Montverde Academy released their fourth quarter Honor Roll recognitions and 91 upper school SIMA student-athletes made the list with over half in top academic standing. With grade point averages (GPAs) above 3.9 (Summa Cum Laude), 3.7 (Magna Cum Laude) and 3.5 (Cum Laude), SIMA student-athletes are working even harder in the classroom.

A dedication to one’s studies is critical in the SIMA program and the emphasis on being a student first, athlete second, is the pillar of growth and development for Head Coach and SIMA Director Mike Potempa.

Developing effective work and study habits while in the SIMA program will help each student-athlete once they graduate from Montverde Academy and pursue their passions at the collegiate or professional levels. These habits help when balancing all aspects of life from academics to athletics and beyond.

Coach Potempa hopes that each SIMA student-athlete will develop more than elite soccer skills while at the Academy, but also life skills and academic knowledge that will make them better people and better citizens. No one does it better than recent SIMA graduate Bernardo Gracindo ’19 who finished his final academic quarter at MVA this spring with the highest GPA in the SIMA program with a 4.6, having earned him Male Scholar Athlete of the Year in May.

The SIMA program is proud to announce all of our student-athletes who have dedicated themselves to their studies to find success in the classroom. Below are all of the SIMA student-athletes who have received Academic Honor Roll recognition for the fourth quarter.