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Students Recognized At Local Art Shows!

PCA is home to many talented artists, and this year several of them were recognized for their talents at local art festivals. 

Tri-County Youth Art Exhibition in the North Charleston Arts Fest:

Out of 50 participating schools in the area, the following students' art earned an honorable mention for their overall composition and skills from the event's judges.

• Saylor Sorensen (Grades 6-8 category) for her low country watercolor painting 
• Wyatt Campbell (Grades 4-5 category) for his mixed media paper weaving
• Zella Horton (Grade 9-12 category) for her acrylic painting of the marsh

The ArtFields Jr. Art Competition:

While a handful of students at PCA submitted their art for review, only second grader Kara McKenzie was selected by the review panel for her “colorful, layered and full of life” piece titled, “Octopus and Sea Turtle” .

“It was exciting to have a student representing PCA at Art Fields Jr. for the first time this year!” said art teacher Anna Boyer. “I appreciate the support of all of the parents that worked to submit their children's art during the changes we dealt with this year due to COVID-19.”

Congratulations to all of our talented artists!!!

Chick-fil-A Leader Academy Helps East Cooper Community Outreach!

This year 10 students participating in Chick-fil-A Leader Academy completed a community-minded project as a capstone to their year-long leadership curriculum. The students chose to team up with ECCO and collect food for East Cooper Community Outreach. Students organized a food drive and collected canned food and toiletries that will go to serve the Charleston community.

 "Our PCA family once again showed their generosity in how much they gave. We teach Servant Leadership with the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. Part of what it means to be a servant leader is meeting the needs of others, especially those who are less fortunate than us. The Chick-fil-A Leader Academy students out-performed themselves with the service projects we did this year.," said Charles Wulff, co-advisor of the student leadership group.  

Through Chick-fil-A Leader Academy, students are expected to learn leadership skills and apply them throughout the year to go out into the community and make an "Impact through Action". In addition to this year-end Impact Project, Leader Academy members also took part in the "Big Thank You" project in the Fall where students went to the local firehouse and handed out thank you cards made by the students as well as brought along treats. They also paired up with Lowcountry Orphan Relief for a "Do Good December" Project.

 These amazing students have now graduated from Leader Academy, and up to 30 PCA high school students have the opportunity to participate next year. To learn more about the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy and to apply for the 2021-2022 school year, click the Learn More button below.