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EAGLES for Life
Family. A word used by staff, students, parents, and alumni to describe Mount Paran Christian School. But how does a school become a family? What creates this unique bond between teachers and students, families and staff, and families with other families?
Written by Brenna Bitler
Out of the 98 graduating
seniors, look closely at these 16 students who have strolled the halls of MPCS since they were preschoolers. They are the children who truly have grown
up at Mount Paran Christian School. They traveled with the school from the “old” campus to the “new,” and recognize that while the buildings may have changed, the heart of MPCS never has. Senior Madeline Mulkey describes her MPCS experience: “I have always been supported by an entire community of believers at Mount Paran, not just my family. I’ve always felt at home here, which gave me the best possible learning environment. I’ve literally grown up with the people in my class, so I practically have a second family.” Another senior, Emily Cameron, shares that same sentiment when describing the school as her “second family” and the students who have been here since preschool as her “brothers and sisters.” And senior Cam Skinner explains, “Since I’ve been around some of the senior class for over 10 years, a community starts to develop, and when you have bonds like that, it can be difficult to break them.”
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WINGSPAN | Summer 2012
From the 2012 graduating class, a record 16 students began their careers at MPCS in 1998, 1999, and 2000, and have become eagles for life. Pictured back row: Austin Watt, Josh Wilson, Connor Claussen, Caroline Halpin, Anthony Reyna, Katie McCaulay, Cam Skinner, Madeline Mulkey, Rachel Athens, Tyler Crace, Jeff Pearson. Front row: Connor Elsbree, Karly Stroup, Logan Rusk, Emily Cameron, and J.T. Vinson.