
8TH GRADERS SCORING ABOVE THE 90TH PERCENTILE ON THE READING/ENGLISH OR MATH SUBTESTS ON 7TH GRADE STANDARDIZED TESTING
Ellis Bradley
Sarah Beth Lynch
Sarah McClary
Meg McDaniel
Emily Palmer