Hardin Valley Academy, located at 11345 Hardin Valley Road, is a Knox County high school that was founded in 2008. The school is split into four academies:

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(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), Health Sciences, and BLPA (Business, Law, and Public Affairs). It serves portions of Farragut north of

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City and state titles

State

*2016 - 1st (259.0 Points) *2015 - 3rd (246.0 Points) *2014 - 8th (160.0 Points) *2013 - 11th (132.0 Points) *2012 - 7th (217.0 Points) *2011 - 10th (163.0 Points) *2010 - 12th (157.0 Points) *2009 - 8th (119.0 Points)

City

* 2015 - 1st (509.0 Points) * 2014 - 4th (389.0 Points) * 2013 - 5th (343.0 Points) * 2012 - 3rd (535.0 Points) * 2011 - 3rd (544.0 Points) * 2010 - 3rd (497.5 Points) * 2009 - 4th (349.0 Points)

The Nest Egg

Unique to Hardin Valley Academy is an official branch of the UT Federal

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known as the Nest Egg. This bank, operated by students during lunch, provides all the amenities of a standard bank while also helping students learn firsthand the principles of

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Scholars' Bowl

Founded a year after the school's inception, Hardin Valley Academy hosts an official scholars' bowl team which competes each year in the televised

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Scholars' Bowl competition. In 2021, Hardin Valley won the tournament for the first time in school history.

Student government

The student government of Hardin Valley Academy sponsors the Knoxville

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each year to benefit the Special Olympics of Tennessee. They also host a

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competition on Hardin Valley's campus every spring.

Technology Student Association

Twelve state officers of the Tennessee

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and four national officers of the organization have been members of Hardin Valley Academy's chapter.

References

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