The 2024 Missouri Military Academy Winter Sports Assembly was held in Memorial Chapel on March 13. Cadets were honored for their successes in wrestling and basketball.
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The MMA young alumni survey was conducted with cadets who have graduated in the last five years. When asked the question: “What aspects of your MMA experiences positively benefited you?” most respondents — 85% — indicated that leadership training was among the most beneficial aspects.
Missouri Military Academy Cadet Zijie Zhou, a high school senior from Shenzhen, China, gained valuable hands-on experience through an internship with the Public Works Department of Mexico, Missouri, during the fall 2023 semester.
After two weeks of intense classwork and late-night study halls, Missouri Military Academy middle school cadets in the Automation and Robotics class showcased their innovation and engineering knowledge through their spring midterm projects.
The following special orders, promotions and leadership designations were announced 29 February 2024.
Missouri Military Academy Cadet Trae Griffiths ’26 from Champaign, Illinois, and Cadet Ryan Miles ’25 from Dallas, Texas, competed at the Class 1 state wrestling championship February 21-22 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri. The cadets were the first two state qualifiers from MMA since 2021. Cadet Griffiths medaled by finishing fifth in the 157-pound weight class, and Cadet Miles placed thirteenth in the 150-pound weight class.
Missouri Military Academy President Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, USA (Ret); Board of Trustees members Chris Gentry, MMA Class of 1988; and Jim Obenshain, MMA Class of 1986; and four members of the MMA leadership team recently attended the annual conference of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS). Held February 18-21, 2024, in Alexandria, Virginia, the conference brought together heads of school, deans, commandants, chief financial officers, marketing and admissions representatives, and other key staff members from 36 military schools and colleges in the United States and Canada.
Missouri Military Academy President Brigadier General Richard V. Geraci, USA (Ret) has been selected as the 2024-25 president of the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States (AMCSUS) executive committee. In this role, President Geraci is responsible for setting the Association’s priorities for the upcoming year. He leads the 9-member Executive Committee’s efforts to support the Association’s member colleges and schools and the 20,000 cadets they represent.
Missouri Military Academy (MMA) has a distinguished history of nurturing young minds by instilling discipline, leadership and a commitment to excellence. One alumnus, Rodrigo Padilla ’15, has returned to the Academy to continue this commitment to excellence — this time as an International Enrollment Counselor.
On Wednesday, February 21, qualifying new Missouri Military Academy (MMA) cadets completed the Crucible, an important rite of passage at MMA. Read about the experience here.
At the Camp Perry JROTC Regionals competition, Cadet Noah Kaheaku '26 from Walla Walla, Washington, individually placed second, earning him a spot to compete at the national level in March. In a competition against 17 other teams, MMA's team 1 finished fourth regionally and 18th nationally for Army teams, and MMA’s team 2 finished 11th regionally and 34th nationally for Army teams.
As Black History Month unfolds, cadets at Missouri Military Academy (MMA) are honoring the valuable contributions of African Americans to music, art, academics and the culinary arts. Discover how MMA cadets are learning and celebrating this month.
Two Missouri Military Academy cadets qualified for the state wrestling competition after competing at districts on February 17. Cadet Trae Griffiths ’26 placed third in the 157-pound division, and Cadet Ryan Miles ’25 placed fourth in the 150-pound division. MMA competed in the class 1 district 3 bracket.
Missouri Military Academy (MMA) band and choir competed in the 46th Military School Band & Choir Festival, held February 16-18 at Virginia Military Institute. Accompanied by Pipe Major Stuart Mackenzie, Choir Director Ted Brauker, Band Director Brad Smith and Activities Director Elliot Goodwin, the cadets performed well, earning several medals for their performances.
When approximately 150 Missouri Military Academy cadet uniforms worth more than $70,000 were affected by smoke and water as a result of the Feb. 3 fire that occurred in the apartment above Nu-Tone, the Academy’s dry-cleaning vendor, local community partners stepped up to help.
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Two Missouri Military Academy Troop 1889 scouts, Cadets Joiner and Miller, attended a weeklong scout camp at Lake of the Ozarks, where they worked on obtaining a variety of merit badges including blacksmithing, plumbing, welding, rifle and archery. The cadets were awarded at the camp for their leadership skills, receiving the titles of camp senior patrol leader and patrol leader.
Through a summer internship at the A Bar C Ranch in Hyannis, Nebraska, Cadet William Remshardt ’24 has received hands-on ranching experience. The ranch is owned by fifth-generation rancher, MMA graduate and board of trustee member Chris Gentry ’88.
From a national championship to more than $5.2 million in college scholarships offered to the Class of 2023, the 2022-23 academic year included significant achievements for the 134th Missouri Military Academy Corps of Cadets.
Missouri Military Academy conducted commandant staff training on campus June 5-9, 2023. Conducted each year to educate commandant staff on the best practices for supporting cadets and to provide key safety education and certification, the training emphasized safety, security, leadership, the Academy's mission and history, and the staff's role in implementing MMA's military educational model based on structure, self-discipline, and accountability.
Missouri Military Academy has named Elizabeth “Ranae” Clement as assistant dean for instruction and learning. Clement, an English instructor who joined the faculty of the private all-male school last fall, assumed her new duties at the end of May. She replaces Dale Land as the Academy’s assistant academic dean.
Cadet Gabriel Ontiveros, a Missouri Military Academy junior from Monterrey, Mexico, competed in the Class 2 Missouri state 2023 golf tournament at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield, Missouri, in May. Although he missed the all-state cut, he finished 20th out of approximately 80 golfers with a score of 171.