MVA Alumni Association
Welcome to the MVA Alumni Association
The foundation of our alumni is traced back to the first graduating class in 1923, which had a total of 7 graduates. Since then, over 1400 students have earned a diploma from MVA, with an impressive 98% of graduates being accepted at colleges and universities throughout the United States and abroad. When visiting our school campus, please visit our Chapel to view the class photos dating back to 1923.
On this page, information will be posted on homecoming events and more. Please, join us on the MVA Alumni Facebook page and connect with classmates or former staff members. Also, please help us keep your contact information updated by filling out the contact information form.
If you have any questions or information to pass along, please email our MVA Alumni President, Rose Ecklund-Shimizu at: alumni@mountainviewacademy.org, or please join us on our MVA Facebook Page.
A Word from our Alumni President
Fall 2025 MVA Alumni Letter
Fall Greetings MVA Alumni & Friends,
Alumni & Friends, you are truly amazing-In just two months, you donated over $18,000 towards the band room make over! A big THANK YOU to those that donated and a special thank you to the following individuals: Monica Swirdoff-Foulston, ‘81 for donating a lovely piece of artwork to help incentivize this fundraiser! Camacho family for donating their time and labor to paint! Sharon Ecklund-Fox, ’81 for donating her time to orchestrate ordering just the right decor and to decorate! Sharon’s husband, Carl, and Hideo Shimizu for their time in assembling all the furniture! Mr. Andres, Orson Chung, Eric & Giancarlo Vasquez for moving band equipment multiple times. Again, thank you all for making the band room a new bright spot on campus! (More before & after photos on the MVA alumni Facebook page.)
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Alumni weekend taking place on Friday, April 10th and Saturday, April 11th. We will be honoring the classes of 1946, 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 & 2021. Honor class or not, you are all invited to attend! Friday evening vespers begins at 6:15 with a light dinner, followed by traditional vespers at 7:15 P.M. Alumni Sabbath will begin at 9:00 A.M. with registration and a continental breakfast, followed by “MVA Today” and the “Main Session”-A program you won’t want to miss! Lunch will be provided afterwards! A short vespers & traditional alumni basketball game against the current MVA Mustang team will take place at 7:30 P.M. in the gym.
We invite you to make a heartfelt contribution towards projects that will significantly amplify students’ learning and the Academy’s landscape aesthetics.
Current projects:
Alumni Weekend: $3,000 Gym Redwood Siding: $16,000 Fence: $50,000
For those of you who would like to donate to MVA, streamlined donations can be made through our website at: https://mountainviewacademy.factsmgtadmin.com/give/ Or simply mail to: Mountain View Academy 360 S. Shoreline Blvd Mountain View, CA 94041
In Memory…
-Wynona “Rae” Morehead, beloved wife of the late & former MVA teacher, Mr. Jim Morehead, passed way on September 19,2025. She is survived by her alumni children David, ’77 and Danette, ’79-Condolences to the family.
Stay in the know…
-Joli Weber, ’18 has followed in her maternal great Grandmother Grace’s footsteps of graduating from PUC as an SDA elementary teacher. Grace also graduated from Miramonte & MVA. Joli’s maternal Grandmother Mae taught at PUC’s Nursing School after graduating from Miramonte & MVA. Congratulations, Joli as you begin your teaching career (at Miramonte)!
-Camba sisters, Elizabeth,’13, Michelle, ‘15, and Rebecca, ‘19, all got engaged between November 2024 and August 2025-Congratulations!
Looking forward to seeing many of you at our 2026 alumni weekend!
Warm regards,
Rose Ecklund-Shimizu ’82
MVA Alumni President
Alumni Weekend
April 10, 2026 - 6:15 p.m. - Vespers & Light Dinner
April 11, 2026 - 9:00 a.m. - Alumni Day
9:00 a.m. - Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:45 a.m. - MVA Today
10:45 a.m. - Main Service Begins, Lunch Following
7:30 p.m. - Alumni vs Mustangs Basketball Game
ALL ALUMNI WELCOME!
Click below for YouTube video from Alumni Weekend 2025:
Alumni Information
ALUMNI PRESIDENT
Rose Ecklund-Shimizu, ’82
Email: alumni@mountainviewacademy.org
“To you, our extended MVA family, and friends, it is my privilege to get to know you better this coming year. To keep in touch, I will be keeping you informed of all the upcoming alumni events at MVA so you can choose to volunteer or contribute in a meaningful way in 2021-2022 to your alma mater. Please mark your calendars for next year’s alumni celebration- April 9, 2022! Let’s make sure to have lots of fun on this journey.”
ALUMNI COMMUNICATIONS
Seasonal Alumni Newsletter. Be sure we have your current address and email.
Follow our “Mountain View Academy Alumni” page on Facebook for a great source of timely announcements and great memories.
ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS
The MVA Alumni Association is in need of volunteers to help maintain the Alumni database, and social media page and assist in the creation of the Alumni Newsletter.
If you are able to volunteer your time, please contact the MVA Alumni President. Email: alumni@mountainviewacademy.org
Alumni Giving
Mountain View Academy wouldn’t exist without support from Alumni. Your financial donations to MVA help many students receive a quality Christian education that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to experience. Furthermore, these donations have helped in campus improvements.
Here are some ways MVA Alumni can give:
Through consistent, regular gifts to the Worthy Student Fund.
Through large gifts (including stocks) to our invested Endowment Fund.
By gifts of equipment.
By participating with meaningful gifts to our Capital Improvement Fund and specific projects, such as our Mustang Campaign (Goal of $85,000).
Our alumni website is a simple channel for giving monetary gifts. For large donations, we highly encourage donations by check to our MVA Office to easily receive tax-deductible donation receipts. Feel free to contact the MVA Office at 650-967-2324 or mvaoffice@mountainviewacademy.org, for details.