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Four Missouri Military Academy cadets have been named to the 2021 All-Missouri Independent football team.

Middle school and high school cadets have been learning how to work with clay in Mrs. Morris's art classes. The cadets have been learning hand-building techniques as well as working in form and shape.

Missouri Military Academy is proud to announce the official election of the 2021-22 class officers. Class officers elected for grades 9-12 include a president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and representative for each class.

On Saturday, Nov. 20, 14 cadets from Missouri Military Academy’s Boy Scout Troop 1889 embarked on an epic camping trip to MisMilAca, a secluded wooded area and lake near campus.

In earth science class, Missouri Military Academy cadets cleaned up Mexico, Missouri, and learned about pollution by researching the litter they collected.

Missouri Military Academy will celebrate the Christmas story in a traditional festival of music and prose at the Academy’s 80th Evensong on Saturday evening, Dec. 11, at Mexico United Methodist Church.

The Missouri Military Academy Raiders Team put forth an impressive effort at the U.S. Army National Championships Nov. 6 – 7 in Molena, Georgia. Following the two-day competition, the MMA team ranked 19^th overall out of 30 teams, moving up one spot from last year.

Delta Company Platoon Sergeant Bryson Powell earned a 21st place medal and All-State honors at the MSHSAA State Cross Country Championships on Nov. 6. Running the 5K in 16:40, Powell, a junior from Brighton, Colorado, eclipsed his personal record for the season of 17:47 by more than a minute.

At Missouri Military Academy, cadets gain discipline and control through target shooting, and the MMA rifle marksmanship team has a long history of success. Led by coach Mike Shoemaker, the rifle team competes in high-caliber divisions, including the Junior Rifle Club Precision Distinguished Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League, a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs.

The 2021 Midwest Pipe Band Association season point standings have been tallied, and one Missouri Military Academy cadet has landed atop the list. Cadet Pipe Major and Delta Company Commander Clayton Nelson took home Champions Supreme wins in both Grade 3 Light Music and Grade 3 Piobaireachd, a reflection of his hard work and dedication to the instrument.

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) has ranked as a 2022 Best School in Niche.com’s annual ranking. Using rankings based on dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews, Niche creates profiles for schools and universities across the U.S. and assigns each institution an overall grade based on the collected data. MMA earned an A in the 2022 ranking and is ranked 5th in best boarding high schools in Missouri.

From Oct. 29-31, nearly 40 Cub Scouts flocked to Missouri Military Academy (MMA) for a Nova STEM camp. Alongside their parents, the Scouts participated in various science-, technology-, engineering- and math-related activities. Twenty MMA cadets volunteered to assist with the camp.

On Saturday, Oct. 30, each Missouri Military Academy (MMA) company designed and organized a Halloween activity for the cadets to enjoy.

Missouri Military Academy (MMA) hosted the Missouri State Raiders Championship on Saturday, October 23, 2021. A precursor to the ROTC collegiate level Ranger Competition, Raiders is a military-style competition conducted with an 8-man team. The one-day event includes a 5K road march, Raider Challenge Course, Physical Team Test (PTT), and Gauntlet Course, one-rope bridge, and obstacle course.

The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Missouri Military Academy as the E. Warner Williams Excellence in Business Award winner at the 2021 Commerce and Industry Dinner on October 26. The Academy was chosen for the Excellence in Business Award for its hard work and leadership demonstrated by staying open throughout the COVID pandemic with uninterrupted middle and high school classes and multiple summer camps. 

As 2020 comes to a close, take a look back at some of the amazing things that have happened at MMA.

On December 4, 2020, six MMA cadets were awarded glengarry caps for their achievement in the bagpipe program. 

Missouri Military Academy Colonels junior wide receiver Enrique Padron recieived all-state recognition for his performance in fall 2020. In addition to Padron’s all-state recognition, four Colonels football players were named 1st team all-district for their fall 2020 season performance. 

Middle school cadets focused on what programming is and how to take a task and break it down into pseudocode, which helps them write programs. 

In partnership with the U.S. Army’s JROTC program, Missouri Military Academy was selected to receive archery materials to add an archery program to the JROTC curriculum.  MMA aims to implement archery into the JROTC program as early as spring 2021 and as an extracurricular activity by early summer.

The pilot program, similar to a the automations and robotics course already offered to middle school cadets, will offer an advanced version of robotics lessons to the JROTC curriculum for MMA high school cadets. 

Cadets taking Mr. Morgan’s computer science course during the fall 2020 semester combined their computer and COVID-19 knowledge for their final exam. Their final instructed them to create an interactive game that features four COVID-19 safety protocols – social distancing, handwashing, testing and mask wearing.  

On Giving Tuesday — Dec. 1, 2020 – Missouri Military Academy alumni, friends, parents, faculty, and staff stepped up to show their support for the Academy and cadets. With a 43% increase in the number of donors compared to Giving Tuesday 2019, the MMA community contributed a total of $25,645 in immediate donations and annual pledges.

At the 2020 Missouri Military Academy Fall Sports Banquet on November 24, athletes in cross country, football, soccer, middle school soccer, swimming and JROTC Raiders were honored.

For Well Done Day on December 4, 2020, cadets enjoyed snacks and refreshments, and played board games, card games, athletic games and more with each other and faculty in the Centennial Gymtorium.

During Thanksgiving week, cadets participated in a series of fun competitions. Check out the results of the competition here!

Celebrating the holidays through the voices of Missouri Military Academy cadets, MMA's 79th annual Evensong will air on YouTube on Saturday, December 12 at 6:00 p.m.

Cardinals Care – the philanthropic group of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team – has awarded a $2,000 grant to Missouri Military Academy (MMA) for the purchase of an Iron Mike MP-5 Pitching Machine. This grant helps support MMA’s strategic plan to re-energize athletic programs and infrastructure, thereby improving cadet life. 

Missouri Military Academy’s Peggy Reynard has been selected as Mexico area’s 2020 Educator of the Year. During her time at MMA, she has taught keyboarding, accounting, international business, business law, global business studies, pre-algebra, algebra and geometry. She also served as the business department chair from 1996 until 2020.

During Thanksgiving 2020, Missouri Military Academy cadets will stay on campus for the Thanksgiving holiday. We thank our partner SAGE Dining for their care in preparing a Thanksgiving Day feast for them!

As 2019 draws to a close, here’s a look at our most notable stories of the year.

The Missouri Military Academy Rifle team has been qualified to compete in the JROTC Service Championships for the second consecutive year. The rifle team received the official invitation following their strong showing in the national qualifier postal.

MMA cadets raised $3,567.29 in donations for the Academy's 2019 canned food drive competition. The donations help three local organizations — the Grand Prairie Baptist Church, Faith Walk Food Pantry and the Help Center Inc. Food Pantry in Mexico, MO — support local families in need.

This year, our community raised $8,658 in immediate donations and $12,399 in additional pledges — for a total of $21,058 raised. That is more than 6 times the amount raised the previous Giving Tuesday

To help students maximize their ACT performance, MMA will host a Tutors Across America ACT Weekend Boot Camp on MMA’s campus in Mexico, Missouri, on January 24-26, 2020. The camp is open to the public, and MMA cadets are encouraged to attend

The 2019 Missouri Military Academy Fall Sports Banquet was held on October 20 in Barnard Hall to honor our football, swimming, soccer, Raiders, and Cross Country teams. #MMAproud

On November 21, 2019, a group of cadets visited the University of Missouri-Columbia for a classical music concert that featured works by Johann Sebastian Bach and Margaret Bonds. At the concert, the cadets witnessed the talents of MMA Music Instructor Freddie Lomas, and had the opportunity to meet with Conductor Dr. Paul Crabb.

‘Tis the season to reflect on the year and what we are most thankful for! At MMA, we are thankful for a strong community of parents, alumni and Academy friends who support our mission to provide the discipline, structure, accountability, leadership, and life lessons that transform young men’s lives. Read what a few MMA families are thankful for this season in regards to their cadet’s MMA education.

On November 13, a group of interested cadets enjoyed a trip to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri to enjoy a pizza dinner and a jazz concert by Pedrito Martinez Group, who is a part of the “We Always Swing” Jazz Series.

MMA parents, alumni and friends of the Academy can show their MMA pride on their Christmas trees! These beautiful, one-of-a-kind brass ornaments depict a three-dimensional image of Stribling Hall.

Celebrating the holidays through the voices of MMA cadets and faculty members, MMA's 78th Annual Evensong will be held at Mexico United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 7 at 6 p.m. Following the celebration, cadets and their families are invited back to MMA’s campus to enjoy holiday parties in each company’s recreation room.

On December 3, MMA will kick off the 2019-20 Annual Campaign — “Every Year, Every Cadet Stronger” —  on Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving where millions pay it forward to support the causes that matter to them. On Giving Tuesday, MMA is asking for your support for our cadets and the Academy. Will you make a gift or a pledge and make a positive difference?

Their third win in a row, Missouri Military Academy defeated Marion AJROTC 965 to 900 last week in the National Air Rifle League, bringing their current record to a strong 4 - 1. Next up, they will compete against Pelahatchie AJROTC from Pelahatchie, MS, who currently has a 3 - 3 record.

On Saturday, Nov. 9, Cadets Victor Patino and Ruhan Chowrira traveled to Moberly, Mo., to audition for district concert band competition, accompanied by MMA Fine Arts Department Chair Rob McGrath and Band Instructor Freddie Lomas.

In honor of Veterans Day, Missouri Military Academy thanks our faculty and staff who have served to protect and defend our country's freedoms.

The 35 members of the Class of 2017 earned an impressive $4.6 million in college scholarships.