Military vs. Public School
While also facilitating structure and discipline, military boarding schools are institutions where students are encouraged to be the best version of themselves. It’s an environment where they are educated to grow into model citizens and leaders that have acquired the necessary skills to thrive in their academic and social life. As traditional public schools are…
Read MoreCelebrate 2019 Homecoming at Massanutten Military Academy
From NFL tickets to kickball games and a food truck rodeo to a military parade, Massanutten Military Academy’s Homecoming Weekend 2019 has a little bit of everything for parents, alumni and students. And that doesn’t even include the Homecoming dance and dinner and alumni socials. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH: Homecoming kicks off on Friday with a…
Read MoreHow Leadership Development Gives Girls An Advantage
Day after day, girls are breaking out of the female stereotype that has been imposed on them for years. No longer staying at home, girls are taking more leadership roles in their lives and the workforce. Why not help by teaching them the skills they need to succeed at an early age? When it comes…
Read MoreRolling Admissions at Massanutten Military Academy
It’s not too late to enroll at Massanutten Military Academy for the 2019-2020 school year. Massanutten accepts applications to our school on a rolling basis, meaning that you do not have to wait until a new academic year to enroll your child. Rolling admission allows students to enroll at any point in the school…
Read MoreBeautification Project in Benchoff Hall Continues With Installation of MI Windows
Bill Magruder is aware of the reputation. He knows what goes through your mind when you hear the words. Military school. “Over the years, military schools in general got a reputation as a place that turned around wayward kids,” Magruder says. “People would say to a (disobedient) kid, ‘You’re going to military school.’” While he…
Read MoreCurtis Peery Named Massanutten Head PG Basketball Coach
Curtis Peery has been named Head Post Graduate Basketball Coach at Massanutten Military Academy. Peery served as the Assistant PG Coach and Director of Athletics during the 2018-2019 season. Prior to MMA, Peery served two years at Ferrum College as an Assistant Coach from 2016-2018. Peery came to Ferrum from Roanoke College, where he…
Read MoreSummer Cadets Earn Academic and JROTC Awards
Massanutten Military Academy concluded the 2019 Summer STAR Programs with an awards ceremony and parade. The “Top Cadet Award” was awarded to cadets that exhibited outstanding leadership, effort, and character in their summer program. Top Cadets by Program Academic Awards: Cadet Noronha Cadey Hilley Cadet DeCapua Cadet Johnson, W. Cadet Zahwa, S. Cadet Clark Cadet…
Read MoreCadets Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
With Massanutten being named an International Baccalaureate school, and fine tuning the honors society, Ms. Blakely, AP Government and World History Teacher, realized the need for a service activity that was more hands-on and collaborative for cadets. The IB certification and honors society require cadets to complete service hours. Also, MMA cadets are always looking…
Read MoreCadets in Colonels Camp Have Fun While Learning
Cadets in Colonels Camp have been busy with field trips, friendship making, classroom time, and so much more! Colonels Camp is part of the Summer STAR programs that Massanutten offer for grades 5-8. The program is 5-weeks camp designed to teach middle school students leadership and focus on values like Character, Leadership, Responsibility, and Service.…
Read MoreBiology Cadets Learn Through Hands-on Activity
Cadets in Mrs. Conway’s Biology class focused on energy pyramids and food webs. The cadets used water to demonstrate the energy transfer between trophic levels of an energy pyramid. Biology is just one of the courses Massanutten is offering during our Summer STAR program. For more information on the Summer STAR offerings click here. Massanutten…
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