It’s that time of year; a time for reflection and excitement as our cadets prepare to leave Massanutten Military Academy and embark on their next adventure. Throughout their time at MMA, cadets have established a team-oriented mindset through athletics, learned the value of giving to others through community involvement, and prepared themselves for college through hard work and dedication to academics and leadership. While it’s time to take the next step, we must first take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of the 2016 – 2017 Corps of cadets.
Graduation Day Awards
Howard J. Benchoff Award 2017
Zijing Liu
Major Carroll R. Beahm Award 2017
Gavin Gorecki
Valedictorian 2017
Liam Wall
Salutatorian 2017
Jack Chen
Bugle Award 2017
Jack Chen
Commandant Awards
Best New Cadet
Senior – Mia Baird
Junior – Nate David
Sophomore – Desol Kim
Freshman – Logan Nunes
Eighth Grade – Abigail Asrat
Seventh Grade – Cherilyn George
Sixth Grade – Connor Hardy-Moody
Best Drilled Cadet
A – Riga Sargent
B – Zachary Taylor-Compton
Best Drilled Sword
Jessica Hirsch
Overall Best Drilled
Elijah Sampson
Commandant’s Trophy (Best Company Commander)
Jack Chen
Outstanding Officer of the Year
Gavin Gorecki
Cadet of the Year
Tingija Tao
Most Athletic Company
Alpha
Best Drilled Company
Alpha
Commandant’s Trophy (Honor Company)
Alpha
National Awards
Superior Cadet
Riga Sargent
Shaun Huang
DA Award
Tingjia Tao
Jack Chen
SAR Awards
Elijah Sampson
MOWW
Cameron Johnson
General MacArthur Leadership Award
Jessica Hirsch
DAR
Ashley Johnson
AMCSUS President’s Medal
Tingjia Tao
American Legion – Scholastic Excellence
Kayla Foley
American Legion – Military Excellence
Nathan David
American Legion – Citizenship
Gavin Gorecki
Zachary Taylor-Compton
Jessica Vieirdias
Sojourners
Jeremy Polakoff
Scottish Rites
Arianna Scott
AUSA
Kevin Zhao
MOAA
Gavin Gorecki
VA ROA
Milena Munoz
MOPH
Jack Chen
VFW
Kan Zhang
AMVETS
Trevor Gray
Daedalians
Kevin Zhang
NCOA
Joshua Kovach
TREA
Jordan Fox
Celebrate Freedom Foundation
Matthew Johnson
Congratulations to all of the graduating cadets. The Massanutten Military School faculty and staff could not be more proud of your accomplishments as a whole and we look forward to seeing what the future has in store for each of you. If your child would like to become a member of the MMA family visit www.militaryschool.com. Go Colonels!