Page 12 - 2024-2025 Annual Report

MHA Community

Building Christian Community God’s continued blessings on our community.

At Mars Hill Academy, one of our core values is Our fine arts programs thrived this year, showcasing
cultivating a Christ-honoring community—and this student talents in the Christmas and Spring concerts, a
past school year offered abundant opportunities to do special Strings Orchestra concert, and the inaugural
just that. Through events that inspired joy, service, Victorian Christmas—a beautiful holiday performance
learning, and fellowship, our students, parents, hosted by the Chamber Singers. The Logic and Rhetoric
teachers, and alumni lived out what it means to walk School’s production of Hello, Dolly! brought laughter and
in faith together. delight, adding to the year’s artistic achievements.
From our annual School Beautification Day to the We also deepened ties with our alumni during
festive Homecoming Weekend and Hector the Homecoming Weekend and the fun-filled Hoops and
Highlander reveal, community spirit was on full Scoops basketball event.
display. Highlights throughout the year included The Parent-Teacher Fellowship (PTF) played a vital role
Senior Nights, the Highlander Hoedown, and in building and supporting community life—welcoming
meaningful celebrations like Reformation Day and new families and staff, hosting Chick-fil-A Mondays and
Veterans Day. Rhetoric School’s Worldview Summit trip Pizza Fridays, coordinating volunteers, and organizing
to Washington, D.C., “Technology and Media: memorable events like the Castle Skateland party, Taste
Navigating the Digital Landscape,” offered students of Mars Hill international dinner, and the Chill Out Italian
both enrichment and a chance to engage deeply with ice truck visit.
truth and tradition. Parents connected through the New Family
New this year, our seventh graders embarked on an Ambassador Program, NEXT: Rhetoric School Preview
unforgettable three-day “Innovation and Invention Day, and parenting events like Getting to the Heart of
Tour” through Michigan and Ohio. This hands-on Parenting and Andy Stapleton’s tech talk. Meanwhile, the
learning experience reinforced their Earth and Space Moms in Prayer group faithfully lifted our school in
science studies while exploring how mankind’s God- prayer, and church leaders felt the love of our
given creativity reflects our role as stewards of His community during the annual Pastor Appreciation
creation. From the Ford Rouge Factory to the Neil Breakfast. We welcomed beloved guests once again on
Armstrong Air & Space Museum, Ohio Caverns, and Grandparents Day—a highlight of every school year that
Greenfield Village, students marveled at the reflects the generational blessings we enjoy at Mars Hill.
intersection of innovation, history, and faith. Through every gathering and event, God wove our
We also gathered for cherished annual traditions, lives together in ways that shaped not just a school year
including the Highlander Heart meal-packing event, —but a vibrant Christian community rooted in truth,
the Art Show and Humanities Night, and a joyful beauty, and goodness.
Commencement ceremony, where we celebrated

12