In This Issue

1 CHARACTER BEGINS HERE
2 TODAY AT MPA
3 TELL US ABOUT YOUR SELFIE
4 MIXING THINGS UP IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
5 FIVE QUESTIONS with ASHLEY COOPER
6 TEACHING CHARACTER THROUGH LITERATURE
7 INSPIRING TEACHING WITH KRISTINE PETERSEN
8 GET INVOLVED, GIVE BACK,
STAY CONNECTED
9 ALUMNI NOW
10 HELLO FROM PARENTS OF ALUMNI
11 DEDICATION THROUGHOUT AND BEYOND A LIFETIME

Students at MPA

OUR MISSION
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.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Brent Peacock, Chair | Elizabeth Finch, Vice Chair | Kathleen Lamey, Secretary | Matthew Larson, Treasurer | Stephen Arsenault | Neelima Boddipalli | Kofi Bruce | James Cordon '97 | Michael Dai | Carolina Del Solar | Zoe Dickson | Jennifer Gatti | Rahoul Ghose | Thomas Hockert | Bill Hudson, Head of School | Robert King | Tiffany Scott Knox | Tobi Tanzer | Jessica Wong '05

For comments, questions, or address changes: Natalie Waters Seum, Director of Communications & Marketing at communications@moundsparkacademy.org

On the cover: Second grade teacher Anne Scalia assists her students in collecting and counting the change they gathered every day for a week during the Birthday Box initiative. They were able to donate 80 Birthday Boxes to Emma's Place.