The MMA Eagle, April 2006 Edition

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More than 100 grandparents and cadet family members turned out for the Sunday battalion review to honor grandparents of MMA cadets at Colonels Field. The winners of the academic fourragere, pictured lower left, received their awards during the review, and the Brigadiers Middle School drill team performed after the review.

Grandparents Weekend draws large crowd More than 180 people attended the Grandparents

Weekend and Senior DinnerDance at Missouri Military Academy on Saturday, April 8, in Centennial Gymtorium. The dinner-dance was one of the highlights of a weekend in which grandparents and other relatives visited cadets on campus. A special battalion review in honor of the grandparents was held Sunday afternoon. The review recognized recipients of the Academic Four-

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ragere, and was well-attended. The review was followed by a performance of the Brigadiers Middle School precision drill team on Colonels Field. A reception for grandparents was held in Stribling Hall prior to the Sunday review. “I really enjoy Grandparents Weekend because it lets me spend time with my grandparents and it shows them how well I am doing at the school,” said one cadet junior. Lt. Col. Paul Gillette, who co-ordinated the weekend’s

activities, said he was pleased with the turnout. “I really enjoy Grandparents Weekend because I

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ously recognized in a battalion Sunday review and cadets who performed the required duties of an ambassador after the first award are invited to the banquet to be recognized for their service and commitment to the Academy. Cadet Ambassadors went to The Great Wall Chinese Buffet in Columbia, Mo., for the banquet. After the meal there was a presentation of awards to new cadet Ambassador Ribbon winners and Ambassador Club members.

get to see my family, and it means that graduation is really close,” added senior cadet Stratton King.

It was the first time the dinner and dance were combined at Centennial Gymtorium.

MMA band and color guards will be featured at Kansas City Royals baseball game in May

KANSAS CITY -- The Missouri Military Academy Marching Band, National and International color guards will perform at the Kansas City Royals versus the Cleveland Indians professional baseball game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on Tuesday, May 9. The MMA Band will play “The Star Spangled Banner” and the MMA Color Guards will

present the colors prior to game time at 7:10 p.m. Those interested in purchasing tickets to the game should send $15 in a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Col. Dana Reynard, MMA bandmaster, at 204 N. Grand Ave., Mexico, Mo. 65265; or contact Col. Reynard at 1-573-5811776, extension 431.

Cadet Carnahan, Maj. Reynard recognized The 2005-06 Cadet Ambassadors group was recognized at a banquet on Wednesday, March 8. Each year the Missouri Military Academy Admissions Department holds a banquet in which all cadets who helped recruit new cadets who enrolled during that year, or who assisted faculty members during summer camps, were honored together. The banquet has been a tradition for the cadets for many years. Each year cadets previ-

See Ambassadors on p. 2

From left, Cadet Hugh Carnahan of Nixa, Mo., and Maj. Peggy Reynard were recently recognized by Maj. Dennis Diederich, director of admissions, for their efforts in recruiting new students to attend Missouri Military Academy, and were inducted into the Ambassadors Club. (Photo by Capt. Sam Blair)

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