Welcome to the new members of our faculty and staff who have joined the MPA family this year!

Ranked as one of the state's top private schools this month by Niche.com, Morgan Park Academy received similar honors from Chicago magazine, selected as the city's No. 8 private high school.

Morgan Park Academy ranks No. 5 among K-12 private schools in Illinois and No. 9 among the state’s private high schools, according to a report from the rankings and reviews website Niche.com.

Dr. Frank Burd '52 delivered the commencement address and received the Richard L. Duchossois ’40 Integrity and Values Alumni Award at Morgan Park Academy's 144th graduation exercises on June 10, 2017.

Graduating seniors and other Upper School students received a host of annual awards at Commencement and our Awards Night celebration.

We were thrilled to welcome Ekua Davis '08 back to campus to speak to graduating seniors and their families, friends, and teachers at our annual Senior Breakfast.

MPA’s varsity boys tennis team closed the spring with a strong postseason performance, with four players qualifying for IHSA Class 1A sectionals and freshman D.J. Fletcher placing among the top 32 players at the state singles finals.

We honored the best of the spring sports season with an awards banquet for Upper and Middle School teams on Friday.

Faculty, staff, and trustees gathered for our annual chairman’s dinner, celebrating retiring faculty and trustees and those marking milestone years at the Academy.

Six alumni, two coaches, and five teams have been selected from a pool of dozens of nominees for election to Morgan Park Academy's Athletic Walk of Fame and will be inducted in ceremonies at Homecoming on Sept. 23, 2017.

Students, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate retiring Middle School science teacher Thomas Malcolm and an educational career that has changed hundreds of lives over 41 years and helped define the MPA experience for generations of students.

The Upper School math team closed its first season of Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics competition with a strong showing at the state finals, placing sixth in algebra 2 and 17th in pre-calculus among more than 50 Division 1A schools.

We celebrated our wonderful parent and alumni parent volunteers, including the fourth annual Thomas Malcolm Volunteer Award winners, at our annual volunteer appreciation dinner.

Upper School students entertained a packed house at Baer Theater with our spring play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” on April 20-21.

Dr. Frank Burd '52 will deliver the commencement address and receive the Richard L. Duchossois ’40 Integrity and Values Alumni Award at Morgan Park Academy's 144th graduation exercises on June 10, 2017.

Middle School student Lauren R. is the winner of regional entrepreneurship competition Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) and was named a Saunders Scholars National Semi-Finalist Winner. 

One key part of Morgan Park Academy's global curriculum is a school-wide Global Week each March. Upper School and Middle School students and teachers 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.

Congratulations to Middle School student Daren R. who placed 1st in 4 categories in his age group in the IL Swimming Competition this past weekend!

Congratulations to the 5th grade basketball team for placing 2nd in the Mount Greenwood League Playoff Tournament! 

MPA seventh- and eighth-graders explored language and culture, community service, and environmental sustainability in trips to Costa Rica and Quebec last month.

March is Women's History Month and to honor the vital role of women in American history, students held an assembly, titled “100 years of Women.”

The 2017 Lower School Gym Show was an absolute success and such a delight to see! 

Five of our middle school students participated in MATHCOUNTS Chapter Competition February 25^th. 

On February 25th, Upper School students competed in the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics regional championship at Chicago State University.

Morgan Park Academy's WYSE (Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering) team began its postseason push with a strong performance at regionals, finishing second among schools with 1,500 or fewer students.

Junior shooting guard Isis Rodriguez scored her 1,000th career point, reaching the mark faster than any player in the history of the MPA girls' basketball program.

Middle School science teacher Thomas Malcolm announced this week that he plans to retire this June after 41 years at Morgan Park Academy, bringing to a close a teaching career that has changed hundreds of lives and helped define the experience of an MPA education for generations of students.

MPA students marked the Lunar New Year and welcomed the Year of the Rooster with a celebration of Chinese history and culture from ancient to modern times.

These printers will enhance the school’s STEM program and allow us to continue to implement science, technology, engineering, and mathematics into the curriculum. 

Before they head back for their second semester of college, seven members of the Class of 2016 joined us to talk with Upper School students about what to expect and how to succeed in college, from admissions and academics to dorm life and living away from home.