Publications

Missouri Military Academy Deputy Commandant Maj James G. Poettker ’08 was recognized during the 27th Annual U.S. Exercise Tiger Foundation “Adopt A Warrior” Program in Columbia, Missouri, where the MMA Color Guard presented the colors. 

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) celebrated its storied legacy and longstanding tradition of developing young leaders during its annual Founders’ Day observance on Friday, November 21, 2025.

We recently asked cadets, families, alumni, friends, faculty, and staff who they are most thankful at MMA and in their families. Read on to see what they said.

MMA welcomed leading financial expert Nate Geraci, president of NovaDius Wealth Management, to campus on November 5-6 to lead special sessions on financial literacy for both faculty and staff and for cadets.

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) recently dedicated the Hagar Rappel Tower Pavilion in honor of Sgt. Michael W. Hagar, USMC (1965–1971)—a soldier, leader, husband, father, and grandfather—thanks to a generous gift from the family of Cadet Raymond McDonald, Class of 2026.

Missouri Military Academy will celebrate the Christmas story in a traditional festival of music and prose at the Academy’s 84th Evensong on Saturday evening, Dec. 13, 2025, at Mexico United Methodist Church, located at 122 E. Promenade St. in Mexico, Missouri. Evensong is free and open to the public. The program begins at 6 p.m.

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) will honor veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice by conducting a military review on Tuesday, November 11, at 2:00 p.m. in MMA's Alain M. Garcia Field House. The event is open to the public, and the Academy extends a special invitation for all veterans in the area to attend.

Missouri Military Academy alumni captured the championship trophy at the 2025 Tri-Military School Alliance Shootout, held October 4 at Lake Lotawana Sportsman’s Club. The event celebrated camaraderie among MMA, Wentworth, and Kemper alumni and raised $580 to support the MMA Rifle Team.

Missouri Military Academy was proud to welcome about 35 visitors from the National Association of Counties (NACo) Rural Leaders for Economic Mobility (RLEM) Peer Exchange to our campus in September 2025.

During the 2025 Homecoming Hall of Fame and Alumni Recognition Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 27, Missouri Military Academy proudly presented the Paul Gillette Outstanding Alumni Award to Rob Farnam, Class of 1984, in recognition of his remarkable dedication, leadership, and service to the Academy and its cadets.

During the Hall of Fame and Alumni Recognition Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 27, Missouri Military Academy proudly honored Dean Davison, Class of 1978, with the 2025 Eagle Talon Award for Philanthropy in recognition of his decades of generous service, leadership, and support for the Academy.

During the 2025 Hall of Fame and Alumni Recognition Banquet on Saturday, Sept. 27, Missouri Military Academy and the Alumni Association honored Eric Martinson, Class of 1996, for his outstanding dedication, leadership, and service to the Academy and the Alumni Brotherhood.

For the sixth year in a row, Missouri Military Academy (MMA) has ranked as a 2026 Best School in Niche.com’s annual list. MMA earned an A+ in the 2026 Niche ranking and was named the #2 Best All-Boys High School in Missouri.

Read about what the MMA senior ring means to Cadet Dominic Roberts, a high school senior. Roberts will graduate with MMA's Class of 2026.

MMA will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Class of 2020 at this year’s Homecoming, Friday, September 26, through Sunday, September 28. Let's take a walk down memory lane to the 2019–2020 school year!