Morgan Park Academy

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I was married here last year. The event coordinator was extremely helpful to my husband and myself. We had been looking for somewhere to exchange our vows within close proximity to our families, so no one would have do do a lot of traveling. We were getting to the point that we had almost lost all hope. One morning we were taking a walk and walked through the Academy grounds, I commented on how beautiful it was and my husband laughed and said wouldn’t it be funn if we got married right here. The next thing I knew he was knocking on the building door and asking to speak to someone. For a small hourly fee (we only reserved it for 2 hours, to wander and take pics), you have access to the grounds, and building you would like to use. We chose The Academy’s Ding Hall, which may now sound like much, but their Historic Alumni Hall is gorgeous. The pictures speak for themselves. 3 weeks later we were married on the steps.

A lot of people get confused when I tell them I coach at Morgan Park Academy. They confuse it with the CPS school a block away, which is understandable. Yet MPA is tucked away quietly up the hill, and features an amazing campus and ivy covered old Europe-​styled building. MPA offers probably one of the best-​looking campuses in Chicago, including having a large field for outdoor events, and a great playland for the little ones. Its three buildings and goes from the littlest tikes to the graduating senior. The educators are top notch, as you’ll relatively find MPA students among the top students in the state academically. For a small school the tecahers give you a worldly view of things… its not all just books, here… as last week we wondered when some of our basketball players were getting back from «project week» after spending some class time in Germany. Its a very safe environment with some really impressive teachers. Athletics-​wise, well the gym and other athletic fields are across the streel, also tucked away. The gym is small, but offers two actual gym’s, one small, the other not so small. The soccer and baseball fields are impressive, and there’s also talks of getting a brand new spanking gym. Sweet! Overall, MPA is a great place to coach, teach, learn, whatever.