Mount Vernon Academy

Mount Vernon Academy
Address
Map
525 Wooster Road

, ,
43050

United States
Coordinates40°24′52″N 82°28′9″W / 40.41444°N 82.46917°W / 40.41444; -82.46917
Information
TypePrivate, co-ed, college preparatory, boarding, Christian
MottoMens, Spiritus, Corpus. Fiat lux.
(Mind, Spirit, Body. Let there be light.)
Religious affiliation(s)Seventh-day Adventist Church
Established1893
Closed2015
Grades9-12
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Red and White  
Song"Alma Mater"
Fight song"Good Old MVA"
NicknameMVA, The Academy
Team nameEagles
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools
YearbookTreasure Chest
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150627010640/http://www.mvacademy.org:80/

Mount Vernon Academy (MVA) was a private Christian boarding high school located in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The school, founded in 1893, was the oldest operating boarding academy of the Seventh-day Adventist Church until its closing in 2015. It was a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "The second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics". Christian Science Monitor. 15 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  3. ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  4. ^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.