Events Include Read Across America Day and Cereal Train for the Marietta Food Pantry
For the third consecutive year, Mount Paran Christian School hosted its “Rock Your School” event, part of a nationwide initiative sponsored by the educational group Get Your Teach On. The week was designed to bring learning to life through play and educational activities for preschool and lower school students. From February 27-March 3, MPCS teachers and students participated in activities and spirit days.
In preschool, “Candy Land” took over the MPCS Sewell Cottage, with dress-up days and special games. The preschool and transitional kindergarten students collected 175 boxes of cereal to benefit the Marietta Food Pantry. The cereal was arranged in an epic domino run down the stairs and slide of the indoor playground. The preschoolers also celebrated Read Across America Day with mystery readers and two Zoom evening story times. The rain held out long enough to allow the Fun Run in the Sewell Stadium, with all preschool children earning a gold medal for their perseverance.
Similarly, the lower school hosted a book-themed Rock Your School Week, with dress-down days, mystery readers, and special activities, such as a fifth-grade basketball tournament. The lower school domino train was estimated to have collected nearly 500 boxes of cereal for the Marietta Food Pantry. High school students and other MPCS volunteers then delivered and distributed the cereal and supplies to more than 300 families in need through a partnership with the Marietta Food Pantry. Lower school also donated gently used books for Books for Africa.
Proceeds from the Fun Run supported the Katy Rogers Scholarship Fund for Directed Studies.
About: Mount Paran Christian School, the largest private Christian school in Cobb County, is a non-denominational, college-preparatory school for students in preschool age three through grade 12. MPCS is committed to excellence in academics, award-winning arts, and championship athletics, all within a Christian environment with small class sizes. Founded in 1976, MPCS is fully accredited (SAIS/Cognia) and located near Kennesaw Mountain on a 68-acre collegiate-like campus. Providing academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment, MPCS unites with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, and walk in truth.