🎒💙 Help us make sure every Stallion starts the school year ready to learn! Through our Adopt a Backpack initiative, we’re coming together as a Village to support HCA students and families with essential school supplies for the new year. A small act of kindness can make a big impact for a child walking through our doors this August. Interested in adopting a backpack or donating supplies? Reach out to Kristin Trowell to get involved!

Miss us already? 😉
☀️ Check out our Summer Office & Guidance Hours below!

Note: Guidance hours are primarily for our new and returning high school students 💙

👋 Elementary Families, Golf Squad is back for the summer!
Sign up at https://golfsquad.com/school/horse-creek-academy

⛳️ Golf Squad camp is set for June 22-25 on the HCA Soccer Field from 8-10am; what a fun way to "swing" into summer!

School may be out, but supporting Horse Creek is always in season! 🌊☀️

🏖️ Whether you're heading to the beach, enjoying a family vacation, or grabbing your favorite summer treats, every swipe of your SRP Federal Credit Union HCA Affinity Debit Card helps support our school.

💳 Use your card
🏫 Support our students
☀️ Enjoy summer adventures

👉 Learn more at https://srpfcu.org/bank/visa-debit-cards/high-school-affinity-debit-cards/

#SRPAffinityDebitCard #Spring #SupportYourSchool #GoodThingsAreHappeningatSRP

We’re hiring for the 26-27 school year! 🍕🥪✨

Join our HCA Café team and help make students’ day during one of their favorite parts of the day… lunch! 😉

📧 Interested applicants can email a resume to Ashley Sturkie at asturkie@hcacs.net.

👕📚 Uniform savings alert, HCA families!

Our partners at French Toast are offering a special promotion June 8–22:
✨ 30% off merchandise
✨ 26% off embroidery

🛒 Shop our online uniform store at https://www.frenchtoast.com/schoolbox/schools/horse-creek-academy-QS5PFRU

A great chance to get ahead on back-to-school shopping and save a little along the way! 💙💛

✌️ Peace out, 25–26 school year!

Thank you to our incredible families, staff, students, and community for making this one of the most memorable years yet. From big milestones to everyday moments, we’re so thankful you’re part of the Village. 💙🏇🏻

☀️ See you in August, HCA.🌴

A few days late in true end-of-year fashion 😅… but we had to celebrate our FINAL Teacher of the Month! Congrats to Coach Rosenthal! 💙💛 From Middle/High PE, to Kids Heart Challenge, to today’s Middle School Field Day, Coach Rosenthal brings great energy to our campus every single day. He also helped lead the first-ever Village Bowl this year (and had some amazing side line commentary)! Thanks for all you do for our students and school, Coach! And, a big thanks to Chick-fil-A Aiken for always showing the love to our teachers of the month! #WeAreTheVillage

6.1.26 Weekly Update (Last one of the school year! 🎉)

👋 As we wrap up another incredible school year, we wanted to share just a few reminders as we head into summer break!

Be sure to read this week’s update at the link below for important information regarding:
-Free dress for the remainder of the week
-Medication pickup reminders
-Timelines for class rosters, schedules, and supply lists
-Summer office hours and more

🗓️ And of course, don’t forget to mark your calendars for Village Fest 2026 on Thursday, August 6 from 3:00–7:00pm! We can’t wait to kick off another amazing year together.

👉 Check out the full update at https://tinyurl.com/hcaweekly6126

Thank you for allowing us to partner with your family this year. It has truly been an honor connecting with you throughout the 2025-2026 school year!

💙 We hope your family has a safe, relaxing, and memorable summer break. We’ll see you again soon!

🏇🏻☀️ It’s time to celebrate our May Stallions of the Month!

As we wrap up another incredible school year, we are proud to recognize students who have shown leadership, kindness, growth, perseverance, and what it truly means to be part of the HCA Village. ✨

Please help us congratulate our May honorees:

⭐ 4K: Madison Boyleston
⭐ 5K: McKenna Stein
⭐ 1st Grade: Emma Moore
⭐ 2nd Grade: Brantley Baggott
⭐ 3rd Grade: Belton Strang
⭐ 3rd Grade: Jacob Wood
⭐ 4th Grade: Addison Murphy
⭐ 4th Grade: Evelyn Ritz
⭐ 5th Grade: Riley Sanders
⭐ Middle School: Hailey Campbell
⭐ High School: Luke Johnson (he also graduates tonight! 🎓)

We are so proud of each of these students and the positive impact they make on our campus each day. 👏

💙 A special thank you to Chick-fil-A Aiken for sponsoring our Stallions of the Month program in 2026! We are so grateful for their continued support of our students and are already looking forward to continuing this amazing partnership next school year. 🐔✨

HCA Village, help us celebrate our final Stallions of the Month for the 2025–2026 school year! 💛

🎓👑 Please join us in celebrating our 2026 HCA Valedictorian, Kearsten Todd!

Being named Valedictorian represents years of excellence, determination, discipline, and an unwavering commitment to success—and Kearsten has exemplified all of those qualities throughout her journey at HCA. 💙

Her achievement is not only a reflection of academic excellence, but also of the leadership, character, and perseverance that have helped shape the Class of 2026. 🏇🏻

Kearsten, your HCA Village is incredibly proud of you and excited to watch the impact you will continue to make far beyond graduation. Congratulations on this outstanding accomplishment! 💛

🎓💙 Congratulations to our 2026 HCA Salutatorian, Lydiah Gonzalez! 💙🎓

Lydiah’s dedication, perseverance, leadership, and commitment to excellence have helped her achieve this incredible honor, and we could not be more proud to celebrate her accomplishment. 👏

Being named Salutatorian represents years of hard work, determination, and a passion for learning—and Lydiah has truly exemplified what it means to be a Stallion. 🏇🏻

Your HCA Village is so proud of you, Lydiah, and we cannot wait to see all the amazing things ahead in your future! 💛

🇺🇸 Today, we pause as a Village to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Memorial Day is more than a long weekend—it’s a time to reflect on the courage, selflessness, and dedication of those who gave so much for the freedoms we enjoy each day.

From our HCA family to yours, we hope you have a meaningful Memorial Day as we remember and honor our heroes. ❤️🤍💙

🏁 Start your engines, Village… because HCA’s FIRST ANNUAL CAR SHOW is rolling onto campus! 🔥

🏇🏻 We’re bringing the HORSEpower to Horse Creek Academy on Saturday, August 22 start at 9:00am with awards presented at noon! From classic rides to custom builds, lifted trucks to sleek sports cars, this is going to be a family event you won’t want to miss.

😎 Want to show off your ride? Vehicle registration is just $25!
🏁 Register now at https://tinyurl.com/2026hcacarshowentry

🏎️ Pre-sale orders are also now open for our official Car Show t-shirt for just $22! (Important note: If you’re registering a vehicle for the show, don’t order your shirt yet — special participant pricing is coming your way!)
📲 Pre-order yours today at https://tinyurl.com/26hcacarshowshirt

☀️ PLUS… make a whole morning of it! Earlier that day we’ll also host the 3rd Annual Peace, Love, & AMM 5K. Start your morning with a run, then stick around for morning of chrome, community, food, fun, and horsepower 🏁

. 🏃‍♀️ Register for this amazing 5K at https://runsignup.com/Race/SC/Aiken/PeaceLoveAMM

💙 At HCA, we love new events that bring our Village together… and this one is going to REV things up in the best way.

👏💙 Congratulations to our newly selected 2026–2027 HCA Middle School Student Council members! 💙👏

These students were chosen to represent their grade levels through leadership, character, responsibility, and a desire to make a positive impact on our school community. We are excited to see this group help lead, serve, and grow our Middle School Village during the upcoming school year! 🏇🏻

⭐ 6th Grade Representatives
Sydney Garrett
Annisten Johnson
Braylen Murray
Colton Rish
Ellison Mize
Eva Briele

⭐ 7th Grade Representatives
Lillia Brazzle
Mikela Arriola
Harper Price
Evie Chambliss

⭐ 8th Grade Representatives
Ella Kate May
Callen Lee
Jolee Sistare

Please help us congratulate these outstanding student leaders! 💙💛

🏆 Aiken’s Best of the Best nominations are officially open! 🏆
👉 Nominate us now at https://tinyurl.com/HCAaikensbest2026

Horse Creek Academy was honored to win Best Place to Work in 2022, and we’ve been so thankful to continue being one of Aiken’s favorite places to learn, work, and grow 💙

If you’d like to support HCA in this year’s nominations, there are a few fun categories where you can nominate us👀

💼 Place to Work – Horse Creek Academy
(We truly believe our people are what make this place special.)

💅 Nail Salon – Horse Creek Academy Nail Salon
(What better way to show love for our amazing students and this incredible program than to nominate them?!)

🎉 Local Festival – Horse Creek Academy Village Fest
(Help us spread the word as we continue working to make Village Fest bigger, better, and more open to our entire community each year!)

If you choose to nominate us, make sure to type the names exactly as listed above so we can make sure each nomination counts🙂

🏇🏻 No matter what, we’re just thankful to be part of such an amazing community. We are proud to call Aiken home!

Last night, our Chief Impact and Communications Officer, Sarah Morris, had the honor of representing Horse Creek Academy at SRP Federal Credit Union’s $3 Million Milestone Celebration! 🤝 We are incredibly proud to partner with SRP — not only because of their amazing Affinity Debit Card Program, which has helped support projects like our athletic fields, both of our inclusive playground initiatives, and now our new Built to Last Capital Project — but because they truly share and live our values of flexibility, service, and connection. Good things are happening at SRP, and because of that, good things are also happening in our Village. 💙💚 🏇Do you have your HCA Affinity Visa Debit Card yet? Stop by an SRP branch, and in just a few easy steps you'll have one too! Every swipe makes a direct donation back to Horse Creek Academy. We are grateful for partners who believe in investing in students, families, and the future of the CSRA ⭐️ #WeAreTheVillage

However you word it...we're about to have a great end of the year at HCA! 😉

Tonight’s the night! 🎉

Join us for our final PTO Meeting of the school year tonight, May 14 at 6 PM in Dr. Green’s office in the elementary building!

This is a great opportunity to hear what’s ahead for next year at HCA, share your ideas, and help us continue building something special together. 💙💛