May 13, 2019
Congratulations to the Middle School Quiz Bowl Team members on a great weekend at the NAQT Middle School Nationals in Chicago! All MPA players were competing at Nationals for the first time. The A Team (composed of Anthony T., Gabe M., Ella H., Sophia S., and Aidan H.,) finished 49th out of 176 teams. They qualified for the second day playoff! What great results for the first time at MSNCT!
The B Team (composed of Molly V., Akshay S., Maya A., Soumya R., Ben M., and Ian F.,) finished 146th out of 176 teams. They are all in seventh grade, and are ready to compete again next year!
The team also had some students competing at the individual level. Out of 919 players, eighth grader Anthony T. placed 18th (top 2%), seventh grader Akshay S. placed 121st (top 15%), and seventh grader Ben M. placed 313th (top 35%). Great work!
Thanks to all the parents and players who made the trip possible!
After his performance at March’s US Nordic Skiing Junior Nationals race in Anchorage, AK, freshman Isak Nightingale was one of just 40 youth nordic skiers invited to the US Skiing National U16 Nordic Camp this July at the College of St Scholastica in Duluth. The camp brings together the top U16 Boys and Girls talent from across the country for a week of intensive training and education as one of the first steps towards the US Skiing national team development pipeline. Congratulations, Isak!
Congratulations to sophomores Ryan Ghose and Livia Wooldridge on placing 19th in the Nation in the Duo Interpretation Speech category at NIETOC! Duo Interpretation is an event where two competitors create a performance taken from comedic or serious literature, and interpret it without looking at or making physical contact with each other. Ryan and Livia performed Stephen King’s “IT,” receiving high regards from their judges at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions, or NIETOC for short. Unlike other national tournaments where qualification depends on success at one tournament, NIETOC requires students to demonstrate competitive excellence the entire season in order to qualify, making it difficult to gain acceptance. Schools of all sizes, including some with enrollments of up to 3,000 students, were represented. Great job, Ryan and Livia! Go Panthers!
MPA Track and Field traveled to Blake for the IMAC relays on Thursday and had a number of terrific performances. Notable results for the girls team include 10th grader Katie Dahiya placing third in the 1600m run with a new personal best time of 5:39.78, now eighth best all time at MPA. In the 1600m medley relay, the team of seniors Gabby Law and Sofia Walker, junior Catherine Moore and eighth grader Greta M. (Gentry Academy) placed third with a time of 4:42.20, now ninth place all time at MPA. In the 4x100m relay, the team of junior Catherine Moore, ninth grader Ella Fruchterman, and eighth graders Zoe M., and Greta M. (Gentry Academy) placed third with a time of 53.64, now seventh of all time at MPA.
As the 2018–19 school year comes to an end, we’re sharing the college choice stories of several members of the Class of 2019!
Our volunteers are hard at work putting the finishing touches on the 2019 Spring Auction—Once Upon a Time! It’s not too late to get your tickets to this fun, entertaining, and important event in support of MPA. We’re so thankful for all of the hours that so many of our MPA community members have put in to make this year’s event our best yet.
While it may not feel like spring sports weather today, we have some exciting MPA athletics results to share from earlier in the week!
As the 2018–19 school year comes to an end, we’re sharing the college choice stories of several members of the Class of 2019!
Upper School artists are honored to participate in Art 4 Shelter again this year. Art 4 Shelter is an exhibition and sale that benefits the Simpson Housing Services in Minneapolis. What a wonderful opportunity for students to use their skills to help better our community! This year’s participating MPA students are: sophomore Satori Lewen, junior Charles Grimes, and seniors Ajay Manicka, Olivia Burton, Jordan Grabanski, Mats Dahlberg, and also teacher Renee Sonka.
Congratulations to Caleb Rhodes, Ryan Ghose, Solveig Svennevig-Brosi, and Jordan Akers who auditioned and were selected to be members of the Minnesota Music Educator’s Association All-State Choirs!