Return of the Farm

Watch now to learn more about our Sustainable Agriculture Program.

Featured, Academics, 150VirginiaFebruary 6, 2021

There is no “right” choice, but there are darn good ones

Dr. Hugh Meagher and alumna Alina Pankova guide Rheannon Loth on her path to Washington & Lee as a Johnson Scholar.

Featured, Academics, alumniVirginiaDecember 18, 2020afeature

In Appreciation of James Braxton: By Lindsay Barnes, Headmaster 1999-2008

Coach Braxton’s seventeen-year journey building MSA’s Mission & Athletic Program by Lindsay Barnes, MSA Headmaster, 1999-2008.

Athletics, Academics, Featured, 150VirginiaDecember 11, 2020

The Explorer

MSA’s resident explorer John Macdonald earns National Geographic Educator Certification.

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An Artist is Born

Asher Wineman’s technical abilities catch up to her creativity to deliver a masterpiece.

Featured, AcademicsVirginiaJanuary 30, 2020

Setting the Stage

Khue Pham utilizes skills gained in Fine Arts and Design/Build to a create mythical town for fall drama production.

Featured, AcademicsVirginiaNovember 22, 2019

Macdonald's Anatomy

Cara Macdonald develops Dual-Enrollment Human Anatomy and Physiology curriculum that is "Something to Talk About."

Athletics, Featured, AcademicsVirginiaNovember 15, 2019

Baccalaureate Address

Hall of Fame lacrosse coach and History Teacher of the Year Dave Riddick selected by the Class of 2019 to give Baccalaureate Address on Friday evening.

Featured, AcademicsVirginiaMay 25, 2019

Lost in Translation

Utilizing the independent study program, Simon got caught up in his passion for Latin—to the point where you could say he was “lost in translation.”

Academics, FeaturedVirginiaMay 9, 2019ssc, humanities, signature

Poetic License

Literally and figuratively, Emily’s life has been one of poetry—and MSA’s unique focus on each student’s strength has given her the poetic license to succeed.

Academics, FeaturedVirginiaApril 10, 2019ssc, humanities, signature

Building His Own Path

Sometimes the best classroom is not a classroom. Jay Drake engages both his mind and his hands in a project that will serve the school for decades to come.

Featured, Academics, 150VirginiaMarch 5, 2019ssc, signature, Land Management

America the Beautiful

Stella Ma maps out her own senior capstone project in Design/Build and produces one of the most remarkable pieces in school history.

Featured, AcademicsVirginiaMarch 2, 2019ssc, hands

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

We’re Off to See the Wizard at the Miller School of Albemarle on February 22nd through the 24th for the winter musical The Wizard of Oz. Join us for this 80th-Anniversary production of the American musical fantasy.

Featured, AcademicsVirginiaFebruary 7, 2019drama

Apothecary Now

WWOWW course goes back to MSA’s roots and pays tribute to the school’s first female student.

Featured, Academics, 150VirginiaJanuary 28, 2019wwoww, signature

A Portrait of the Scholar as a Young Man

Writing notes into the margins of books doesn’t normally make headlines, but what Tom Sun is doing goes to the heart of what MSA is about.

Academics, FeaturedVirginiaJanuary 23, 2019humanities, ssc

Ready to Make a Difference

Vivian Zhang accepted early decision to Wellesley College—the nation’s most prestigious liberal arts college for women.

Academics, FeaturedVirginiaDecember 18, 2018SSC

Risky Business

Pre-Algebra class entered into some risky business last week. In order to explore practical use of math, the class created a fictional t-shirt business and crunched the numbers to see if it would be possible to make a living off its net revenue.

Academics, FeaturedVirginiaDecember 11, 2018

The Heart of the Room

MSA sophomores use woodworking skills to serve the Virginia Association of Independent Schools.

Featured, AcademicsVirginiaDecember 5, 20182018, engineering, hands