Mount Paran Christian School Celebrates With Parade,Tailgate, and Alumni Dinner
Mount Paran Christian School celebrated their 50th year with their annual 2025 Homecoming Spirit Week. With the theme of “50 Years of Film,” each day featured daily dress-up themes and activities, culminating with an all-school parade on Friday afternoon. Highlights of the parade included Shelton, the Eagle mascot; the school’s Soaring Eagle Marching Band; the 13-time State championship cheer squad and football team; various fall sports teams; homecoming court representatives; and the movies-themed high school parade floats.
Following the parade, middle and high school students participated in a pep rally to pump up the crowd for the Friday night football game. During the “Blue-Out” pre-game tailgate and Alumni Association homecoming dinner, both current MPCS families and alumni came to campus for a time of fellowship before the MPC football game. Notably, 29 of the 37 graduating classes were represented at the alumni dinner.
Alumni John Souders ‘89 made a dramatic football “fly-in” as he jumped from a helicopter landing mid-field with the game football. His grand entrance was greeted with cheering as the MPC football game was kicked off and the team took to the field against Landmark Christian School. During halftime of the game, the MPCS Alumni Association presented its annual Distinguished Alumnus of the Year award to Josh Eisenberg ‘99. Honorary Alumnus of the Year aways to Dr. David Tilley — long-time head of school, now retired. The high school homecoming court was presented, and senior Madeline Downey was chosen by her peers as this year’s homecoming queen.
As part of the week’s festivities, MPCS students from preschool through high school contributed non-perishable food items to benefit MUST Ministries as part of the school’s annual Fall Food Dive. Students in middle and high school competed to see which grade would collect the most food to benefit neighbors in need.
