School News
Middletown Preparatory and Fitness Academy is proud to recognize Laura Allen as its Teacher of the Year, honoring her long-standing dedication to students, families, and academic excellence.
“Middletown Preparatory and Fitness Academy’s Teacher of the Year, Ms. Allen, has teamed with MPFA parents for nine years,” said Principal Megan Gardner. She credited Ms. Allen for helping “young minds reach their full potential through rigorous academics, supporting emotional growth, structure, routines, and high expectations.”
During the 2024–2025 school year, Ms. Allen’s kindergarten students demonstrated exceptional growth, achieving 149% growth on the NWEA MAP Assessment. “We are so proud to have her as part of our team,” Gardner added.
The MPFA community congratulates Ms. Allen on this well-deserved recognition and thanks her for her continued impact on students and families.
Congratulations to all the Performance Academies Annual Statewide Spelling Bee participants and winners from last week! Below are the top three winners!
From left to right:
- 3rd place-A’vanna Jones from Trotwood Preparatory and Fitness Academy
- 2nd place-Serenity Heath from Mt. Healthy Preparatory and Fitness Academy
- 1st place-Jai’Ahnn Powell from Columbus Performance Academy
Way to go! We are so proud of you!
Performance Academies fifth graders, teachers, parents and school leaders from our schools across Ohio are having a blast this week at our annual outdoor learning experience at Camp Kern. Today we woke up to a beautiful fall morning, enjoyed French toast and bacon for breakfast, took some amazing hikes, and traveled back in time to visit a one room school house, a blacksmith shop, and more! We saw turtle shells and learned about animals in Ohio, and we got to ring the dinner bell! We had a fun lunch, played lots of games, and headed out for more hiking, canoeing, and outdoor learning experiences before heading back to our cabins!
Parents and Families:
Starting Monday, March 16 a daily “grab and go” breakfast and lunch will be available at each of our schools for your children who attend/are enrolled in our schools per the schedule below.
In addition, paper copies of online resources will be available for pickup during that time as well, along with recommendations for students to stay physically fit and active!
Please be mindful of the time window below for each individual school for breakfast/lunch “grab and go” a.m. pick up.
CPA 9:30-10:30
CPFA 10:00-11:00
EPA 9:30-10:30
HAPA 10:15-11:15
NPFA 10:00-11:00
MHPFA 10:30-11:30
MPFA 9:30-10:30
SPFA 9:30-10:30
SSPA 10:30-11:30
TPFA 10:15-11:15
ToPFA 10:30-11:30
WPFA 10:00-11:00
This year’s Top Leadership Awards were presented at the 17th Annual Performance Academies Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to this year’s recipients-Bryan Wagoner, Superintendent, Stephanie Widner, Superintendent, Donnell Drake, Superintendent/Principal South Scioto Performance Academy, and Lynn Hursey, Principal, Northland Preparatory and Fitness Academy. These school leaders led each of their buildings to new heights in the 2017-18 school year. We are so proud of each of them and can’t wait to see what they achieve this year!
Congratulations to all of our scholars for their hard work and perseverance this year! Our 6th annual scholar luncheon was a huge success, showcasing our students that were accepted into outstanding area high schools.
