Monument Academy
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From left, principal Julie Seymour, board president Melanie Strop, previous board president Mark McWilliams and chief operations officer Christianna Herrera perform the ceremonial ribbon-cutting at a celebration of the newly completed Monument Academy East Campus in the Black Forest area of Colorado Springs on Aug. 29.
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its challenges and reflects the true testimony of the miracle that can arise from a people with a vision,” said Christianna Herrera, the academy’s chief operating officer. Since the charter school’s East Campus opened, it has been operating with in-person classes four days a week to all students across both campuses. “Our students and families really appreciate and value the in-person learning,” said Amy Torrence, communications specialist. Torrence said the middle and high school students at Monument Academy East campus rave about their beautiful new building. 96% of the inaugural freshmen have chosen to return to for their sophomore year. “Our freshman student survey results showed that students value the personal investment their teachers make, as well as feeling like they are part of a family at MA,” Torrence said. Seeing students thrive and experience the vision for the new school during a pandemic has been middle school and high school principal Julie Seymour’s favorite part of the year thus far. “We educate all students in the journey of becoming well-rounded, flourishing individuals,” Seymour said. “Our students
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