Class of 2024

Congratulations to the graduating class from Missouri Military Academy's 135th Corps of Cadets!

The Class of 2024 — 37 seniors and three post-grads — has achieved 100 percent college acceptance and been offered more than $4.9 million in college scholarships. They plan to attend such schools as the University of Notre Dame, Virginia Military Institute, Loyola University Chicago, University of Missouri, Baylor University, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and the U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School. See list of graduates below. 


Class of 2024 Commencement Weekend Schedule 

Baccalaureate*
Friday, May 17 at 5 p.m.
Memorial Chapel

Senior Banquet* 
Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m.
Centennial Gymtorium

Commencement
Saturday, May 18 at 10 a.m.
Centennial Gymtorium
Click here to watch the ceremony via livestream.
Final Formation will immediately follow the commencement ceremony.

*Limited to seniors and their families only.


 

Missouri Military Academy high school seniors celebrate receiving their senior rings during Fall Family Weekend 2023

Above, members of the Class of 2024 celebrate receiving their senior rings during Fall Family Weekend 2023.


Below, the cadet's hometown/country and chosen post-graduation plan is listed after his name.

José Antonio Anguiano Ojeda
Atizapán de Zaragoza, Estado de México
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey

Braden Andrew Atterberry
Montgomery City, Missouri
Maryville University

Evan O’Neal Batson
Santa Ynez, California
Westmont College

Pablo Francisco Belmonte Gutiérrez
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México 
Iona College

Tyler Jared Bien
New London, Missouri
Ranken Technical College 

Ian Nicholas Carlson
Urbandale, Iowa
New Mexico Military Institute 

Máximo Alejandro Castillo Torres
Los Cabos, Baja California, México
Johnson County Community College

Justyn Case Daigle
Huntsville, Missouri
Central Methodist University 

Francisco José De La Maza Vejar
Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara

Nathan Christopher Dempsey
Colleyville, Texas
Baylor University

Connor Kieran Edwards
Maitland, Florida
University of North Georgia 

Aaron James Elford
Eugene, Oregon
Oregon State University 

Ky-Mani Allan Dion Erskine
Phoenix, Arizona
University of Arizona 

Nathaniel Ryan Espinoza
Miami Beach, Florida
Virginia Military Institute 

Caleb Joseph Garner
Saint Peters, Missouri
Saint Louis Community College 

Gastón Gastélum Reyes
Culiacan, Sinola, México
Universidad de Monterrey

Matthew Hale Hallam
Dallas, Texas
Oklahoma State University

Gabriel Alejandro Iglesias
Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador
University of Notre Dame

Edward Michael Keith
Peoria, Illinois
Bluegrass Community Technical College

Emiliano Loredo Valdueza
México City, México
Loyola University Chicago

Joshua Henry McCart
Overland Park, Kansas
Johnson County Community College

Andrew Lloyd McConnell
Urbandale, Iowa
Moberly Area Community College

Landon Robert Meyer
Moberly, Missouri
Central Methodist University

Michael Anthony Middleton
Overland Park, Kansas
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

Connor Donovan Moore
Mexico, Missouri 
U.S. Air Force

Juan Elías Newlands Chiriboga 
Quito, Ecuador
Volunteer work for a year

Alexander Christian Nikas
Highwood, Illinois
College of Lake County

Luis Carlos Ochoa Chaveznava
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Universidad de Monterrey

Khantushig Odbaatar
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Hult International Business School

Russell David Olson
Indianapolis, Indiana
University of Cincinnati

Gabriel Guillermo Ontiveros Breton
Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey

Paulo Pereira De Abreu Donnabella
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Florida International University

Brayden Michael Phelps
Temple, Texas
Texas A&M University

William Christopher Remshardt
Sherman, Texas
LeTourneau University

Joseph Hutson Roach
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Saint Louis University 

Bradley Gachugu Thumbi
Overland Park, Kansas
U.S. Naval Academy Preparatory School

Angelo Nestor Urdaneta Torres
Boca Raton, Florida
Pennsylvania State University 

Javari Kingston Watson
Brooklyn, New York
Jackson State University

Samuel Abraham Thomas Way
Milton, Georgia
Indiana Wesleyan University

Zijie Zhou
Shenzhen, China
University of Washington-Seattle