{"id":28859,"date":"2025-09-08T13:48:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T18:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=28859"},"modified":"2025-09-09T08:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:36:40","slug":"welcome-101-new-panthers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2025\/09\/08\/welcome-101-new-panthers\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome, 101 New Panthers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28860 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/messagewpstory.jpg\" alt=\"Upper School students greeting a kindergarten student on the first day of school\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This message is from MPA\u2019s Office of Admission from the September 9, 2025 issue of Inside MPA. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/learn-more\/\">Click here to get in touch with Admission and learn more<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While each student, parent, teacher, and community member experiences the first day of school in their own unique way, a shared sense of hope, wonder, and anticipation for what\u2019s to come brings us all together. At MPA, the start of the new school year brings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The honor of welcoming 101 new students to MPA.<\/strong> We\u2019re already seeing them beginning to explore their passions, make new friends, join clubs, try different sports, and challenge themselves.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Celebrating growth while embracing the subtle changes.<\/strong> There is comfort in a predictable schedule and familiar faces, but they are coupled with new opportunities, relationships, classes, and discoveries. And while there is so much joy in welcoming the community back, everybody is a little different from the last time you saw them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>An unforgettable first day for students and parents.<\/strong> At MPA, the first day includes so much happiness in seeing friends and teachers, the anticipation of an amazing year ahead, and the comfort of knowing you are celebrated for the person you are.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And as we look ahead, the Office of Admission is preparing for midyear and fall 2026 applications. The admission and Indexed Tuition applications will open on September 15! If you\u2019re still searching for the perfect school fit, we invite you to connect with the Office of Admission. We still have openings in some grades and would be delighted to offer you a tour to see the beginning of the school year up close.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\r\n<div class=\"next-steps row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-green\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/about-mpa\/\r\n\">About MPA <\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/learn-more\/\">Request Information <\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-sm-4\"><a class=\"btn btn-block btn-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/apply-now\/\">Apply Today <\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This message is from MPA\u2019s Office of Admission from the September 9, 2025 issue of Inside MPA. Click here to get in touch with Admission and learn more! 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