From the President At the end of May, we capped off another incredible year. The Class of 2021 was celebrated for many great accomplishments and was honored for being the 75th graduating class of Mount Dora Christian Academy. The Class of 2021 was comprised of talented students both academically and athletically. Eight graduates received the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and 35% of the graduating class earned an opportunity to continue their athletic futures by signing athletic scholarships to colleges and universities across the country. All of our Bulldogs’ athletic programs represented us well, and several programs took us deep into state tournaments--We are thrilled to be the home of the 2021 Florida High School Athletic Association 1A Track and Field boys state champions! We look forward to continued academic and athletic success in the 2021-2022 school year. On top of their academic and athletic achievements, the Class of 2021 completed 4,603 hours of community service. The spirit of service is a tremendous attribute of being a student at MDCA. It is our hope that all of our students make service to others a priority as they move into the next chapters of their lives and into the work that God calls them. We welcomed 168 new students to our beautiful 70acre campus as we opened the doors to a new school year in August. Our theme for this year is “World Changers” and aims to build upon our firm foundation of educating, equipping, and empowering our students and Children’s Home participants to be the light God has called all of us to be in this world. Last year, there was collaboration with faculty and staff to refresh the mission and vision statements for Mount Dora Christian Academy and Children’s Home. As staff and faculty returned to campus for pre-planning week, new vision and mission statements
were presented. Faculty and staff engaged in a number of activities throughout the week celebrating the newly created vision and mission statements and ended the week with a prayer walk, covering the entire campus. Faculty, staff, students, classrooms, and office areas were prayed for throughout the prayer walk and a feeling of community could be felt across the grounds of the school. Our Vision: We believe in the power of a Christ-centered community to cultivate faith-driven world changers. Our Mission: Building on our legacy of faith and service, we educate, equip, and empower our community to love God and others, pursue excellence, and impact our world. The “mission” that was established in 1945 has not changed; only the verbiage has been refreshed. We hope you will join us in our work to “Educate, Equip, and Empower” our students, families, faculty, and staff as we strive to be “World Changers” and to be the hands and feet of Jesus in all that we do both on and off-campus. In Him,
Dr. Brian A. Mast President
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