Mount St. Mary Academy

Please join us in giving a warm Mount welcome to the newest members of our faculty and staff! 💜

We’re so excited to have these incredible individuals join the Mount St. Mary family for the 2026-2027 school year. Each brings unique talents, experiences, and a passion for serving our students and community.

Swipe through to get to know our newest staff members! We can’t wait for you to meet them on campus.

MSM is honored to be named the Best Private School in the the Arkansas Times Best of 2026 readers' poll! ✨

This recognition marks a special milestone for our school, as it means Mount St. Mary Academy has been recognized in all four major Arkansas readers' choice polls this year, including Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Best of the Best, AY Magazine Best of Arkansas, Soirée Recommends, and now Arkansas Times Best of 2026.

While we are incredibly grateful for these honors, what matters most is what they represent: a community committed to forming young women of faith, purpose, leadership, and service. Every day, our faculty, staff, alumnae, families, and friends invest in creating an experience that empowers our students to discover their gifts, grow in confidence, and become the women God calls them to be.

If you'd like to help sustain the transformative experience our students receive each day, visit https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/adaptive-donor-form/?formId=2fe6d0b2-3ab3-4bff-a46d-e374310a0715&envid=p-hiz7iK-ObE2p32pk97kHhQ&zone=usa to learn more about supporting !

Join our team - is hiring!
🍎 9th Grade English Substitute (Full-Time: August-September)
📝 After-School Monitor (Part-Time)

Apply now! Visit the link in our bio for more information.

MSM is proud to be named "Best Private School" in this month's issue of AY Magazine! This honor reflects the commitment of our faculty and staff, the achievements of our students, and the strength of our mission.

Thank you to the entire Mount community - our families, alumnae, friends, faculty, staff, and students - for your continued support and belief in the value of an all-girls Catholic education. We are grateful to be part of a community that empowers young women to learn, lead, and thrive. 💜

MSM is proud to celebrate rising senior Stella Hicks on her acceptance into the UAMS HEALERS Summer Program this June!

Designed for high school students interested in the medical field, the Healthcare Education Active Learning Experience for Regional Scholars (HEALERS) program gives participants an inside look at careers in health care through interactive labs, seminars, and hands-on clinical experiences at UAMS.

Stella was chosen as part of a select group of rising juniors and seniors from Pulaski County to participate in this unique opportunity. Congratulations, Stella, on this incredible achievement and experience ahead! !

We are proud to announce that Olivia Kersey ’28 has been accepted into the FBI National Academy Associates Youth Leadership Program! Only 62 students are selected annually from the US and around the world to participate in the highly competitive program.

The YLP is for students who demonstrate exceptional academic performance, high levels of fitness, and dedication to their community. It is designed to build skills, resilience, and a commitment to service and social responsibility. Participants engage in intensive coursework and real-world exercises led by a team of law enforcement professionals.

“I applied to the Youth Leadership Program to challenge myself and to develop the high-level leadership skills necessary to serve my community,” Olivia said. “Finding out I was selected was a really great moment. I’m excited to meet new people from across the country and to share this experience with them.” !

We celebrated academic excellence during this year’s Underclass Awards Ceremony, where 25 scholarships totaling more than $70,000 were awarded to deserving students and dozens of additional honors recognized achievements across academics, leadership, service, clubs, organizations, and the arts.

We also celebrated two outstanding faculty and staff members: Capt. Scott Pursley, recipient of the Bailey Family Distinguished Teaching Award, and Jamie Groat, who received the inaugural Staff Award for Mercy Excellence.

Congratulations to all of our students on their hard work and accomplishments, especially this year’s scholarship recipients. We are incredibly grateful to the generous donors whose support continues to create opportunities for our Belles and invest in their futures.

On Tuesday night, Mount St. Mary Academy's 175th graduating class received their diplomas during our Commencement Ceremony surrounded by family, friends, faculty, and fellow Belles.

Mercy minded and college prepared, these 119 remarkable students were awarded more than $16 million in college scholarships, earned 659 hours of college credit, and completed 15,021 recorded service hours during their junior and senior years.

The was accepted to 100 different institutions and will attend 34 colleges across 13 states this fall, with nearly one-fourth enrolling in honors college programs.

Longtime and beloved Mount coach and teacher Mr. Tim Glancy delivered the commencement address, encouraging graduates as they begin their next chapter as women of wisdom, compassion, and integrity.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 🤍

Congratulations, Class of 2026! We cannot wait to see all you accomplish.

Congratulations to Mia Hunt ’27 for being named the winner of Arkansas’ Second District 2026 Congressional Art Competition by French Hill. 🎨✨

Mia was recognized during a reception at the Historic Arkansas Museum, and her award-winning piece, “Safe Place,” will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for the next year alongside winning artwork from congressional districts across the country.

“Mia has always been so talented, but her technical skill and conceptual ideas have grown immensely in AP Studio,” art teacher Amber Uptigrove said. “I’m so proud of her hard work this year.”

We are so proud of Mia for this incredible accomplishment and can’t wait to see all she continues to create.

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MSM is currently hiring for a Long-Term 9th Grade English Substitute (August-September 2026) and 9th Grade Theology Teacher.

Visit the link in our bio for more information!