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![This graphic explains leadership updates at MDCA&CH in March 2026.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773079739/mdcacademyorg/b8ertmynquex8hf7qzxz/DevelopmentPressRelease.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773079739/mdcacademyorg/b8ertmynquex8hf7qzxz/DevelopmentPressRelease.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773079739/mdcacademyorg/b8ertmynquex8hf7qzxz/DevelopmentPressRelease.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773079739/mdcacademyorg/b8ertmynquex8hf7qzxz/DevelopmentPressRelease.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773079739/mdcacademyorg/b8ertmynquex8hf7qzxz/DevelopmentPressRelease.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1773079739/mdcacademyorg/b8ertmynquex8hf7qzxz/DevelopmentPressRelease.png","width":2200}])
Dr. Tony Kinkel, Vice President of Development at Mount Dora Christian Academy & Children’s Home, will be transitioning from his current role after accepting a position as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Relations at NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, Arkansas. Following Kinkel’s departure on April 18, Keith O’Neal will assume the role of Vice President of Development while continuing to serve as Head of School until that position is filled.
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![This graphic announces that MDCA is recognized as a Blue Ribbon School for 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758814532/mdcacademyorg/wzj25spumxjn7e8sks3f/BlueRibbonSchool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758814532/mdcacademyorg/wzj25spumxjn7e8sks3f/BlueRibbonSchool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758814532/mdcacademyorg/wzj25spumxjn7e8sks3f/BlueRibbonSchool.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758814532/mdcacademyorg/wzj25spumxjn7e8sks3f/BlueRibbonSchool.png","width":1080}])
Mount Dora Christian Academy is proud to announce that its Elementary School has been officially recognized as a 2025 National Blue Ribbon School, one of only 55 private schools nationwide and just three in Florida to earn this distinction.
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Mount Dora Christian Academy welcomed home Class of 2022 alumnus Reggie Virgil for a special visit that celebrated both his success and his heart for giving back.
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Mount Dora Christian Academy & Children’s Home is excited to announce the addition of Sean Algaier as the organization’s first Campus Minister and Vice President for Spiritual Life.
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MDCA celebrated the opening of the Cletus M. Stutzman Center for Education on September 10, 2025, which also marked our 80th birthday! Hear what our leadership had to say on this historic occasion and catch a glimpse of our newly renovated facility dedicated to creating faith-driven world changers.