Student Stories
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Maur Hill-Mount Academy Mock Trial Team places 28 in national tournament after winning back to back state championships
After winning back-to-back state championships, the Maur Hill mock trial team placed 28 out of 48 in the national tournament, and senior Anthony Wurtz was named a top 10 attorney in the nation. Mock trial is a high school competition in which students act as attorney’s to try a simulated civil or criminal case. They Continue reading
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Lifelong friendships? Yes, please!
When Magda and Flor found each other forty years after having studied at Maur Hill-Mount Academy, they wanted to see whether others from their class could be reached as well. After a few months, one by one, they had reached to over thirty alumni who shared the same dorms with them in 1980. It was Continue reading
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Boarding School on Weekends and Breaks?
As a boarding student, I looked forward to Saturdays. That was the only day we were allowed to leave the campus to visit downtown and have a taste of freedom. Granted, we had a ping pong table as entertainment, but even ping pong lost its allure after countless hours of play time. That was the Continue reading
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Camp St. Maur WorldWide
If you are an international student and would like to visit our campus and be part of the Maurite experience, don’t worry, we didn’t forget you! Camp St. Maur WorldWide is accepting 10 campers in its inaugural year to bring the best of both worlds together. You will improve your fluency in English during the Continue reading
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Ravens at SEEK24
Life is full of worries and concerns. Winter gets cold, bleak and lonely. Relationships are complicated. Sometimes, hope is hard to come by. As a remedy, I suggest going to a SEEK conference at the end of which your heart will burst with hope and joy. SEEK is an annual conference put together by FOCUS, Continue reading
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Thanksgiving as an MH-MA Boarder
Thanksgiving is an important and cherished holiday in the United States, typically celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a time when families and friends come together to express gratitude for the blessings in their lives and to enjoy a festive meal. While it has historical roots dating back to the early 17th Continue reading
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Math Champions!
In recent news, the students of Mr. Noll’s AP Calculus class, made up of eight seniors, took first place in the 1-2A state classification at Washburn University’s Math Day today! High schools across Kansas in classes 1-6A compete annually and MH-MA has done well for several years. Once again, the Ravens are on top. The Continue reading
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Trunk and Treat
Our boarding students are so committed to Halloween that they refused to consider trivial things such as cold and rain as obstacles to their Trunk and Treat. Take a look at how our courageous students braved the inclement weather conditions to bring the children of Atchison candy and fun. We can all learn something from Continue reading
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National Merit Scholar at MH-MA
We love featuring our school family’s accomplishments and are proud to feature one of our boarding students, Senior, Bethany Dang of Houston, TX. Bethany has been named one of the semi-finalists for the National Merit Scholarship Program, meaning she is in the top .5 percent of high school students! Bethany is working to complete the application Continue reading
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Baxter’s Poem
If you have not met our resident canine at the dorms, you should stop by to meet Baxter and give this good boy a pet. Little did we know, he is also a prolific poet. Thankfully, our AI overlords can read Baxter’s mind and shared this gem of a poem about Baxter’s life at Maur Continue reading
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