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 [...]
Summer Camp Fun at MVA This year Montverde Academy was excited to welcome back a full slate of Summer Camp options. With the help of 28 volunteers, over 1,100 campers were able to experience fun on campus. MVA's General Summer Camp hosted over 700 young campers who participated in a variety of off-campus trips to [...]
Creativity with Kristy Tubbs The Arts at Montverde Academy has continued to see growth with additional courses being added to the curriculum and support for creativity in the classroom. Upper School Visual Arts teacher Mrs. Kristy Tubbs has taken this to heart and is inspiring creativity in her students. Ceiling tiles might be thought of [...]
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 [...]
New Academic Year Ushers in Fresh Courses The start of the 2021-22 school year is quickly approaching and the Montverde Academy faculty and staff are excitedly preparing for the return of our students. In the Upper School, students will have additional course offerings that cover various subjects from science and politics to music and psychology. [...]
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 [...]
John Weaver receives the Impact Influencer Award Montverde Academy's Dean of Students, Mr. John Weaver, recently received the Impact Influencer Award from D. B. Oakly, Commanding Officer, Navy Talent Acquisition Group Jacksonville. "Our education system is filled with educators and counselors who personify characteristics of exceptional leaders," said D.B. Oakley. "Trust, Passion, dedication, and knowledge [...]
The Launch Box: Cardboard Challenge The Innovation and Educational Technology Center is set to be housed in the former Rast Library where technology and STEM meet are combined with an art perspective. To kick off the Innovation and Educational Technology Center, the Advancement Office is hosting a Cardboard Challenge to test our community's ability to [...]
Kurt Schindele Receives the 2021 Chief Charles Broadway Leadership Award On June 10, the Clermont Police Department awarded Clermont Battalion's Chief Petty Officer and Montverde Academy rising senior, Kurt Schindele the 2021 Chief Charles Broadway Leadership Award. The recipient of this award must demonstrate characteristics in line with Clermont Chief Broadway's ethics, drive for leadership, [...]
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 [...]