Missouri Military Academy Alumni to Celebrate Homecoming Sept. 17-19, 2021

Missouri Military Academy Alumni to Celebrate Homecoming Sept. 17-19, 2021

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) alumni will celebrate MMA Homecoming 2021 on Sept. 17-19. Parents and other MMA community members are invited to attend to watch the current corps of cadets honor alumni with events throughout the weekend.

The weekend-long alumni celebration will kick-off on Friday, Sept. 17 with the Alumni Association Golf Tournament at the Oaks Country Club. Following a pre-game pep rally hosted by the MMA Parents Committee at 4 p.m., Colonels Soccer will take on Canton High School on MMA’s Colonels Field at 4:30 p.m. The national champion Fusileers Drill Team will perform an exhibition demonstration during half-time (approximately 5:10 p.m.) After the game, alumni and their guests will enjoy an alumni barbecue on Ewton Terrace (located on the east side of Stribling Hall).

Among Saturday’s events, the battalion/alumni review and drilldowns will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Colonels Field, and a softball game pitting alumni vs. cadets will take place on Calvert Baseball Field at 2:00 p.m. Parents, alumni and friends are invited to the game to view progress on the baseball field renovations. At 3:30 p.m., alumni may take a tour of back campus, including the Cortada Confidence Course, Flanagan Paintball Field and MMA’s rappel tower.

On Sunday, all are invited to attend the St. Louis Cardinals baseball game vs. the San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium and watch the MMA Color Guard present the colors before the first pitch. Pre-registration is required. The cost to attend is $50 per person, and includes a ticket to the game, transportation to and from the game (if desired), one Busch Stadium hotdog and soda, an MMA boxed meal for the ride home, and a commemorative t-shirt. Tickets are limited for this event.

To learn more, visit www.missourimilitaryacademy.com. Pre-registration for the Cardinals game and other special homecoming events is required.

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