On Friday, April 26, McKinney Christian Academy held their annual Senior Chapel. This specific chapel is special to honor the achievements of the senior class. The chapel began by recognizing 12 senior athletes who have decided to play at the next level. Drew Denton will be attending Oklahoma Baptist University to play football, Max Luna will be attending Texas Wesleyan University to play football, Cash Etheredge will be attending Southern Nazarene University to play football, Noah Wheeler will be attending Grove City College to play football, Allie Stephenson will be attending Doane University to play volleyball, Uriah Boutte will be attending MidAmerica Nazarene University to play basketball, Emily Barnhill will be attending Hastings College to play basketball, Ava Thompson will be attending Howard Payne University to play soccer, Connor Jarzombek will be attending Oklahoma Baptist to play baseball, Jax Marshall will be attending University Of Houston to play baseball, Jacob Dover-Smith will be attending Abilene Christian University to run track and Kaylin Starling will be attending Colorado Christian University to play volleyball.
After each of the senior athletes coaches spoke, head soccer coach Wendy McDowell presented Thompson with retiring her soccer jersey and cross country Rhett McKeller presented senior David Roller with his retired jersey.
Following, Executive Vice President of Independent Financial spoke and presented this years Female and Male Athlete of the Year. This years award winners were junior Kadence Ackmann and senior Noah Wheeler.
After honoring these students, every senior was called to the front to show which college they will be attending and what scholarships they will accept. In total, MCA’s 2024 senior class received in total of over 5 million dollars offered in scholarships and over 2 million dollars have been accepted. Afterwards, seniors Kylie Mullins, JC Harrison, Matthew Meeks, Grace Krause, and Ella Wedemeyer led the students in worship. This chapel was a great way to honor the senior class before they leave for college.