Our Stories
Unlocking Leadership at Summer HOBY Conference
Four MPA students were among a select group of rising juniors chosen for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Conference (HOBY), one of the nation’s premiere leadership conferences.
Global Week 2026
One key part of Morgan Park Academy's global curriculum is a school-wide Global Week each March. Students and teachers in grades 5-12 come together outside the classroom to share a broader range of learning experiences focused on language and culture, service, and sustainability. Lower School students explore the world's countries and cultures closer to home.
Students Turn Entrepreneurship into Action with Launch of Campus Coffee Shop
Upper School students in our Business Professionals of America chapter have opened the BPA Coffee Corner, the school’s first-ever coffee shop — designed, developed, and operated entirely by students.
9 Teachers Earn State Teacher of the Year Nominations
Nine of our amazing educators have been nominated for state recognition as Teachers Who Excel and Illinois Teacher of the Year.
MPA Repeats as Southland’s Top-Ranked School
Morgan Park Academy remains the top school in Chicago’s Southland area and one of the best in the state, according to an annual report from the school rankings and reviews website Niche.com. MPA was among 2.5% of schools nationwide to receive an overall grade of A+.
New Academic Resource Center Aims to Empower the Potential of Each Student
We are thrilled to officially open the Fred and Michele Montgomery Academic Resource Center, a new program and dedicated space designed to empower, promote, and maximize the potential of each student from PreK to grade 12.
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This is Student Life
We’ve got your interests covered, with even more to explore. Your MPA experience is as much about what happens outside the classroom as inside.
