Monterey Coast Preparatory School
The school announced its permanent closure in June 2019.
MCP began life as Empire Academy, a similarly formatted school which suddenly and unexpectedly closed its doors during the school year. Parents of students who were attending Empire banded together to form a new school, MCP becoming the result. After a brief stint in a location on Encinal street, they moved to Fern street after the discovery of mold in the previous building. Eventually, they would move to their final location, 125 Bethany Drive.
MCP Middle & High School requirements included a community service component. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, MCP students were awarded highest honors (the "Heavyweight" Award) for their donations to "Grind Out Hunger", a local program of Second Harvest Food Bank. Their 2010 contributions exceeded 20,000 pounds of food.
MCP was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
References
- ^ http://mapper.acme.com
- ^ Hanna, Carin. "Praiseworthy, Sept. 12, 2011: Preparing students for college". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ School, Monterey Coast Preparatory Middle and High. "Monterey Coast Preparatory Middle and High School". Monterey Coast Preparatory Middle and High School. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Empire Academy reborn as Monterey Coast Prep". Santa Cruz Sentinel. April 19, 2010. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ Guzman, Isaiah. "Tiny school fills the food barrels: Monterey Coast Prep tips the donation scales". Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2012.