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Hope For The Future In American Politics

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It started off as a simple question, "Who watched the debate last night and what did you think?" From there, the students in Dr. Weaver's Senior American Government class took off in a conversation that Dr. Weaver said, "has given me hope that young people are thinking...and not just going with the [popular choices]. They did a great job analyzing the debates, and they were able to discern what each candidate said about their party's position." Senior Gabe Moser agreed, "It showed how the younger generation is engaged in politics."

The studying of political parties and the presidential campaign is not a new concept for Dr. Weaver's students as they recently started working on the "Presidential Campaign Project," a semester-long activity that involves the student's researching various aspects of the election including coverage of each political platform, a third-party platform of their choice, 15 articles covering multiple angles of the campaigns, and ending the project by reporting the state-by-state results and analyzing how they think the outcome will affect the country.

When asked what she thought about the project, Senior Emma Matthews, said, "the project helps us understand who we are voting for and what the candidates stand for. You see all the parties' platforms and how they fall in line with scripture." 

 Moser also feels that the project has helped him and his classmates as they are "not getting opinions from anywhere else, you form your own thoughts."

 With election day right around the corner, we know that our seniors who are old enough to vote will be armed with the information and research to make an informed decision. 

 

Homecoming 2020: PCA Students Were Shining Stars!

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What a glorious celebration of Homecoming at PCA as students of all ages enjoyed a variety of fun-filled activities! 

Upper School students enjoyed dress up days throughout the week including Disney Character Day and Celebrity Day, while our entire school participated in Blue & Gold Spirit Day on Friday. We enjoyed seeing the incredible costumes of our students and our faculty, who made it memorable with their spirit days ensembles! 

Also on Friday, we celebrated our Fighting Eagles with a spirited pep rally that culminated with a huge win for the Senior Class in the tug-of war competition, as they secured the final victory over a very determined faculty team! A special thanks to Heather Howard, Jana Estes and Laura Broach for planning the event! 

Later that night, PCA families and fans enjoyed Friday Night Lights at its best with an enthusiastic home crowd, a talented cheer squad, and an adorable mini cheer performance at halftime! The festivities continued with the crowning of our new Homecoming Queen, Olivia Horne, and Homecoming King, Kendall Chakeris! PCA Alumni, and last year's king and queen, Ocean Dybowski and Anne Gregory Horton, joined us for the big moment.

The celebration didn't stop there as we all watched our PCA Fighting Eagles dominate Wardlaw Academy with an 56-0 victory! What an amazing week to be an Eagle!!! 

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