Mingus Mountain Academy Mountain Lions Club is a student-run organization, similar to a high school student government. The MLC strengthens the normative culture goals by identifying and honoring student leaders. Mountain Lions serve as role models, representatives to the rest of the student body, and influences for modifying behavior in the normative culture. Mountain Lions are recognized as responsible members of the student body and as such, in conjunction with academy staff, are held accountable for the functioning of their peer culture. The MLC maintains a high level of structure at the Academy.