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![Mount Dora Christian Academy to Honor Veterans With Annual Parade and Program]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1730472497/mdcacademyorg/fh7ycoudjehcqkejmkhn/7026550C-8D30-4DDC-8555-7A7390A8F4CC.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1730472497/mdcacademyorg/fh7ycoudjehcqkejmkhn/7026550C-8D30-4DDC-8555-7A7390A8F4CC.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1730472497/mdcacademyorg/fh7ycoudjehcqkejmkhn/7026550C-8D30-4DDC-8555-7A7390A8F4CC.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1730472497/mdcacademyorg/fh7ycoudjehcqkejmkhn/7026550C-8D30-4DDC-8555-7A7390A8F4CC.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1730472497/mdcacademyorg/fh7ycoudjehcqkejmkhn/7026550C-8D30-4DDC-8555-7A7390A8F4CC.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1730472497/mdcacademyorg/fh7ycoudjehcqkejmkhn/7026550C-8D30-4DDC-8555-7A7390A8F4CC.jpg","width":2200}])
Mount Dora Christian Academy is proud to announce its upcoming Veterans Day Parade and Program, dedicated to honoring and celebrating the brave men
and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. This event will take place on Friday, Nov. 8, and is open to the public.
![A New Chapter Begins: Mount Dora Christian Academy & Children’s Home Inaugurates Dr. Sam Smith as Eighth President]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1729621286/mdcacademyorg/pyhxlil2dspdy6k5ym1l/SMITH_007.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1729621286/mdcacademyorg/pyhxlil2dspdy6k5ym1l/SMITH_007.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1729621286/mdcacademyorg/pyhxlil2dspdy6k5ym1l/SMITH_007.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1729621286/mdcacademyorg/pyhxlil2dspdy6k5ym1l/SMITH_007.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1729621286/mdcacademyorg/pyhxlil2dspdy6k5ym1l/SMITH_007.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1729621286/mdcacademyorg/pyhxlil2dspdy6k5ym1l/SMITH_007.jpg","width":2200}])
On Friday, October 18, 2024, Mount Dora Christian Academy & Children’s Home celebrated a momentous occasion in its 80-year history—the formal inauguration of Dr. Sam Smith as the institution’s eighth president.
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![MDCA Celebrates the Career of Preschool Teacher Laura Sexton]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1716397563/mdcacademyorg/j5jadlorctlcy6wnmkec/SextonLaura.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1716397563/mdcacademyorg/j5jadlorctlcy6wnmkec/SextonLaura.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1716397563/mdcacademyorg/j5jadlorctlcy6wnmkec/SextonLaura.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1716397563/mdcacademyorg/j5jadlorctlcy6wnmkec/SextonLaura.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1716397563/mdcacademyorg/j5jadlorctlcy6wnmkec/SextonLaura.jpg","width":1500}])
Today, we celebrated the journey of Laura Sexton (’86) as she retires after 17 years at Mount Dora Christian Academy.
![Mount Dora Christian Academy & Children's Home Appoints New President]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717078413/mdcacademyorg/rfqjyv1flhjxsgfvvqcy/croppedHeadshot.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717078413/mdcacademyorg/rfqjyv1flhjxsgfvvqcy/croppedHeadshot.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717078413/mdcacademyorg/rfqjyv1flhjxsgfvvqcy/croppedHeadshot.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717078413/mdcacademyorg/rfqjyv1flhjxsgfvvqcy/croppedHeadshot.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717078413/mdcacademyorg/rfqjyv1flhjxsgfvvqcy/croppedHeadshot.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1717078413/mdcacademyorg/rfqjyv1flhjxsgfvvqcy/croppedHeadshot.jpg","width":2200}])
York University’s Samuel Smith to join MDCA&CH
Mount Dora, Florida: Following a nine-month nationwide search, the Board of Trustees of Mount Dora Christian Academy & Children’s Home has selected Dr. Samuel A. Smith, of York, Nebraska, as the organization’s eighth president, effective July 1.
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![Minds on fire: 4 MDCA students earn AP Seminar and Research Certificate]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1702925260/mdcacademyorg/iv6me4uwvm2trmki0qsy/2_2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1702925260/mdcacademyorg/iv6me4uwvm2trmki0qsy/2_2.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1702925260/mdcacademyorg/iv6me4uwvm2trmki0qsy/2_2.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1702925260/mdcacademyorg/iv6me4uwvm2trmki0qsy/2_2.png","width":1080}])
Four Mount Dora Christian Academy students have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate and are currently working toward completing the AP Capstone Diploma.