Military School Blog

"I set the education of character and virtue at least as high among our obligations as the preparation of intellect for a lifetime of self-education." ---Josiah Bunting III This "sabbatical," gives me the gift of reflection, the luxury of staying current on national and world events, spiritual growth, and time to learn the subtlety of context. I've been paying more attention to military...

For the second consecutive year, Missouri Military Academy was awarded the National Military School Band and Choir Festival Competition's top honor - the Ronald L. Horton Award - at the 43rd annual event, held in Roswell, New Mexico in March. Twenty-one cadets traveled from MMA's campus in Mexico, Mo., for the festival competition. MMA Director of Music Freddie Lomas led the band. Originally of...

St. John's Northwestern Leadership Academies (SJNLA) announced that after an extensive search, it elected Thomas D. Stocks III to become the 17th president of the Academies effective April 1, 2019. Mr. Stocks attended Wabash College in Indiana and holds a 1975 MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. He is a highly skilled executive and private equity investor with...

Fishburne Military School, Virginia’s oldest and smallest military school, earned top honors yesterday in Virginia’s oldest and largest George Washington Birthday Celebration. The Caissons took First Place in the Military Units and Drill Teams category and also brought home the Third Place award in the category of Youth Bands. "This is always a tremendously enjoyable and...

Colonel(R) Stanley C. Preczewski, USA, Ph.D. becomes Riverside Military Academy's 10th president today. COL Preczewski previously held the title of president at Georgia Gwinnett College and replaces interim president Lieutenant Colonel(R) James G. Spivey, USA. "I am honored to be Riverside Military Academy's 10th president and excited to lead a talented team of teachers and staff to grow and...