Hardin Valley Academy

Hardin Valley Academy, located at 11345 Hardin Valley Road, is a Knox County high school that was founded in 2008. The school is split into four academies: Liberal Arts, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Health Sciences, and BLPA (Business, Law, and Public Affairs).[2]

Hardin Valley Academy
Address
11345 Hardin Valley Rd

Knoxville
,
Tennessee

United States
Coordinates35.936°N 84.181°W / 35.936; -84.181
Information
TypePublic High School
Motto"Excellence for every child"
Established2008
Teaching staff113.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment2,050 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio18.00[1]
Color(s)White, Navy, and Columbia Blue
AthleticsSoccer, Tennis, Track, Cross Country , Swimming, Bowling, Wrestling, Football, Baseball, Cheerleading and Dance, Golf, Volleyball, Softball, Basketball, Marching Band.
MascotHawk
NicknameHawks
Websitehttp://www.knoxschools.org/hardinvalley

City and state titles

State
  • 2016 - 1st (259.0 Points)
  • 2015 - 3rd (246.0 Points)
  • 2014 - 8th (160.0 Points)
  • 2013 - 11th (132.0 Points)
  • 2012 - 7th (217.0 Points)
  • 2011 - 10th (163.0 Points)
  • 2010 - 12th (157.0 Points)
  • 2009 - 8th (119.0 Points)

City
  • 2015 - 1st (509.0 Points)
  • 2014 - 4th (389.0 Points)
  • 2013 - 5th (343.0 Points)
  • 2012 - 3rd (535.0 Points)
  • 2011 - 3rd (544.0 Points)
  • 2010 - 3rd (497.5 Points)
  • 2009 - 4th (349.0 Points)

The Nest Egg

Unique to Hardin Valley Academy is an official branch of the UT Federal Credit Union known as the Nest Egg.[3] This bank, operated by students during lunch, provides all the amenities of a standard bank while also helping students learn firsthand the principles of finance.

Scholars' Bowl

Founded a year after the school's inception, Hardin Valley Academy hosts an official scholars' bowl team which competes in the annual East Tennessee PBS Scholars' Bowl competition.[4]

Student government

The student government of Hardin Valley Academy sponsors the Knoxville Polar Plunge [5] each year to benefit the Special Olympics of Tennessee. They also host a Special Olympics competition on Hardin Valley's campus every spring.

Technology Student Association

Twelve state officers of the Tennessee Technology Student Association and four national officers of the organization have been members of Hardin Valley Academy's chapter.[6][7]

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gollark: I thought they mostly used SAS disks?
gollark: We didn't do any mathy stuff beyond, what, square roots?
gollark: We did magnets a bit, but like most of the GCSE stuff it was very lacking in maths and anything and more just, er, qualitative stuff.
gollark: But basic DC electronics stuff and reading waveforms off oscilloscopes, yes. Also electromagnets for some reason, but not in any detail.

References
  1. "Hardin Valley Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "Hardin Valley Academy". Great Schools.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Scholars' Bowl Line Up | Local Shows | East Tennessee PBS-Explorer". Scholars' Bowl Line Up | Local Shows | East Tennessee PBS-Explorer.
  5. "Special Olympics: Polar Plunge". www.polarplungetn.com.
  6. "Tennessee TSA". Tennessee TSA.
  7. "Technology Student Association". tsaweb.org.
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