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We Are Family
Termie Land & Beth Yerger
While faced with a great deal of uncertainty and multiple
challenges as we began school last August, the MRA family came
together to make this a truly successful year. The cooperation
from everyone was phenomenal and epitomizes the term
“family.” It took the entire MRA family working together to
make this year possible, and the support, resilience, and
cooperation of students, parents, faculty, and staff were outstanding.
MRA successfully completed the school year without
having to go to virtual learning and we consider that a victory!
Our faculty developed and implemented an exceptional
distance learning plan in the spring of 2020, and then followed
that up with a great year back on campus. Faced with many
challenges from teaching in face masks to providing an excellent
education for students in quarantine as well as those on campus,
the faculty rose to the occasion and ensured our students
received a quality educational experience. Not only was the
education exceptional, but it was also delivered with a personal
touch while developing strong, positive relationships which
helped students deal with the stresses of the pandemic.
Our parents partnered with MRA with the goal of keeping
us in school, and together we were successful in meeting that
important objective. We missed having parents in the buildings
but are so appreciative of all the parent volunteers who opened
car doors in the carpool line and helped make possible a great
Gardens of Madison County. This event was again professional,
fun, and successful. Many thanks to all the volunteers and
especially to Stacey Carter and Nancye Carter for their hard
work and leadership.
Our student body rose to the challenges we have faced over
the last 14 months. The Class of 2021 provided leadership by
setting a positive example and earning multiple honors and
achievements. Their ACT average was one of the highest in
school history, and they received over $6 million dollars in
scholarships. We are so proud of their accomplishments and the
example they have set for our younger students.
Athletically the 2020-21 school year was a record-setting
year. Eight state championships were won by girls’ cross country,
dance, cheer, football, boys’ basketball, archery, girls’ track, and
boy’s track. All our squads worked diligently throughout the
year and performed exceptionally well.
Campus transformations have become a trend at MRA, and
this summer was no different! We have turfed the elementary
playground and athletic practice field, added a 3rd grade
classroom, renovated the gym dressing rooms, added a state-ofthe-art
video scoreboard, and expanded and updated the
administration and high school student services office areas.
MRA’s educational philosophy is to educate our students
through a balanced approach that emphasizes academic
excellence and incorporates a number of extracurricular
opportunities that provide a well-rounded educational experience
for each child in a Christian environment. Now the largest
independent school in Mississippi, MRA continues a trend of
record enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year with a
continued commitment to outstanding student-teacher ratios.
We look forward to another outstanding year as we strive to
fulfill the mission of the school to provide a superior educational
experience while encouraging and enabling each student to
reach his or her individual potential in mind, body, and spirit.
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