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Aug 28
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Charter student wins national archery championship

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Makenzie Glenn is the winner at the Western 3D & Outdoor Target National Championship. Photo credit: Pinnacle Classical Academy.

School has launched in most corners of the state for 2024-25, but we still have some impressive charter school news to share from the summer. Makenzie Glenn, a junior at Pinnacle Classical Academy in Shelby, has won a national archery championship. The competition took place in Colorado at the end of July.  Congratulations on your accomplishment, Makenzie!  

Pinnacle is no stranger to archery accolades, having won or placed at the national level before. In fact, Makenzie won the national championship last year as well–and the Pinnacle Thunderbirds came in third overall.

Pinnacle sent out a press release about Makenzie’s accomplishment, and we include it below:

Makenzie Glenn, a rising junior at Pinnacle Classical Academy, won a national championship in archery at the Western 3D & Outdoor Target National Championship.

The competition, organized by Scholastic 3-D Archery, took place in New Castle, Colorado, from July 26 to 28. Makenzie won the national title in the Young Adult Female Pins 3D Archery category and finished in third place in the Young Adult Female Outdoor Target category.

“We are so proud of Makenzie for her amazing accomplishment, the result of years of hard work and perseverance,” said Dr. Shelly Shope, the school’s headmaster.

“Five of our graduates in recent years have been awarded archery scholarships that have made college significantly more affordable,” Dr. Shope added. “We are grateful for the work of our coach, Todd Tongel, and for all the support shown by our archery team families.”

Read more about Makenzie’s win in the Shelby Star. Pinnacle is a K-12 public charter school and a Coalition member school.

Jun 22
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9th Grader at N.C. Charter School Wins National Archery Championship

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Congratulations to Pinnacle Classical Academy‘s archery team! The Thunderbirds came in third in the country at the recent Scholastic 3-D Archery (S3DA) 3D National Championship in Rend Lake, Illinois, held June 15-18. Makenzie Glenn, a 9th grader, left as the lead women’s archer, winning the Individual S3DA National Championship (youth female pins division). Well done, Makenzie and the rest of the PCA Thunderbirds!

Pinnacle Classical Academy’s Thunderbirds celebrate a strong showing at the national archery championships. Photo credit: Pinnacle Classical Academy.

Makenzie Glenn, a 9th grader at Pinnacle Classical Academy, takes top honors in the women’s national archery competition. Photo credit: Pinnacle Classical Academy (PCA Eagles/Facebook).

Here are some additional highlights from Pinnacle Classical Academy’s news release this morning:

Heather Carswell, an eleventh grader, placed fourth in the nation in the young adult division, and the school’s youth team placed third in the nation. Pinnacle Classical Academy had the highest ranked school youth team at the national championship, placing behind two club teams.
“What an amazing weekend,” said Todd Tongel, coach of the Pinnacle Classical Academy Thunderbirds archery team. “These students and parents traveled ten hours to compete against the best young archers in the country and held their own once again.”
… Earlier, at the North Carolina S3DA 3D State Championship, held on June 10 in Mount Airy, the middle school (youth) team won the state title, and four Thunderbirds (Heather Carswell, Makenzie Glenn, Anzlee Kilby, and Aidyn Smith) received shooter of the year awards.
Congratulations to these young archers and to Pinnacle Classical Academy!