Broyhill Leadership Conference

UHA Students Score High on ACT

Academy Action Un ive r s i ty He i gh t s A cade my

October 2015

Inside this issue:

Duke TIP 2

Jr. Beta Inductions 2

Design Winner 3

Sportsmanship Award 3

Science Field Trip 3

Sports 4

Basketball Schedules 5

Homecoming 6

United Way 6

Fundraising 7

University Heights students (from left) Brynn

Greene, Lindsey Curtis, RaAnna Tucker,

Graceson Fowler, Jenna Shouse, and Cailey Bur-

man attended the Broyhill Leadership Confer-

ence at Limestone University in South Carolina

July 17-21. The conference is sponsored by

Broyhill Foundation and Tomorrow’s America

Foundation. The National Beta Club specific

camp focuses on leadership, team work, citizen-

ship, and service. The six students were recom-

mended by their peers to attend.

Congratulations to the following

students for scoring a 30 and above

on the ACT during the 2014-2015

school year: Front row, left to

right—Deeya Patel, Eleonora

Cincotti, Bailey Morales, Sangeet

Sheth, Back row –Vir Patel, Blake

Edmonson, Matt Armstrong, Jona-

than Kinnard.

This school seeks to provide educational opportunities that will allow every student to

achieve to the best of his/her ability and to develop as a whole person.

Duke TIP

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The following UHA students qualified to participate in the

Duke University Talent Identification Program 7th grade tal-

ent search. Picture seated, left to right, Beth Peebles, Evelyn

Morales, Becca Fitzpatrick, Blair Moore; Standing , Zohaib

Iqbal, Shahyan Khan, and Rohan Desi.

Hopkinsville High School suffered a tragedy at

the beginning of the school year with the loss of

one of their students. Our UHA family raised

$800.00 for the student’s family, and the stu-

dent council delivered a sign to HHS to let their

students and faculty know we were thinking of

them during their difficult time.

UHA Shows Support

New Junior Beta Members

The following students were inducted into Junior Beta:

Front row, Shahyan Khan, Trey Stone, Zohaib Iqbal, Mag-

gie Unfried, Krisha Shah; Middle row, Will Blane, Rohan

Desai, Sarah Covington, Emma Grace Allen, Alison Bullen;

Back row, Tanner Thomas, Gabriellla Lynn, Blair Moore,

Rebecca Fitzpatric, and Beth Peebles. In order to be in-

ducted into Junior Beta students must have a 3.2 cumula-

tive GPA, and they must maintain a 3.0 GPA to remain

active. Congratulations to these new members!

Sophomore Wins Design Contest

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Congratulations to sophomore Lindsey Curtis! Her t-shirt

design was selected to represent the 2015-16 Hopkinsville

Christian County Youth Leadership class. Great job Lindsay!

UHA was presented with an "Award of Excellence for Ex-

emplary Display of Sportsmanship, Ethics & Integrity"

from the KHSAA (Kentucky High School Athletic Assoc.).

Our school is one of 59 schools out of 293 in the state that

received recognition. Athletic Director, Grant Shouse, pre-

sented the certificate at a school assembly and congratu-

lated coaches and student athletes for their part in receiv-

ing this award.

UHA Receives Sportsmanship Award

Science Field Trip

From dissecting a Creeper to identifying a mystery matter from the world of Minecraft,

Mrs. William’s third grade class spent a day discovering the science behind the Mine-

craft phenomenon at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY during a re-

cent field trip.

Toyota Athletes of the Year

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Lady Blazer Soccer

UHA student Chelsea Cansler was named the 2015 Toyota Softball Play-

er of the Year. Cansler, a 2015 graduate, finished her senior year

with .528 batting average, six homeruns, 30 singles, 12 doubles, seven

triples, 39 RBI’s. She also helped the Blazers defeat the Christian County

Colonels for the first time in school history. Congratulations Chelsea!

Hendley Traughber was named 2015 Toyota of Hopkinsville

Boy’s Tennis Athlete of the year. Traughber, who graduated

in May, helped bring a doubles regional championship home

earlier this year. He has played tennis for the Blazers since

his fifth grade year. Congratulations Hendley!

The Lady Blazer Soccer team has had a terrific

start to their season. The Blazers went 9-0

before suffering a loss in the All “A” Sub-

Sectional State Tournament. One of their ear-

ly wins was against cross-town rivals the Hop-

kinsville Tigers. It was the first time the Blaz-

er had beaten the Tigers in seven years and

the win broke Hopkinsville’s 31 game winning

streak against district opponents. The Blazers

have spent most of the season ranked number

one in the district and are getting ready for an

exciting run in the upcoming district tourna-

ment. Congratulations Lady Blazers!

October 2015 LADY BLAZER BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

District Tournament : Feb 22—27

Region Tournament: March 3—10

Date Opponent Game Time Place

Dec. 3 Clarksville

North East

JV/V 6:00 Away

Dec. 5 Ft. Campbell G/B 6:00 Away

Dec. 8 Lyon Co. JV/V 6:00 Home

Dec .15 Hopkinsville B/G 6:00 Home

Dec.

18/19

Girls Toyota of

Hopkinsville

Varsity TBA H/A

Dec. 21,

22, 23

Calloway Co.

Invitational

Varsity TBA Calloway Co

Dec. 28,

29, 30

Murray Invita-

tional

Varsity TBA Murray

Jan 2 Ohio Co. G/B 6:00 Home

Jan 4 Crittenden Co. JV/V 6:00 Away

Jan 8 Madisonville

North

G/B 6:00 Away

Jan12 Cristian Co. G/B 6:00 Home

Jan 15 Ft. Campbell G/B 6:00 Home

Jan18,

21, 23

Class “A” Re-

gion

Varsity 7:00 Lyon Co.

Jan.

27—31

Class “A” State

Tournament

Varsity TBA Frankfort

Feb 2 Christian Co. G/B 6:00 Away

Feb 11 Hopkinsville JV/V 6:00 Away

Feb 13 Murray Bank

Classic

V TBA Murray

Feb 19 Webster Co. JV/V 6:00 Away

Each year UHA participates in United Way’s annual cam-paign, and the faculty and staff always have 100% contribu-tion. This year the Blazers also participated in the second an-nual dodgeball tournament fundraiser for United Way, and UHA won the middle-high school division. It’s always great to see our UHA family helping with community endeavors!

Homecoming & Oktoberfest

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Homecoming and Oktoberfest were held in early October. In keeping with tradition, each

grade hosted a game booth and the gym was decorated for a day of family fun. The Blazer

Bakery was also open for business with many treats to buy. The day was a great success!

To top things off , the Blazer soccer team held their homecoming game and Marcus Smith

and Jenna Shouse were named king and queen. Congratulations!

United Way Annual Campaign

Kroger Fundraiser

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This is a great way to earn money for our school. Simply link your

KROGER card to our school. Type in the link below and sign in or cre-

ate an account with Kroger. Enroll in the Community Rewards Pro-

gram by searching our school name or number 89693. Every time you

shop at Kroger, you will automatically earn money for our school by

using your Kroger Plus card.

www.kroger.com/communityrewards

Looking for a great place to adver-

tise your business? Contact our

yearbook staff! Ad deadline is

October 30th.

Yearbook ADS

UHA collects box tops to earn extra money for our PTO. Check

out the link below to learn more!

http://www.boxtops4education.com

Box Tops for Education

Digital Edition

WWW.UHA-KY.ORG

Sympathy & Condolences for those

in our UHA Family who have lost

loved ones:

Madelyn and Ben Bennett in the loss

of their grandmother, Lillian Bennett

Volleyball Team Visits the

Capitol Building

In September the Blazer volleyball team

placed second in the Queen of the Court

Tournament at

Western Hills losing

22-25, 21-25 to

Washington County.

While playing in the

tournament, the

team took a break

to visit the Ken-

tucky capitol build-

ing and spend some

time with State Rep-

resentative John

Tilley.

Upcoming Dates:

Book Fair: Nov. 2 –6

Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 25 –27

Christmas Break: Dec. 21—Jan. 4