Pinnacle Classical Academy's elementary, middle school, and high school archery teams won state championship titles at the North Carolina Scholastic 3-D Archery Indoor State Championship in Clyde (Haywood County) on February 15.

Distinguished individual performers in the elementary division included Sawyer Abernathy (first place, elementary recurve), Anzlee Kilby (first place, fixed pins, female), and Aidyn Smith (fi rst place, fixed pins, male, perfect score).

Located in Shelby, Pinnacle Classical Academy is a tuition-free K-12 public charter school that attracts nearly 1,000 students from four counties. The school's average ACT composite score ranks in the top 10% of all public school systems in North Carolina.