HHCA Lower School Celebrates Student Success in Math, Reading, Robotics, and Spelling

As the 2024–2025 school year concludes, HHCA's Lower School students are soaring to new heights, shining brightly in academics and extracurriculars. Through math competitions, reading programs, robotics innovation, and spelling excellence, our young learners have demonstrated both skill and character.

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🧠 Math Kangaroo Success

This spring, our 3rd–5th-grade students participated in Math Kangaroo, an international mathematics competition designed to stretch students’ problem-solving and logic skills. Coached by Mrs. Atkins after school, students tackled a challenging 35-question paper test in 90 minutes.

We are proud to announce that eight HHCA students placed in the top 20 in the state of South Carolina, including a top 5 finisher!

🏅 Wyatt Marshall: 5th place
👏 Adeline Suddeth: 20th
👏 Atticus Smith: 19th
👏 Bella Brown: 17th
👏 James Burger: 12th
👏 Josie Hartman: 12th
👏 Lydia Craddock: 14th
👏 Phoebe Hand: 13th

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📚 Accelerated Reader (AR) Awards

Reading achievement continues to thrive at HHCA. Congratulations to our top Accelerated Reader students for earning the highest point totals in the school this year:

📖 Banks DeChirico (4th grade) – 290 points
📖 Bowman DeChirico (3rd grade) – 280 points
📖 Gaines Guess (1st grade) – 255 points

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🤖 VEX Robotics Team Awards

This year’s Lower School VEX Robotics team, open to 4th and 5th graders interested in STEM, gave students the opportunity to explore engineering and coding in a competitive environment. Competing in the VEX IQ Challenge, team members designed, built, and programmed robots to tackle a variety of challenges.

We are proud to recognize the following students for their contributions to HHCA Robotics:

• Mira Abdullah (4th grade)

• Quinn Cole (5th grade)

• George Cooke (4th grade)

• Samuel Fortson (5th grade)

• Josie Hartman (4th grade)

• Cailean Holmes (4th grade)

• Powell Mitton (4th grade)

• Wyatt Marshall (4th grade)

• Jackie Toomer (4th grade)

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📝 HHCA Spelling Bee Highlights

Words mattered this year! HHCA held its annual Spelling Bee, with winners advancing to compete at the state level. We are thrilled to recognize the efforts of all participants and highlight those who represented HHCA at the next level.

Congratulations to our 2024 HHCA Spelling Bee Winner: 🏆 Wyatt Suddeth

State-Level Participants:
✨ Wyatt Suddeth
✨ Will Michner
✨ James Burger

Classroom Winners & Alternates:

• Bezilla Class: Sophia Coit (1st), Wyatt Suddeth (2nd), Alternate: Emmy Miller

• Buck Class: MJ Sampson (1st), Alex Nottingham (2nd), Alternate: Brooklyn Coupland

• 4th Grade: Aaron Torres (1st), Micah Melious (2nd), Will Michner (3rd), Jack Toomer (4th), Alternates: Annabeth Carr, Banks DeChirico

• Cherry Class: James Burger (1st), Maysen Harvey (2nd), Alternate: Theo Ferguson

• Lehman Class: Lydia Craddock (1st), Quinn Zwilsky (2nd), Alternate: Langston Capers

We’re proud of the courage and diligence each student showed in preparing for and participating in this exciting academic event.

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At HHCA, we’re committed to cultivating excellence across all areas of student life. These end-of-year recognitions are a testament to our students’ curiosity, discipline, and God-given talents. Go Eagles!