Mountainville Academy’s board on Feb. 19 recorded a Leader in Me Legacy Award in the director’s report. The Alpine charter school had announced Feb. 2 that it received that distinction, which it called the program’s highest, at a Leader in Me symposium in Phoenix on Jan. 27–29.
Phoenix Symposium
The school said its adult lighthouse team leads went to the Phoenix symposium, heard keynote speakers, visited other Leader in Me schools, and shared work from Alpine. Staff members the school identified as Ms. Kristina and Mrs. Barnes were chosen to teach a session titled “From Hallways to Home,” on carrying the 7 Habits outside class. “We were also honored to receive the highest distinction at the symposium: becoming a Leader in Me Legacy School,” the school wrote.
Leader in Me’s site lists the Phoenix symposium for Jan. 27–29, 2026, with a later gathering in Dallas on Feb. 25–27. The school’s Feb. 2 post described the Phoenix trip as having taken place the week before.
Board Meeting Record
A written summary of the Feb. 19 meeting says the board was called to order at 7:03 p.m. Paxton Gray and Mikelle Kennedy were among those present. Alpine City Council member Chrissy Hannemann, listed as a public attendee, stayed until 7:33 p.m., and Hannah Hindi stayed until 8:45 p.m., before a closed session.
The director’s report said the school had received a Legacy Award and had entered its first VEX robotics competition, and it included updates on STEM work. Hannemann spoke about traffic around the campus and about trying short-term measures before permanent changes, the summary says. Public notices for the school’s board place its meetings at 195 S. Main St. in Alpine.
Lighthouse Standing
Mountainville’s website says the school was the first in Utah named a Leader in Me Lighthouse school, and that the 7 Habits run through its curriculum and everyday language. Another page on the site says that Lighthouse recognition made it the 14th school in the world to receive the label and the first serving kindergarten through ninth grade. The school says the program is built on leadership principles in Stephen R. Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
The same homepage says Mountainville is a STEM Platinum school and calls that label the highest designation available.
Robotics Results
On Feb. 2, the school posted that its VEX robotics teams finished sixth, eighth and 17th at a first competition, that two teams reached the finals, and that the group received the Judges Choice Award. The Feb. 19 board summary separately noted that first VEX competition alongside the Legacy Award.
