Matt Bennett '06, Presented with the Arts Alumnus of the Year (MACkie) Award

On March 23, Matt Bennett '06, was presented with the Arts Alumnus of the Year (MACkie) Award. An accomplished musician whose roots initiated here at Mount Paran, Bennett has been voted as a 2018 Pepsi Southern Original, has had Top 10 songs on iTunes in 5 countries, has had over 3 million streams on Spotify, and is a voting member of the Country Music Association (CMA). 

"It is amazing what God has blessed me with after my time at MPCS. I don’t know if the stories I’ve told in my songs have changed the world, but it has definitely changed my world...Mount Paran is forever a huge part of my life. Having spent 14 years in school there, as well as attending my siblings athletic events and arts performances and even singing for my mom’s preschool classes I will always have a strong connection. I was blessed to be a part of this great place and to have it shape me into who I am."

(Photo credit: TCPics)