Montverde Academy News & Sports

Reminder: Wednesday is Lower School Jeans Day

Montverde.net Reminder:

Wednesday May 16th is JEANS DAY at the lower school. Students may wear jeans, no shorts/cut-offs or ragged jeans, with a MVA polo shirt to school. Basically the standard uniform except for the jeans.

Students must bring $2.00 for the privilege to wear the jeans - the money goes to Dr. Blair's reading camp.

MVA Community Service Food Drive Spotlighted at Lower-school Assembly

MVA parents, teachers, and students gathered inside The Henry O. Roberts Gymnasium during last Friday's Lower-school morning assembly commemorated a hefty assortment of food items that had been collected throughout the "MVA Food-Drive" that occurred April 23-27. The donations were carried by students then placed at "Eagles' mid-court" to show the large quantity of foods-supplies that had been amassed as a result of the efforts, planning and cooperation of the MVA community who worked so hard

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MVA’s “An Evening Under the Stars” Shines

"An Evening Under the Stars" was a philanthropic event held on April 20, 2012, inside the McQuaig Gymnasium and Activities Center of Montverde Academy. This wonderful occasion embraced both community fellowship and school altruism and was organized by "MVA K-Kids" - a group of 25 students from 3rd-5th grade in the Lower-school that have participated in many successful community service projects this year. All proceeds from the event will go to benefit The New Beginnings Women and Children's

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The Wedding of “Q and U” Venerated at Lower-school Assembly

The "Wedding of Q&U" is an exclusive event of the MVA Kindergarten program that took place on Friday, April 13, 2012, at 8:00 a.m. inside the Roberts Gymnasium during the Lower-school morning assembly. This nuptial ceremony, led by Mrs. Shackelford, Dean of Lower-school, was essentially a mock-wedding ceremony that integrated students in a service-processional and symbolically united the letters Q and U. Many of the girl participants wore princess-style dresses, gloves, crowns and "fancy shoes"

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Pet Awareness Day Recently Held in PK3

"Pet Days" were held in Montverde Academy's PK3 school last Thursday and Friday. This enjoyable activity centered around the celebration of household pets and was exclusive to PK3 - marking the conclusion of the school's curricular theme "Amazing Animals." Families and students were invited to bring their domesticated pets to school for a few days of observance and class-wide affection. All participants congregated outside the Lower-school during playground period and children were able to introduce and

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Lower-School’s “Willy Wonka Junior” Performance is Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.

"[Making a mysterious formula] Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple"

– Willy Wonka from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Cynthia Cunningham, MVA's Lower-school Computer Technology and Drama teacher, has informed Montverde.net that Montverde Academy's Lower-school will be presenting their own special interpretation of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Willy Wonka Junior) tomorrow night, Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.

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