| Akureyri Junior College Menntaskólinn á Akureyri Schola Akureyrensis |
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| The oldest school building, from 1904
Virðing, víðsýni, árangur
Respect, liberality, success
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| Akureyri, Iceland |
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| School type | Public Gymnasium |
| Established | 1880 |
| Headmaster | Jón Már Héðinsson |
| Key people | Sigurlaug Anna Gunnarsdóttir, vice headmistress |
| Number of students | 750 |
| Song | Skólasöngur MA |
| Newspaper | 'Muninn' |
| Yearbook | 'Carmina' |
| Website | http://www.ma.is/english |
Akureyri Junior College (Icelandic: Menntaskólinn á Akureyri) (Latin: Schola Akureyrensis) is an Icelandic gymnasium (secondary school). It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland.[1]
It is located in Akureyri, "the Capital of the North", and traces its origin back to the school in Möðruvellir in the valley of Hörgárdalur, which was founded in 1880. Some want to go further back to the ancient school in Hólar in Hjaltadalur valley, founded in the beginning of Jón Ögmundsson's episcopacy in 1130.
Today the Junior College is attended by about 700 pupils every year, and on the national day of Iceland, 17 June, approximately 120 students graduate yearly. The Junior College's headmaster is Jón Már Héðinsson. Tryggvi Gíslason (born 11 June 1938) was headmaster of Akureyri Junior College from 1973-2003. Tryggvi graduated with a mag. art. degree and taught Icelandic at the University of Bergen in Norway.
The College is based on tradition. A few of these are:
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