October is “Start the Arts” month! The Cultural Arts are a vitally important part of any student’s education, and your PTSA is committed to keeping that importance in the forefront at HVA.  Throughout the month of October, all students are encouraged to enter the Reflections and/or Citizenship contest(s).  Reflections focuses on 6 areas of the arts including dance, literature, photography, videography, visual arts, and musical composition with the theme this year being “Beauty is…”.  Entry forms and rules may be found in the main office or check with cultural arts faculty. Winners at the local level will advance onto state and national competitions with prizes being awarded on each level. The deadline for entries is November 11, Veterans Day. Encourage your students to enter and show off their talents.

Do you shop at Ingles? Ingles grocery store offers a program called Tools for School. If you follow the steps, you are helping out HVA just by doing your grocery shopping at Ingles.

Click on the following link: http://www.ingles-markets.com/toolsforschools/

Click on theSign up Right Now link.

Put in Hardin Valley Academy school name and hit search.

Click on our school ID number 22935

Enter your information and that is all you have to do!

If you do not have internet access, stop by your local Ingles store and they will help you! If you have any questions, contact Sally Heydasch, Corporate Incentives chair, at sheydasch@comcast.net.

The HVA PTSA will be launching a new initiative this year called the FBI (that's "Fellas Being Involved"). The initiative is intended to promote the importance of men, uncles, grandfathers, fathers, father-figures, being involved in the education of their children, with special emphasis on the students at HVA. Research shows that students do better when the men in their lives take an active interest in their education.

Please consider donating $36 to your HVA PTSA, that’s $1 per every week that your student is in school. Through the donation campaign, funds are raised so that your students will have a successful Graduation Event party, programs and supplies to enhance the educational process, upgrades to our building and grounds, scholarships for our graduating seniors and so much more! Donations may be made in the front office of the school or sent in by your student through advisory teachers. For more information please click on the 'Donation Campaign Letter' link below.