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SAINT JAMES SCHOOL STUDENT ARTWORK ADVANCES TO STATE ART SHOW Eleven Saint James School students were awarded district honors in the Visual Arts Achievement Program (VAAP) competition sponsored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts. District winners from Saint James included high school students: Eric Lee, Sarah Rice, Aatika Albimani, Trinity Goff, and Isabelle Goulet. Middle school winners include: Emilee Alexander, Wendy Stombaugh, Junseo Oh, Sarah Park, Zane Harris, and Evi Willemen. In addition to Emilee Alexander’s 3D/ Crafts entry, the works that earned first place by Eric Lee and Sarah Rice will advance to the state competition for a second round of judging. EASTWOOD CLASS OF 2020 GRADUATION The evening of Friday, May 15 marked the commencement of the Eastwood Christian School Class of 2020. The outdoor ceremony took place under strings of lights as excited graduates received their diplomas and delighted parents and grandparents looked on: some in lawn chairs, others in cars. CHURCHILL CELEBRATED SENIORS WITH A GRADUATION PARADE Churchill Academy honored the Class of 2020 with the River Region’s first-ever Graduation Parade on Tuesday, May 19. Cars were decorated in advance of the event and lined up at Grace Pointe Church to make their way to the class of six graduates at Thorington Road Baptist Church (TRBC) on Ray Thorington Road. Led by the Pike Road Fire Department and directed by the Montgomery Police Department, the parade circled through the TRBC parking lot honking and cheering for graduates, and honoring their journeys. PCA’S ENGINEERING ACADEMY HONORED WITH PLTW DISTINCTION Prattville Christian Academy’s Engineering Academy was the only PLTW-certified program in Alabama, in a private school setting. PCA was one of 11 schools recognized in Alabama and the state’s only Distinguished High School honoree for this year. L2 | Fall 2020 www.potentialmagazine.com