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Mounds Park Academy has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Malone Family Foundation. The grant will fund scholarships for gifted students whose families are not able to afford the full cost of a Mounds Park Academy education. This is the first year a Minnesota school has been chosen as a Malone Scholar school. Mounds Park Academy was one of 11 schools across the country chosen from among many applicants this year for ...

This month, Assistant Upper School Director Randy Comfort shares his thoughts about how the Sophomore Deep Portage trip and the Senior service project connect to this year's ecommunication theme of experiential learning. MPA students do connect what they learn in the classroom to the world beyond it.Scott PeelerUpper School DirectorOne of many things that make MPA special is the constant striving to make experience a basis for learning.  This is more than simply being able ...

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The Upper School Art Show is open from May 23 to June 1!Please join us for the opening reception of the second semester Upper School Art Exhibition on Wednesday, May 23, from 6:30-7:30 pm in the Gallery. Artists from all second semester visual arts courses will have work in the show: drawing, ceramics, painting and photography. This is the culmination of their hard work and creative accomplishments, and many of the artists will be on ...

Can you remember the most memorable events of your freshman year in college? Two weeks ago, I released in this space a video highligting our graduating seniors as they shared where they were headed for college and what they'd be studying. They were bursting with energy and excitement about the future. So what does it look like from the other end of that first year?Readers may remember a posting from the beginning of this ...

Please join me in congratulating those students who were selected to participate in the American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) 11-12 State Honor Choir:Sarah AndersonGrace FrecenteseRachael KozenRebecca ZeglovitchHeld in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Minnesota chapter of ACDA, this honor choir will premiere a new work by conductor and composer René Clausen (Concordia College).Thanks for supporting the singing endeavors of these students!- John P. Habermann  Upper School Choir Director/Music Educator ...

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the Minnesota Music Educator's Association (MMEA) All-State Men's Choir in 2012-2013: Jackson BeckQuinn BendelsmithMason McElvain Stefan Schwochau These young men will spend a week at St. John's University in Collegeville rehearsing and performing under the direction of Christoper Aspaas (St. Olaf College).  The All-State Choirs reconvene during the MMEA convention in February.   - John P. Habermann   Upper School Choir Director/Music Educator ...

Thanks to the dedicated efforts of a small group of alumni leaders, and the generosity of a growing group of alumni, a new endowment fund has been created to support financial aid for MPA students. Meet a few students who ponder the question, "What are alumni?" and learn more about this groundbreaking new fund from those who got it off the ground. ...

It's a busy week in the band department as both the Middle School and Upper School Bands prepare for their final concerts of the year.  Next Monday, May 14th, the Middle School Bands will be presenting their Spring Concert at 7:00pm in the Nicholson Center.  The groups performing include the 5th Grade Band, 6th Grade Band, 7/8 Band, and Middle School Jazz Band.  This concert is an excellent opportunity to see the growth and development ...

Did you know there are real-life superheroes roaming (or, more often, skipping down) the hallways of Mounds Park Academy? There are twenty-four of them to be exact.MPA's 24 kindergarteners were honored recently by Minnesota FoodShare at an awards ceremony for their participation in the organizations 2012 March Campaign: Be the hero. Fight Hunger. Mrs. Selb's and Mrs. Petersen's classes joined forces to raise money to buy food for the Little Kitchen Food Shelf in ...