February 8, 2024
from Mark Segal, Upper School director
Mark Your Calendars
- Wednesday-Friday, February 7-9: Grade 10 Deep Portage Trip
- Friday, February 9: US BIPOC Affinity Group Meeting, 11:20-12 PM, Room 150-151
- Thursday, February 15: Re-enrollment Deadline
- Friday, February 16: No Classes, Professional Development
- Monday, February 19: No Classes, Presidents’ Day
- Monday, February 19: US SAT Mini Prep Class, 5-8:30 PM, Room 181
- Wednesday, February 21: Upper School Parent Quarterly Coffee, 8-9:30 AM, PCR
- Thursday, February 22: Upper School Band Concert, 7:30-8:30 PM, Nicholson Center
- Wednesday, February 28: Senior Performances, 8-9:15 AM, Recital Hall
- Thursday, February 29: Upper School Vocal Concert, 7:30-8:30 PM, Nicholson Center
- Friday, March 1: SnoDaze Assembly, 2:20-3 PM
- Friday, March 1: Upper School SnoDaze Event (TBD), afterschool
Important Information
If your student will be absent, late, or needs to be excused early from school, please reach out to the Upper School office via cwilliams@moundsparkacademy.org.
REMINDER: even though there are no Lower or Middle School classes on February 9 due to their conferences, the Upper School will hold classes as usual.
Sharing your story is not just an act of self-expression, it is a powerful tool for personal connection and growth. When you “open up” about your personal, lived experiences, you invite others to participate in your stories and share your authentic self with them. One of the MPA graduation requirements is for all members of the senior class to give a Senior Performance. Most seniors speak to their peers in the Recital Hall, yet some choose to share their story with all members of the Upper School community in the Nicholson Center. The Senior Performances are often speeches that speak to individual growth and reflection, but at times are actual performances where original pieces of music or monologues are performed. Read More
What are you currently doing, professionally and/or personally? What experiences or relationships have inspired you along the way?
This message is from MPA’s Office of Admission from the January 27, 2024 issue of InsideMPA. 
from Mark Segal, Upper School director
New! Parents Association Trivia Night 
from Mark Segal, Upper School director
One of the most memorable seventh-grade traditions at MPA is completing NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month. NaNoWriMo is a national effort where participants write a novel throughout November. “It’s one of my favorite units to teach,” said Maddy Wolfe ‘12, seventh-grade English teacher at MPA. “They create well-rounded characters, complex story worlds, and a plot laced with tension, all while learning and incorporating language rules and mechanics.”
This message is from MPA’s Office of Admission from the December 20, 2023 issue of InsideMPA. 
It’s been 35 years since I graduated from Mounds Park Academy. Had you asked me then, I would never in a million years have predicted my eventual return as both a parent of a senior and, equally incredibly, as a mentor for the school’s FIRST® robotics competition (FRC) Team 3926, the MPArors.
from Jennifer Le Varge, Lower School director