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Montverde Academy's 2008 achievements

2008-05-29 16:09:22

Below is a list of great accomplished that Montverde Academy and its students have reached in 2008 so far!

  • Montverde reached new heights in student performance and achievement with the highest percentages of students achieving honor roll status and the lowest percentages of students on academic probation.
  • The two Math A & B teams won the Lake-Sumter County Math competition defeating 11 other schools in both counties.
  • The Math team ranked 8th in the country on the American Mathematics Association national exam among 120+ schools from across the nation.
  • The Academic team won the Lake-Sumter County competition and based on a successful season, was offered the opportunity to attend the national competition in Chicago this month.
  • SAT scores improved on average by some 160 points with the implementation of an on site preparation course with 5 students achieving perfect scores in mathematics.
  • The college admission process has seen great achievements this year as we continue toward our 100% college matriculation. The quality of schools that our students are earning admission is remarkable. Students have earned in excess of 2 million in scholarships. Felecia Williams is our full time college counselor and does a wonderful job working with our seniors and their families throughout their junior and seniors years preparing for the college search process.
  • The school had its lowest faculty attrition this year at less than 2% as it strives to generate a highly qualified, diverse, experienced and well educated faculty. To date, nearly 80% of the instructional faculty have earned their graduate degrees and through professional development funding provided by the Academy, nearly 12 teachers will have earned their graduate degrees by the end of next school year further increasing the percentage of faculty who have the advanced degree.
  • The choral program was recognized with scores of excellent at several competitions and the drama program continues to produce wonderful productions for everyone to enjoy.
  • A number of campus improvements took place during the summer of 2007 to increase the beauty of the campus including the new lower school playground and fencing, safety devices on the lower school building, new flooring in the student center and administration building as well as the replacement of several air conditioning units throughout the campus. McCammack Hall was completely remodeled for girls.
  • Athletics achieved great success with winning seasons in many of the sports with the boys' soccer team heading to the state finals for the second consecutive year.

Needless to say, the school is very proud of its students and faculty for all that they have achieved throughout the school year and this list is only a small accounting of the many positive things that have happened throughout the school year.

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Posted by lina