Spring Family Weekend Schedule

NOTE: Schedule is subject to change. 

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Via Zoom, email or phone (pre-registration required; sign-up link will be shared two weeks before)
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Parent-CLA Conferences
Via Zoom, email or phone (pre-registration required; sign-up link will be shared two weeks before)
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Wallace Fry Speech Competition
Presser Performing Arts Center, 900 S. Jefferson St., Mexico, MO 65265
7:00 p.m.

The entire MMA Corps of Cadets will attend and sit together as a corps. Family and friends are welcome to attend. The competitors will be announced in early April.

Friday, April 17, 2026

Please check in at the welcome table set up in Barnard Hall atrium, beginning at 7:30 a.m., to pick up your conference schedule and your cadet’s current grade report. Cadets will not attend parent-teacher conferences. 

Epple Art Show on display
Barnard Hall
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Quartermaster Store open
Stribling Hall 
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Business offices open
Stribling Hall
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hannibal Golf Invitational, Norwoods Golf Course, 52651 Norwoods Pl, Hannibal, MO 63401
8:00 a.m. 
Parents may attend as spectators to cheer on our Colonels golf team.

Morning Classes
Barnard Hall
8:00 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. 

Parents of cadets currently attending Hart Career Center (HCC) or Presser Performing Arts may visit those locations Friday morning to meet the teacher and see what the cadets are doing in class. After a brief visit, parents will need to leave HCC (they may not stay all morning). HCC is located at 905 N Wade St., Mexico, MO. Presser is located at 900 S. Jefferson St., Mexico, MO.

If your cadet is currently taking a class at William Woods University or Westminster College, he will attend that class as regularly scheduled on Friday. Parents may not attend these college classes.

Parent Lunch (on own)
Off-Campus (check out the MightyMexMO App for local dining ideas)
11:45 a.m.
Cadets remain on campus for lunch.

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Barnard Hall (pre-registration required; sign-up link will be shared two weeks before)
12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Parent-CLA Conferences
Barracks Offices (pre-registration required; sign-up link will be shared two weeks before)
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Parents Meet-Up & Conversation Hour
Library 
4:30 p.m. 
Connect with fellow MMA family members, hear an update from President Geraci and the Parents Committee, plus meet MMA's new commandant, COL Baer.

Cadet Check-out
Barracks Offices
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. 
Parents or guardians may check cadets out for the evening. Cadets must return to campus by 9 p.m. Please check in and out with your cadet’s CLA.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Please check in at the welcome table in the Barnard Hall atrium beginning at 7:30 a.m. to pick up your conference schedule and your cadet’s current grade report. Cadets will not attend parent-teacher conferences.

Quartermaster Store Open
Canteen
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Epple Art Show on Display
Barnard Hall
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Barnard Hall (pre-registration required; sign-up link will be shared two weeks prior)
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Admissions Open House
Memorial Chapel
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

MMA admissions representatives will host an open house for prospective cadets and their families to tour campus and learn how MMA’s 360° Education helps boys and young men reach their full potential.

Current families who refer a new cadet may earn up to a $2,000 tuition discount. You do not need to attend the open house with them to receive this discount. The referred cadet must be a new inquiry, enroll at MMA and complete at least one full year for the discount to apply. Please contact Admissions for more information.

Passing Through Ceremony, Review & Award Presentations
Colonels Field 
11:00 a.m.

During the Passing Through Ceremony, new cadets who have completed Maroon Phase requirements will officially join the MMA Corps of Cadets. Family members will be invited to present the MMA hat brass their cadet has earned. The corps will march to the barracks immediately following.

Cadets may check out following the review at approximately 12:30 p.m. through their CLA in the barracks office. Authorized guardians must sign cadets out with their CLAs. Rooms and uniforms must pass inspection before departure. Overnights are approved for cadets not attending Maroon & Gold. Cadets attending Maroon & Gold must report back in uniform by 4:30 p.m.

Parent-CLA Conferences
Barracks Offices (pre-registration required; sign-up link will be shared two weeks prior)
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Maroon & Gold Prelude
Memorial Chapel
5:00 p.m.

Cadet band and choir concert open to all MMA family and friends. No charge to attend. Priority seating for Maroon & Gold Showcase sponsors.

Maroon & Gold Showcase
Centennial Gymtorium
6:00 p.m.

Join us for a special evening celebrating the talent, growth and accomplishments of our cadets.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. for a relaxed social hour featuring cadet-created visual arts, along with spotlight vocal and musical performances beginning at 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be called at 6:50 p.m. Following a banquet-style meal and desserts created by our cadets enrolled in culinary arts, enjoy an adaptation of "Dead Poets Society" by cadets enrolled in Presser Performing Arts classes and an exhibition by the Fusileers Drill Team. Cash bar available throughout the evening.

Maroon & Gold is more than a celebration. It reflects the Academy’s mission in action. Throughout the evening, you will see firsthand how MMA develops young men of character and discipline, equipping them to take command of their lives.

Cadets may attend with their families and check out with them following the event. Please complete checkout with your CLA.

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Cadets report back to CLAs
Barracks Offices
5:00 p.m.

Cadet Checkout Information

Checkouts are permitted on Friday evening from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Please check in and out with your cadet’s CLA.

On Saturday, cadets may check out after the review, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Authorized guardians must sign their cadets out with their CLAs (room and uniform must pass inspection before leaving). Those attending the Maroon & Gold Gala must report back to campus by 4:30 p.m. Saturday, then may check out again after the event. Cadets not attending Maroon & Gold may check out after the military review and awards presentation Saturday and remain off campus until 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

All cadets must return to campus and report to their CLA no later than 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Please check in and out with your cadet’s CLA.