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
Winter 2026 MVA Alumni Letter
February 18, 2026
Greetings MVA Alumni,
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 1941, 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! Join us for a variety of events including Friday vespers at 6:00 P.M. with dinner and music at 7:15 P.M. Alumni Sabbath opens at 9:00 A.M. with registration, breakfast, “MVA Today,” and the “Main Session.” Lunch will be provided afterwards! A short vespers & traditional alumni basketball game against the current MVA Mustang team will take place @7:30 P.M. in the gym. Bring your winning pair of gym shoes!
Friday Evening Guest Musician & Guest Speaker-4/10/26
Sam Ocampo, ’76 will be putting on an amazing piano concert! Sam has worked with some of the world’s greatest musicians including composer-arrangers Patrick Williams, Gordon Goodwin, Lee Holdridge & Michael Omartian; recording artists Peter Erskine, Chuck Berghofer, Randy Waldman, Take 6 and many others!
Kirstin Bolander-Rich, ’81 will be our Friday evening guest speaker! Kirstin loves her friends of all ages and from all stages of her life. She and her husband, Stuart, have lived in Washington state for almost 30 years where they raised their two sons. They currently live in Port Angeles in between the Olympic mountains and the Salish Sea. Last year they were delighted to be promoted to GRANDparents. When she’s not working at her “encore job” as a part-time bank teller, you’ll find her curled up with a book, exchanging postcards around the world via Postcrossing, taking a walk with rescue pup Doodlebug, or catching up with family and friends. She is still trying to wrap her mind around the fact that 1981 and 2026 are as far apart as 1981 and 1936.
MVA Alumni Day Guest Speaker-4/11/26
Edwin Perla, ‘91 is a proud graduate of Miramonte Christian School, Mountain View Academy and Pacific Union College, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theology. He is currently completing his Master’s in Theological Studies at the La Sierra University School of Divinity.
Edwin has a heart for communication and building meaningful connections with people. He enjoys singing, traveling, and engaging with diverse communities. Deeply passionate about sharing Jesus Christ, His love, and the hope of salvation, he is especially committed to serving and uplifting the Latino immigrant community in the Bay Area through faith, compassion, and outreach.
Hotel Accommodations
Residence Inn Los Altos: 4460 El Camino Real Los Altos, CA is offering MVA a group rate of $129.00 per night, which includes upgraded Wi-Fi, free breakfast & parking. (They also are offering a couple of other options.) They will hold 10 rooms at this rate until March 20, 2026. Don’t delay, book today!
https://app.marriott.com/reslink?id=1768445174672&key=GRP&app=resvlink
We invite you to make a heartfelt contribution towards projects that will significantly amplify students’ learning and the Academy’s landscape aesthetics. Current projects:
Gym Redwood Siding: $15,000
School Security Project-Fencing & Cameras: $50,000
Cafeteria Renovation $75,000
Worthy Student: The sky’s the limit!
Streamlined donations can be made through our website at: https://factsmgtadmin.com/give/appeal/ekdtSKbzS (Please be sure to specify which project you are donating towards.)
A couple of other donation options are:
Mail to: Mountain View Academy 360 S. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94041
Zelle via E-mail to: businessoffice@mountainviewacademy.org
We will be livestreaming Alumni Weekend-Be sure to check our website (mountainviewacademy.org) or MVA’s Facebook group page (Mountain View Academy Alumni) a few days prior to our alumni event for the link.
In closing, I want to thank each alumni that has contributed financially and of their time to MVA over the years. We also say thank you to our prayer warriors. Again, thank you for making a difference in our beloved MVA-We greatly appreciate each one of you!
Looking forward to seeing many of you at 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 $140,000).
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.