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CPA hosted The Collaborative this week, welcoming educators and administrators from 15 different Tennessee schools.
![Third Grade Hunger Symposium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1558360837/cpalionsorg/ekgfhmx1v6a0uuy2pish/LSgarden-29.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1558360837/cpalionsorg/ekgfhmx1v6a0uuy2pish/LSgarden-29.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1558360837/cpalionsorg/ekgfhmx1v6a0uuy2pish/LSgarden-29.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1558360837/cpalionsorg/ekgfhmx1v6a0uuy2pish/LSgarden-29.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1558360837/cpalionsorg/ekgfhmx1v6a0uuy2pish/LSgarden-29.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1558360837/cpalionsorg/ekgfhmx1v6a0uuy2pish/LSgarden-29.jpg","width":2200}])
Third graders are learning about global hunger, communities that suffer from hunger, causes of food shortage, and local and national advocates and solutions. The project-based-learning unit integrates geography and economics as the students discuss food and water scarcity across the globe.
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Congratulations to the CPA Class of 2019! Here's where the graduates are headed next year...
![Class of 2019 matriculation trends]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557425402/cpalionsorg/obb66mi9tohekvvs4hse/ScreenShot2019-05-09at101403AM.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557425402/cpalionsorg/obb66mi9tohekvvs4hse/ScreenShot2019-05-09at101403AM.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557425402/cpalionsorg/obb66mi9tohekvvs4hse/ScreenShot2019-05-09at101403AM.png","width":588}])
May 1 was National College Decision Day, and CPA's Class of 2019 has almost entirely committed to college decisions this week. The Office of College Counseling is proud to announce the following statistics on matriculation.
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Congratulations to the Singin' in the Rain cast and crew for being one of ten productions from across the state selected to perform at TPAC on May 11 as part of the Spotlight Awards. CPA's cast and crew has finalists in 11 categories of the awards:
![CPA honors seniors heading to military academies]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1557424693/cpalionsorg/xx37wokhjoujurrfolrf/militarypinningceremony.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1557424693/cpalionsorg/xx37wokhjoujurrfolrf/militarypinningceremony.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1557424693/cpalionsorg/xx37wokhjoujurrfolrf/militarypinningceremony.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1557424693/cpalionsorg/xx37wokhjoujurrfolrf/militarypinningceremony.jpg","width":960}])
CPA hosted an on-campus pinning ceremony for seniors Francesca Moore and Matthew Miller, both graduating to prestigious military academies U.S. Air Force Academy and West Point.
![Middle school students compete in state math competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556135321/cpalionsorg/au9wod2h0fb3hipaledt/large_news1088244_1048814.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1556135321/cpalionsorg/au9wod2h0fb3hipaledt/large_news1088244_1048814.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1556135321/cpalionsorg/au9wod2h0fb3hipaledt/large_news1088244_1048814.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1556135321/cpalionsorg/au9wod2h0fb3hipaledt/large_news1088244_1048814.jpg","width":960}])
This week, CPA middle school students competed in the annual state math competition at Austin Peay State University.
![Senior Nicholas Hinson presents research to Junior Academy of Science]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1556133405/cpalionsorg/roqcmolyefgytfuxnucg/IMG_9599.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1556133405/cpalionsorg/roqcmolyefgytfuxnucg/IMG_9599.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1556133405/cpalionsorg/roqcmolyefgytfuxnucg/IMG_9599.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1556133405/cpalionsorg/roqcmolyefgytfuxnucg/IMG_9599.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1556133405/cpalionsorg/roqcmolyefgytfuxnucg/IMG_9599.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1556133405/cpalionsorg/roqcmolyefgytfuxnucg/IMG_9599.jpg","width":2200}])
Senior Nicholas Hinson has conducted his senior research project on the affects of varying concentrations of caffeine on the mass and pH of mucus secretions in earthworms.
