Mason Classical Academy

While students are enjoying a well-deserved summer break, our administrators, staff, and several faculty members are hard at work preparing for another incredible school year!

This morning, Mr. Hull took a group to tour the new Vanderbilt Campus—a wonderful reminder of what all the hard work, planning, and dedication are for. Seeing MCA’s new home come to life filled everyone with excitement and anticipation for the future! The final touches are happening this week and then it’s off to the races!

We can’t wait to everyone to see it at our Ribbon-Cutting ceremony in a few short weeks!!

According to U.S. News & World Report, Mason Classical Academy High School has been ranked in the top 2.4% of all high schools in the United States—out of 17,901 schools nationwide!

And that's not all: MCA has once again earned the distinction of being the #1 high school in Collier County!

This is an extraordinary accomplishment. Our students, faculty, staff, and families have built something truly exceptional—a school that stands among the very best in America.

We celebrate this achievement with deep gratitude and tremendous pride. Congratulations to every member of the MCA community. Your hard work, sacrifice, and commitment to excellence have made this moment possible.

Go Paladins!

Lands' End’s biggest uniform promotion of the summer is right around the corner! Now is the perfect time to stock up on uniforms for the upcoming school year while taking advantage of significant savings.

Congratulations to recent MCA graduates and accomplished student-athletes, Daniella Saadeh and Owen Mummert, who received scholarships on Monday at the 32nd Annual Florida Dairy Farmers Academic All-State Awards Banquet, presented by the FHSAA in Gainesville.

To be recognized among the top 24 student-athletes from around the state was a fitting way to complete MCA's first year as a full member of the FHSAA. Each student was selected based on academic excellence, athletic success, and service to their communities.

We wish Daniella and Owen every success as they continue to pursue excellence. Go Paladins!

MCA Graduation 2026 🎓

What a beautiful evening celebrating the Class of 2026! We extend our sincere thanks to Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins for serving as our commencement speaker. Your words of wisdom, encouragement, and challenge were both inspiring and motivating for our graduates as they prepare to embark on their next chapter.

Thank you as well to the families, friends, teachers, and administrators whose support, sacrifice, and guidance helped make this milestone possible.

And most importantly, congratulations to the Class of 2026! We are proud of all you have accomplished and excited to see where your journeys take you next. Once a Paladin, always a Paladin!

✨ MCA Class of 2026 ✨

Your journey at MCA may have ended, but the great adventure is just beginning.

We are so proud of the young men and women you have become and grateful for the mark you have left on this community. Go forward with courage, wisdom, and wonder.

Congratulations, graduates! Your next chapter awaits!

Today, MCA held its annual High School Olympiad! The day was packed with an opening ceremony, the parade of teams, a water balloon toss, dodgeball, chalk mural contests, trivia, lip-sync battles, and more.

Please take a look at the photos below — THIS is the high school experience that’s possible when phones don’t get in the way: connection, engagement, laughter, and real FUN. All too often, we see teens looking down at screens in silence, but not at MCA. You can practically hear these pictures — the cheering, teasing, laughing, and screaming. These students were having an absolute blast together.

We hope these photos make you smile the way they made us smile. And a huge thank you to the teachers who helped facilitate and participate in the beautiful chaos of today’s Olympiad. These are the kinds of memories our students will carry with them forever.

MCA 10th grader, Mia Ferranti, participation in Florida History Day, which was held May 4–5 at Tallahassee State College. We are ecstatic to share that she earned 5th place in the State of Florida in her category! This year’s National History Day theme was “Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History.” Mia chose to create an exhibit titled, “Actions Speak Louder Than Words: The Silent Sentinels”, which explored the courageous efforts of the Silent Sentinels and their pivotal role in advancing women’s suffrage in the United States.

Mia felt very confident during the interview portion of the competition and was especially encouraged to receive numerous Exemplar ratings on her adjudication sheets. We are proud and grateful that Mia represented MCA with such dignity and poise throughout the competition. This achievement reflects many months of research, writing, and preparation. Mia would like to thank Mr. Zwerneman and Miss Purcell, whose wisdom, encouragement, and guidance were instrumental throughout the entire process as she conducted her research, designed her tri-fold exhibit board, and wrote her process paper.

Congratulations, Mia! You make our whole school community so proud!