Recent graduate John Daly II wins PNC Championship Montverde Academy’s recent graduate, John Daly II, celebrated his first win at the PNC Championship this past Sunday. With his father by his side, John Daly Sr., they swept out the course defeating Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie by two shots during the 36-hole competition at [...]
Another big success for student-athlete Emily Santos in the Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia
Summer 2020 Tower Magazine We love bringing the Academy community news on alumni, students, faculty, staff, and parents. We welcome you to read through these pages and reminisce on great memories and accomplishments from last school year as we prepare for another. We would love to hear your feedback. You are welcome to send notes [...]
MVA Set to Reach Record with Six NBA First-Round Draft Picks On July 29, Montverde Academy could make basketball history by tying the University of Kentucky record for the most NBA draft picks in a single year with six. Cade Cunningham ('20) is far and away the favorite for the No. 1 overall pick. The [...]
Montverde Academy Sends Three Athletes to Tokyo Olympics The 2020 Tokyo Olympics kick off Friday, July 23 with three student-athletes from Montverde Academy representing their countries. Two alumni from our prestigious basketball program will be competing for their respective countries, while sophomore student Emily Santos will be swimming for Panama in her Olympic debut. “It’s [...]
Alum Reunited with Father's Vietnam Ring Found at MVA During the re-landscaping of the Dining Hall on the Montverde Academy campus, maintenance worker Mick Snider discovered a ring buried over a foot underground. The ring found its home shortly after that and belonged to none other than MVA alumnus William Daniel 'Danny' Thompson '66 whose [...]
Mia Asenjo Wins Gatorade Florida Player of the Year In its 36th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Montverde Academy’s Mia Asenjo as its 2020-21 Gatorade Florida Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Asenjo is the first Gatorade Florida Girls Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Montverde [...]
Caleb Houstan Named Florida Gatorade Player of the Year In its 36th year of honoring the nation's best high school athletes, Gatorade announced Montverde Academy's Caleb Houstan as its 2020-21 Gatorade Florida Boys Basketball Player of the Year. Houstan is the fourth Gatorade Florida Boys Basketball Player of the Year to be chosen from Montverde [...]
Students Recognized at Upper School Honors Night Our Upper School faculty welcomed students and their parents to Honors Night on May 13, to celebrate their incredible academic achievements from the 2020-21 school year. Awards were earned in English, world languages, mathematics, social studies, science, technology and computer science, and the arts. Competing academic teams including, [...]
Hats Off to MVA's Graduating Class of 2021 Montverde Academy is proud to have graduated 214 seniors during our 108th Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 15, 2021. These senior Eagles represented over 35 countries and were accepted into top-ranked schools including Boston College, Davidson College, Emory University, the University of California at Los Angeles, Georgia [...]