Morgan Park Academy Open House Is Oct. 26

CHICAGO, IL -- Morgan Park Academy will host its annual high school open house at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 26. All interested students and families are welcome and encouraged to meet the admissions team, hear from current students and faculty, tour the college-like campus, and learn more about MPA’s record of educating independent thinkers and global leaders since 1873, according to a news release from the school.

The independent college preparatory school in Chicago's Beverly-Morgan Park area has students from pre-school through high school and touts its diversity, small class sizes and 1-8 teacher-student ration in its Upper School.

"We want students to leave MPA understanding that their neighborhood and their city aren't everything, that we are part of a larger world that we have a responsibility to," Head Of School Mercedes Z. Sheppard said.

MPA has 450 students with students from 80 zip codes within the city of Chicago, surrounding suburbs and Northwest Indiana. There are also 28 international students enrolled at the school.

The open house is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Call 773-881-6700 or visit www.morganparkacademy.org to RSVP.

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