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Sponsors: Barnes & Noble Maplewood Mall & Upper School MPAPAOur Goals:To raise funds for the "new" e-book library at MPA To encourage the joy of reading for a lifetime To have fun and build communityTwo Ways to Participate:1. In- Store at Barnes & Noble Sat. Feb 25th: Barnes & Noble Maplewood ! MPA Kick-off Featuring MPA Students & activitiesSat. Feb 25th - March 3rdAny Barnes & Noble locationin-store purchase goes towards goal 2. On-line at ...

Please join Breakthrough Saint Paul at the 3rd Annual Bowl for Breakthrough!  Bowlers of all ages are welcome to form teams and join us at the UMN Gopher Spot on Saturday February 25th at 1:30pm.  Please click below for more information or visit www.breakthroughsaintpaul.org for registration. ...

We teach students to think independently, communicate effectively and act with respect and integrity in a diverse community that models intellectual ambition, global responsibility and the joy of learning."Our Lower School service-learning project brought our Mounds Park Academy mission statement to life.  When we learned about an orphanage in Jamaica we realized we could help improve the quality of their living conditions. In our diverse community we started brainstorming how we could make a difference ...

Just like most Independent College Preparatory schools, we print our Mission Statement on nearly all our official documents and communications. You can also find our Mission Statement in multiple places on our website.What you may not know is that we also have many philosophy statements and papers that guide our work as well. Just this week, I have read both the music education and math education philosophy statements.  And last week, I had the privilege ...

I don't know about you, but when I was in high school, I was not focused on working hard to change state laws (well, with the exception of speed limits, perhaps. But if so, it was only for the most selfish of reasons). I may have taken an academic interest in the broader theoretical issues of the public good, but school was not the place where action was encouraged, not to mention expected.I met this ...

Congratulations to the girls' nordic ski team for winning their first ever conference championship at the Tri-Metro meet on Tuesday at Elm Creek Park Reserve. Ski team members include Kim Bourne, Kate Nicholson, Kris Bourne Laura Nicholson, Ellie Hands, Angela Gerdts, Haley Finch, Erin Quam and Molly Gardner.   Kim and Kris Bourne were individual co-conference champs with Ellie Hands finishing third  and Laura Nicholson fifth to all earn all-conference honors. Kate Nicholson finished fourteenth ...

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Mounds Park Academy Parents Association Book Festival WeekMarch 5-9, 2012"Kingdom of Reading - Where Books Rule"Each year a theme inspires book selections for purchase, decorations, and activities coordinated by many volunteers. This year the Book Festival theme is "Kingdom of Reading - Where Books Rule."The Parents Association Book Festival is a school-wide event focused on reading, books, and fun. While it is primarily a community building event, it also supports the school's commitment to reading and, ...

There will be a Best of MPA meeting next Friday, February 3 at 9 am. We will we recap last year's event, discuss themes and ideas for next year's event and hopefully form committees. If you are interested in some level of involvement (whether it be a little or a lot) please join us on Thursday morning or contact Bry Nagan by email or at 651-748-5530.  ...

Please consider the following opportunities to help: CRAFTING IN PREPARATION FOR THE EVENT The Middle School Café Design committee has started crafting decorations. No special skills needed. We will meet in Room 42, near the boy's locker rooms on: - Thursdays (February 9, 16 and 23) from 1 to 3 pm.-  Fridays (Feb 3 and 24) from 1:30 to 4pm. Please join the fun and bring a friend. No need to let us know in ...