Colonel's Cadence Blog

Two Rifles Purchased for State-Champion Team with MMAAO Match Campaign

Support cadets at Massanutten Military Academy, a top military high school in Virginia. Help fund the rifle team today!
UPDATE (June 6, 2025): Double the donations - double the rifles. Thanks to the amazing Massanutten Military Academy Alumni community, we are purchasing two ambidextrous rifles for our team. Our hope is they will arrive on campus in time for our Skilled Rifle Camp in August.

We want to recognize each donor who made this purchase possible:

• Ron Smith (Class of 1955)
• Al Abbitt (Class of 1965)
• Massanutten Military Academy Alumni Organization:
          - Frank Campbell (Class of 2001)
          - Bruce Arnold (Class of 1976)
          - Bryan Segall (Class of 1990)
          - Zack Siegel (Class of 2015)
          - Tito Teigeiro (Class of 2010)

Stay tuned to our social media and website for updates on the rifle team's performance throughout the season! Alumni can also get updates about MMA and the Alumni Organization straight to their inbox by updating your contact information online.

If you have a project you would like to support at Massanutten, contact our Development Office by emailing development@militaryschool.com or make a donation online.

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Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, VA) - Massanutten Military Academy needs your help expanding opportunities for cadets. Our rifle team has won back-to-back state championships under the coaching of Ms. Bridget Burner and Mr. Aaron Vallejo. To try and make it a three-peat, we need your support. Many of our cadets are left-eye dominant, but currently the Academy only has one left-handed rifle. That limits the amount of time our cadets have for practice and who can compete in each meet.

That's why the Massanutten Military Academy Alumni Organization is helping coordinate a match campaign to buy a new ambidextrous rifle for our team. Our coaches have highlighted this rifle for our team, which all together is expected to cost approximately $3,000. The MMAAO graciously agreed to set up a match campaign to help with our goal. That means if we raise $1,500 through donations, they will meet that fundraising total so we can purchase the rifle before next competition season. Here is how members of the team explain that impact in their own words: 



To show your support, please make a donation to the Athletics Department or our Annual Fund with a direction to use it for the Rifle Team Fundraiser. Donations can be made online or by mailing a check to:

Massanutten Military Academy
Attn: Business Office
614 South Main Street
Woodstock, VA 22664

As you all carry MMA in your heart and mind, we hope you will consider supporting a project for our cadets. Non Nobis Solum!
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