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Name: Missouri Military Academy |
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Extra-curricular and athletic activities keep cadets constructively engaged in and out of class. There are 11 varsity sports in the high school to include football, soccer, cross-country, swimming, basketball, wrestling, riflery, tennis, track, baseball and golf. Middle School cadets compete interscholastically in basketball, wrestling and track. Intramural sports and an equestrian program are available for boys who want a less competitive edge to athletics. The Academy believes that competitive and cultured adults are developed from young people who participate in school and community activities. The MMA Marching Band, Color Guards, and nationally-ranked Precision Drill Team have performed on the national stage during Big-12, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Cardinals and Blues games. They have been in six presidential inaugural parades, and every gubernatorial parade in Missouri since 1940. Members of the Cadet Chorus perform during Sunday vespers services and other special occasions. Art is part of the curriculum and dramatic talents are exercised in plays performed by the MMA Dramateers. |
Boy Scouts are dual-enrolled in MMA Troop 39 while they continue their membership in their local troops, allowing them to progress unhindered through the Scout program. The Academy's 218-acre wilderness area, adjacent to the main campus, includes Camp Mismilaca where Scouts have cookouts, campouts, and boating and fishing trips MMA creates leadership training opportunities within its Army JROTC program that has been an important part of the school since 1918. MMA is rated as a Honor Unit with Distinction by the Department of the US Army. This status allows MMA to nominate cadets to the US Military Academy at West Point, the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, the US Air Force Academy and the US Coast Guard Academy. Learning early how to lead others in the military and residential programs at MMA provides cadets with an advantage when they reach college and employment. |
