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Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Winner
The Administration at Merit Preparatory Academy want to congratulate Matthew Hollins for being the winner of the Springville-Mapleton Chamber of Commerce college scholarship. He plans to be an entrepeuner and is looking forward to attending Purdue University this fall.
Mitchell Schobert Receives Aspirations in Computing Award
Merit Prep Academy is home to an ever-expanding computer science program where students can progress from a simple "Hello World" program to building large software, web, and game projects. This month, we'd like to celebrate two outstanding students for their...
Your Support Made a Difference!
Merit Academy Students Have Changed a Life! Kojo from Ghana Diabetes doesn’t care where you live or respect borders. It found Kojo in a small town in Ghana and began its slow deadly work. It first started with a few of his toes losing circulation, then his foot, then...
2022 Cheer Coach of the Year
Let's give a big hand to our very own Xanthe Hardy, the 2A 2022 Cheer Coach of the Year! The following is an announcement made by the Utah Cheer Team Coaches Association... The Utah Cheer Team Coaches Association is proud to announce the 2022 Cheer Coaches of the...
Sportsmanship Video Award
Congratulations to Merit Athletics for winning the 2A Sportsmanship Video award, earning a $1,000 scholarship! Watch the award winning video below.
Merit Featured in YOUTH ENTREPRENEURS
The following article was featured in the youth entrepreneurs news letter... TEACHERS AND FRIENDS, We’re a month into our launch of Empowered and the energy and excitement have only grown. But we know that many of you are head down, plowing through to the end of...
Hacking Discord With Alex Bates
Enjoy an article from Neumont College of Computer Science about our very own Alex Bates figuring out how to get early access to the Neumont student server: https://www.neumont.edu/news-summary/hacking-discord-with-alex-bates. Cool stuff from a cool kid!...
Merit Renaissance Fair – Featured in Utah English Journal
Merit Preparatory Academy's own Emily Brown, 10th Grade English Teacher, was featured in the Utah English Journal for her article "Building a Renaissance Fair: How Project-Based Learning Helped Students Bring Shakespeare Off the Page & Into the School Community"....
My Story Matters…
On October 14th, students in Merit’s ASK Club gathered to prepare and assemble books for Navajo children who live in Monument Valley. My Story Matters is a nonprofit organization committed to capturing children’s stories and photos and helping them create a book that...
Boys Baseball Takes 2nd at State
Coaches Santiago and Bunker led our boys baseball team to a 2nd place finish at state for 2A baseball this past weekend vs. UMA Hillfield at Raptor Stadium in Ogden. The boys ended with a record of 13-4 for the season and 10-1 in region. The Knights will be sad...
Cross Country Team Dominates
The Merit Cross Country team traveled to Huntington State Park down by Price to race 3 other small schools in a quad meet. It was hot and dusty and the course was a bit longer than usual, but all the student-athletes rose to the occasion and ran hard. The boys team...
Social Studies Book Award
Congratulations to Miles Butterfield and Susanna Richardson, who were chosen for this year's Social Studies Book Award. It was difficult to choose between them because they made each other better students. They challenged each other and shared their different...
We Love Our Merit Teachers
Hey Teachers, We love you! We admire your strength! We hope your neighborhood gives you a honk when they see your sign for being a hometown hero! We understand that you care for so many great young men and young women during this time. We understand that you not only...
Merit Preparatory Academy Receives 2020 Best of Springville Award
Merit Preparatory Academy Receives 2020 Best of Springville Award Springville Award Program Honors the Achievement SPRINGVILLE April 8, 2020 -- Merit Preparatory Academy has been selected for the 2020 Best of Springville Award in the Schools category by the...
School Updates
Most Recent News is at the TopSunday, January 30th, 2022 Hello Merit Families, Covid numbers in our school community have decreased considerably over the last week. We are now well below our Covid threshold. With that in mind, we are planning to return to our...
Merit Youth Award Winner
Mayor Rick Child and the Springville City Council congratulated Susanna on being nominated for a Mayor’s Youth Award. The Mayor has asked citizens, teachers and administrators in the community to be on the look-out for students who are working hard, have...
Merit Students in CHRISTMAS PROJECT 2
Last Wednesday evening, Merit students were invited to attend a VIP showing of Christmas Project 2 at the Jordan Commons theater in Sandy, Utah. In attendance at the theater were the movie cast, directors, producers, and friends and family of the film crew. Many of...
Taru Classroom Completed!
Last year Merit Academy students and teachers raised $5000 at our schools "Meal for Mtulu" by selling meals, bread and other student-made items. That money was donated to Kenya Keys and the dollar amount was matched by an organization called “Rising Schools.” We ended...
CONGRATULATIONS MERIT ACADEMY!
In a study done by NICHE, in their "2020 BEST SCHOOLS" rankings, Merit Academy teachers were ranked #8 out of 160 teachers and the school as a whole was ranked #17 overall. Merit also received an "A+" grade for the incredible food provided at school. Merit Academy's...
Imagine Learning Beautifies Merit Academy
We would like to thank Imagine Learning for all their hard work and hours they donated to the students and faculty at Merit Academy. Thanks to their service, the courtyard has been beautified and Merit students and teachers will be able to enjoy it more fully. "We had...

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