august 2014 -- missouri military academy summer camp yearbook

MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP YEARBOOK1

Andrew Arnold Winona, MinnesotaErik Asbjornson

Tulsa, OklahomaNolan Ross Borgsmiller

Chesterfield, MissouriZeth Colin

Hazelwood, MissouriThomas Brian Dean

East Hampton, New York

Tristan DeWeese Union, Missouri

Noah Edmisson Danville, Iowa

Christian Mason Ell Columbia, Missouri

Noah Morgan Gaffer Pemberton, MinnesotaChristopher Greene

Atlanta, Georgia

Kevin Andrew Heiniger Colorado Springs, Colorado

Nathaniel Ray Hill Morrilton, Arkansas

Liam Holland Mayer, Minnesota

Chase Tanner Johnson Tyler, Texas

Hamilton Johnston Lakeville, Minnesota

Wade Kelly Lueckenotte Lohman, Missouri

Eric Mahn Pevely, Missouri

Nathan Corbin McGhee Blue Springs, Missouri

2014MMA Summer School

SUMMER ACADEMY

WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM

The MMA Admissions Department hosted an ice cream social

in the mess hall July 16.LEFT Christopher Greene finishes

his bowl of ice cream July 16. MIDDLE Zeth Colin, Erik Asbjornson and

Nathan McGhee pose for the camera. RIGHT MAJ Mike Pemberton and his

Biology I students stop at Central Dairy during a field trip to Jefferson City on July 1.

PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS

MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY SUMMER ACADEMY YEARBOOK 2

Conner Morgan Osage Beach, MissouriWilliam Alfred Morgan Osage Beach, MissouriChristopher Nickolaus Jefferson City, MissouriGabriel Bryce Noll New Cambria, MissouriJacob Ornstein Monument, ColoradoDylan Nicholas Orten Columbia, MissouriRobert James Pryor Essex Fells, New JerseyMiguel David Ramos Nuevo Leon, MexicoNathan Reid Keller, TexasJonathan Rodeghero O’Fallon, Missouri

Alexander Joseph Seibert Mexico, MissouriMatthew David Seibert Mexico, MissouriMichael Joseph Settle Wildwood, Missouri

Seth Ryan Stewart Kansas City, MissouriNikolas Dalton Stuckey Jasper, IndianaTyler Noel Thomas Marshfield, Missouri

Franklin Union Austin, TexasIsaac Waites Marble Hill, MissouriAndrey William Wilke Warrenton, Missouri

CLASS ASSIGNMENTSALGEBRA I, MAJ ANANTA KHANAL Andrew Arnold, Christian Ell, Chase Johnson, Gabriel Noll, Seth Stewart, Andrey WilkeALGEBRA II, MAJ ANANTA KHANAL Nolan Borgsmiller, Dylan OrtenBIOLOGY I, MAJ MIKE PEMBERTON Christian Ell, Nathaniel Hill, Hamilton Johnston, Alexander Seibert, Seth Stewart, Andrey WilkeCHEMISTRY, LT MARCOS BENAVIDES Richard Pryor, Wade Lueckenotte, Dean ThomasENGLISH I, LT JACK HILL Andrew Arnold, Noah Gaffer, Nathaniel Hill, Chase Johnson, Hamilton Johnston, Gabriel NollENGLISH II, LT JACK HILL Thomas Dean, Dylan OrtenGEOMETRY, MAJ EDSEL BAKER Noah Gaffer, William MorganINTEGRATED STUDIES, CPT KEITH MORGAN Liam Holland, Conner Morgan, Christopher Nickolaus, Nathan Reid, Jonathan Rodeghero, Matthew Seibert, Michael Settle, Nikolas Stuckey, Tyler Thomas, Franklin Union, Isaac WaitesINTEGRATED STUDIES, CPT ERIC REYNOLDS Erik Asbjornson, Zeth Colin, Tristan DeWeese, Noah Edmisson, Christopher Greene, Kevin Heiniger, Eric Mahn, Nathan McGhee, Jacob Ornstein, Miguel Ramos


The Integrated Studies course melds several subject areas and helps students develop and enhance their reading, writing, math and study skills.Classroom objectives included creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, cosmopolitanism, information literacy and problem solving. Discussion topics throughout the four-

from the teacher’s desk:

CPT KEITH MORGAN’S INTEGRATED STUDIES

SAMPLE QUIZ QUESTIONSWhat number is 25% of 30?On a road map, the scale indicates that 1 centimeter = 60 miles. If the measured distance between two cities on the map is 6.7 cm, how many miles apart are they?What number is 38% of 56?Suppose a truck travels at 55 MPH. How many miles will it travel in 8 hours?5/7 is what percent of 11/12?A recipe calls for 3 cups of milk for 8 servings. How many cups of milk are needed to make 6 servings?

week course included basic research methods, life-planning and goal-setting. Students viewed films including “Cosmos” by Brian Greene and “Guns, Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond. Students also wrote short argumentative essays and three two-page research papers.During the mathematics session, students completed the Saddleback Community College pre-algebra course entitled Algebra2Go. Mathematic concepts included: fractions, percentages, decimal quantities, simplifying expressions, circumference, volume, perimeter, area and the applications of proportions.

I think global warming is occurring right now. ... The ozone layer is disappearing. The polar ice caps are melting, making the water levels around the world rise. Plus, glaciers around the world are also melting slowly but eventually they will all disappear. Species in the polar regions will have to migrate somewhere else. Finally, more carbon dioxide is being produced than can be taken out of the atmosphere. JONATHAN ANDREW RODEGHERO

I think that global warming is occurring. I think that because I can already feel the world getting hotter and feeling a little bit warmer. Also, another reason why I think global warming is going on is because people are making way too much pollution. The pollution rate is going up really high and the world is actually suffering because of all of the pollution. FRANKLIN UNION

I believe global warming is occurring ... because the temperature of the Earth seems to be rising every year. One of the reasons the temperature could be rising is the amount of gasses in the Earth’s atmosphere [which] get trapped, which causes the greenhouse effect. That is the reason I think global warming is occurring. NIKOLAS STUCKEY

I think that global warming is happening right now because our states are getting hotter every year by a few degrees. Also, [there are] more forest fires every day across the entire world due to global warming. I think that we need to fight global warming because then the whole world would get too hot and we would all slowly die a painful death. NATHAN REID

I think that global warming is affecting our world majorly. In no time flat there won’t be any glaciers, and there will be flooding because of that. Global warming could be too hot for the plants and animals, causing the food pyramid to collapse, meaning humans will have a high chance of extinction. CONNER MORGAN

My position on climate change is it is happening. It’s really hot then really cold, or its really cold then gets really hot. For example, this year it was really cold. We had thirteen snow days and now it’s really hot and humid. In Antarctica the same thing is happening there. This same thing is happening all around the world. But in the arctic it’s the worst. Glaciers are melting and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. Pretty soon there won’t be any left. That’s why I think climate change is occurring. … The things I know about global warming are small. But then again, I’m still young. But what I do know makes me wonder if we can stop it. MICHAEL SETTLE

There are effects of global warming, like forest fires, hurricanes and dry ground. They are terrible things that happen to our world. The wildfires and the other stuff like that can be easily destroyed. [By] the time the ozone disappears, the whole world will be gone. It would be terrible [if all of us] disintegrate into ashes. TYLER THOMAS

I think global warming is occurring because of the ozone layer. The ozone layer is being destroyed. Without the ozone layer, we wouldn’t exist. The ozone layer protects us from the sun’s harmful and powerful rays. The ozone layer is being destroyed by people. The people of the world are killing the ozone. The cars and things that have an engine affect the ozone layer. Our exhaust and the gasses that release from some things on the Earth affect the ozone. That’s why I think global warming is occurring. ISAAC WAITES

THE WAY I SEE ITstudents write essays on global warming

LEFT PAGE Summer Academy instructors MAJ Mike Pemberton, CPT Keith Morgan, MAJ Edsel Baker and LT Marcos Benavides attend the graduation ceremony on July 18. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS


The Integrated Studies course melds several subject areas and helps students develop and enhance their reading, writing, math and study skills.CPT Eric Reynolds’ Integrated Studies course focused on a theme of “Who Am I?” and asked students to discuss a daily quote and participate in Socratic Seminars.

INTEGRATED STUDIESstudents explore the

question WHO AM I? in CPT Eric Reynolds’

Students dissected words using background knowledge, prefixes and suffixes. They discussed the difference between truth and myth, fact and fiction.Reynolds encouraged goal-setting, critical thinking, creative writing and effective study strategies. Students used Cornell Notes throughout the course, focusing on main ideas, repeated concepts, formulas, summaries and key words. Students also discussed research methods such as EBSCOhost and Noodle Tools.

Students viewed several films, including “Guns, Germs and Steel” by Jared Diamond and “Kingdom of Heaven.”Topics of discussion during the history unit included anthropology, the evolution of man, the discoveries of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, World War I, the Crusades and the Protestant Reformation.The math unit covered fractions, the distributive property, the commutative property, the associative property, area, volume and the PEMDAS order of operations.

STUDENT PROSE POEMS: WHO AM I?Erik. Impatient, crazy, tall, annoying. Son of Scott. Lover of girls, electronics and my family. Who feels happy when school ends, proud when I get good grades, and excited when I get on a roller coaster. ERIK ASBJORNSONKevin. Loving, brave. Brother of Kelly. Who loves animals and the beauty of God’s Earth. Who feels adventurous when hiking and camping. Who fears jumping off a building without a parachute. Resident of this mysterious universe. Heiniger. I am a lover of nature. The one who is there for a wounded animal of God. The one who is caring. This person is me. This person is brave and strong and outgoing. This person is me. KEVIN HEINIGER

Integrated Studies students pose in the mess hall.

ONE Eric Mahn. TWO Noah Edmisson.

THREE Miguel Ramos. FOUR Kevin Heiniger.

FIVE CPT Eric Reynolds and Erik Asbjornson.

SIX Zeth Colin.


FUN FACTS FROM INTEGRATED STUDIESThe human brain has more than doubled in size over two million years. The human population reached one million in 10,000 BCE. Pheidippides was the first person to ever run a marathon. ERIK ASBJORNSONModern-day France was once frozen. During the last ice age, a third of the world froze. The Incas thought the Spaniards were gods. Helen of Troy is known as the face that launched a thousand ships. ERIC MAHNWorld War I began in 1914. Chlorine gas use during WWI killed 5,000 men in 15 minutes. MIGUEL RAMOS

WHAT IS A LEADER?A leader is a person in charge. The one to look up to. The person who has a ton of stress. The one who took up the challenge. This is what a leader is. KEVIN HEINIGERA leader is not only a person that leads people or groups, because there are many leaders that don’t know how to lead. First of all, a leader doesn’t ever ask someone to do something that he doesn’t even know how to do. Because that would be a bad and mean leader. MIGUEL RAMOS

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS?Get all As. Practice basketball. Read a book in one day. Clean my whole house without help. Make my parents breakfast every day for a week. I would love to be a veterinarian and save animals and just have fun with animals because I love animals. NOAH EDMISSONGraduate MMA. Pass and don’t ruffle any feathers. Pass with an A- at least. Pay attention! Win paintball. Keep my room clean. Pick up after myself. Finish “The Last Hero.” Read as much as I can. ERIC MAHN


WHO AM I? AN ESSAY BY ZETH COLINSo, who am I? I did not know when at first I got here at MMA. It took me a while to find out. But eventually I found out, although it was kind of hard at some times. At night, during taps, I would lie in bed and think about my day. CPT Reynolds would often say, “Who are you?” and during class I would think about it, but not very well. It was at night when I would think about that question. During summer school we wrote a poem about “Who Am I.”What I wrote was: I am Zeth Colin… What does that mean? I am a knight fighting for what is right. I am a Navy SEAL working for peace. I am loving. I care for nature. I can be strong as diamond yet brittle as a vase. I care for others and their needs.Yet as Summer Academy comes to an end, I have realized way more about who I am and what I can be. CPT Reynolds would always have a “Thought of the Day.”There was one that said, “Look at a man the way that he is, he only becomes worse. But, look at him as if he were what he could be, and then he becomes what he should be.”This quote brought a lot of thoughts to my mind about were my place on this Earth is. There was another quote that brought up a ton of questions about me that I did not even have an answer to. “If you really do put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.”This would probably be my favorite quote of all time, just because it brought a lot of questions to mind about me.So, back to the main question of “Who Am I?” I am Zeth Colin. I am the son of Ivonne Colin and Francisco Bueno. I am a smart kid that has his bad moments just like any other kid. I am a knight will to fight for his kingdom. I am a Navy SEAL fighting for peace. I am strong as steel yet fragile as a vase. I am loving. I care for nature. I am Zeth Colin.


REACH FORLT Marcos Benavides’ Summer Academy students explore Ideal Gas Law, designing and building rockets which

IN-CLASS EXPERIMENTSLT Marcos Benavides’ Chemistry students conducted several in-class labs throughout the four-week Summer Academy.Using only a plastic bag, water and an antacid tablet, students designed their own experiment procedures to test Lavoisier’s Law of Conservation of Mass. To further their understanding of exothermic and endothermic reactions, students combined calcium chloride and sodium bicarbonate in a plastic bag.Students explored Boyle’s Law in the Lab in a Bottle experiment, pressurizing 1L soda bottles with tire valve caps and bicycle pumps.Other topics of discussion included fingerprinting, combustion, Charles’ Law, Lussac’s Law, solution properties & dilutions, solubility, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, nuclear chemistry and radiation.

LEARN THE LINGOBEAKER Used to hold & heat liquids. Multipurpose. Essential in the lab.BUNSEN BURNER Used for heating and exposing items to flame.BURET Used in titrations to precisely measure liquids.CRUCIBLE Used to heat small quantities to very high temperatures.ERLENMEYER FLASK Used to heat and store liquids. The bottom is wider than the top, thus liquids heat quicker due to the greater surface area exposed to the flame.EVAPORATING DISH Used to heat and evaporate liquids.FLORENCE FLASK Used to evenly heat substances. The bulbed bottom allows the heat to distribute evenly. Used in distillation experiments.FUNNEL Used to target liquids into a container, thus they will not be lost or spilled.INFORMATION COURTESY OF RICHARD PRYOR

SAMPLE QUIZ QUESTIONSWhy should safety be a top priority when conducting investigations?Are all objects composed of matter?If there are 3 moles of gas in a container with a volume of 60L at a temperature of 400K, what is the pressure inside the container?If there are 7.7 moles of gas in a container at a pressure of .09atm at a temperature of 56°C, what is the volume of the container?

A thermometer reads a pressure of 248 Torr at 0°C. What is the temperature when the pressure reads 345 Torr?How is polarity related to the geometric shape of a molecule?How are elements combined to make chemical compounds?

What is the relationship between pressure and volume when the temperature remains constant?How can physical and chemical properties be used to identify substances?What volume is occupied by 5.03g of oxygen at 28°C with a pressure reading of .998atm?What information can be derived from the name of a compound?There are 10 moles of helium gas in a balloon which can inflate to hold 5000L. Currently, the balloon is not full due to the pressure on the ground. What is the pressure when the balloon rises to a point where the temperature is -10°C and the balloon has completely filled with gas?

BOTTLE ROCKET PROJECTThe Ideal Gas Law Unit is one of the last subjects I cover in the school year and is usually reached in late April to early May. I use the “rocket lab” for a hands-on activity.The idea came from a video I saw years ago that showed a competition among students [about] who could make the furthest-traveling rocket. I decided to try to make a safer launching method than I saw on the video and then it kind of led to the hobby of mine that it is today. I often tell my students that chemistry is really a math class, so I have to make labs and activities like these to make it a little more fun than just solving math problems. The point of the project is to determine the moles of air students are using in their rocket for each launch. The mole, a unit used in science for counting really small particles, can be determined by using the Ideal Gas Law equation PV=nRT.There are many steps that have to be accomplished in order to make a good rocket. The nose of the rocket must be streamlined and heaver than the tail. The tail needs to have three or more fins for stabilization. The rocket must not contain objects that could be dangerous if it explodes — it is a cheap plastic bottle, after all!The idea is to make the rocket light, but heavy enough to fly straight like an arrow. They have to figure out how much water to add, since that is what provides thrust. The rest of the bottle holds air that is pressurized so that it can push the water out for thrust. Adding more water gives you a longer thrust, but at the same time takes space that could be used for air. You can add more air pressure to compensate, but then the bottle is in danger of bursting. It's a fine line.Once they know what amounts of water and air pressure they are using (based on their calculations), they can later determine the number of moles of air actually used during the flight.Most students like the activity. It turns into a competition. Whose rocket is the best? They can have bragging rights!ARTICLE COURTESY OF LT MARCOS BENAVIDESPHOTOS BY JONATHAN RICHARDSON ’15, ERIN CHAMBERS, CPT CHAD HERRON AND RODRIGO PADILLA ’15

ONE Chemistry students Richard Pryor and Wade Lueckenotte construct their bottle rockets. TWO A rocket blasts off, spraying water in its wake. THREE A rocket ready for blast-off. FOUR Chemistry student Wade Lueckenotte and instructor LT Marcos Benavides unravel wiring as they set up the firing mechanism July 10. FIVE Pressurized bottles. SIX Richard Pryor poses with his bottle rocket July 10 on Colonels Field.

THE SKY

STEP-BY-STEPONE Design your rocket and build it from the materials provided. Keep in mind your objective!TWO Test your rocket under low power. Make sure it flies.THREE Collect all data necessary to calculate the moles of air and the volume of water needed to reach your target.FOUR Make design adjustments to your rocket if necessary.FIVE Provide your final calculations to LT Benavides when you are ready to fire toward the target — for a grade!


ONE Dylan Orten studies on the front lawn June 23 during LT Jack Hill’s English class.

TWO Dylan Orten completes a textbook exercise during algebra class June 27.

THREE Nolan Borgsmiller draws a chart on the board during algebra class June 27.

FOUR Thomas Dean uses a media center computer during English class June 27.

FIVE LT Jack Hill hugs Dylan Orten following the Summer Academy graduation ceremony July 18.

SIX Andrew Arnold attends the Summer Academy graduation ceremony July 18.

PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS AND CPT CHAD HERRON

BARRACKS LIFEThough Summer Academy students may not have to follow the same routine as full cadets, they must live in the barracks, wear uniforms, stand in formation and practice military courtesy. RIGHT Gabriel Noll mops the hallway floor of his barracks. LEFT Thomas Dean makes his bed. MIDDLE Chase Johnson receives a voluntary “high and tight” hair cut from MMA barber Mark Clark.


instructors re-enforce the fundamentals in Summer Academy

RECOVERY CLASSES:ENGLISH & MATH

LT JACK HILL’S ENGLISH I: ANDREW ARNOLDEDGAR ALLEN POE Poe’s stories influence a lot of the horror filmmakers today. For example, a lot of the horror movies today have the same dark and scary theme that Poe’s short stories have. I think influences are in the movie Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow has the dark theme just like Poe’s stories. It has the goriness just like Poe’s stories. It also has the fear and horror just like Poe’s stories.Edgar Allen Poe was basically the first person to write horror stories, and people liked them. ... Poe describes the setting very deeply with lots of details. Poe does this to create suspense.[In both] the Fall of the House of Usher and Sleepy Hollow , dead people come back to life to create a problem. In both stories, the dead people come back for revenge. In Sleepy Hollow, the headless horseman comes back to life to cut off more heads, but he is controlled by another person. In The Fall of the House of Usher, the dead sister comes back to life for revenge.A BEAUTIFUL MIND In the first part of the film, Nash thinks all of his delusions are real. ... Nash realizes his delusions are not real when his wife is about to send him back to the mental hospital. She gets in the car and is about to drive away and Nash runs outside. He stops the car and says they aren’t real because they don’t age.From then on, he teaches himself what is real and what is not. ... Nash deals with his delusions by not speaking to the non-real people and not acknowledging they are there. But he still sees them and hears them.

ALGEBRA I & IIThe Algebra I course focused on algebraic expressions, functions, ratios, proportions, slopes, equations, graphing and solving linear equations and inequalities, and factoring — including solving quadratic equations.The Algebra II course focused on graphing and solving linear and quadratic equations, which also included factoring. Other concepts included operations with matrices, basic trigonometric functions, exponential functions and probabilities. Students in both classes worked to discover the real world applications of mathematical concepts.

ENGLISH I & II: MUSEUM TRIPStudents spent July 8 in St. Louis at the Missouri History Museum. Activities included a tour of exhibits on food, culture and the Mississippi River. At 10:30 a.m., the class attended a screening of the documentary, “Confluence: The River Heritage of St. Louis.”At noon, the group transitioned to a self-guided viewing of “250 in 250: A Yearlong Exhibit Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of St. Louis.” The day ended with a tour of Sweetie Pies: Cuisine from the Mississippi, after which students returned to campus.


LEARN THE LINGOAXIS The point at which a body or part rotates. The T-Bot II has four axes.HYDRAULIC SYSTEM Uses fluid as a force. Force applied at one point is transmitted to another point, creating an equal and opposite reaction.LEVER A bar, called the lever arm, connected to a pivot point, called a fulcrum. Levers and axes give the T-Bot II its movement.ROBOT Something that imitates or performs human movements.

STEP ONE Prepare the materials. Cut the tubing into four pieces. Pop the wooden parts out from the basswood sheets. Cut the precision straw into segments.

STEP TWO Build the swivel base and platform. Attach dowels. Adhere Velcro to the base.

STEP THREE Assemble the mid-arm, forearm and syringe casings. Attach lengths of straw to three of the four syringe casings.

BY THE NUMBERS80+ Number of parts in each T-Bot II kit.60° Motion of the swivel base axis.8FT Amount of plastic tubing used in syringe assembly.55° Range of motion of the mid-arm and forearm axes.5CM Maximum width of gripper arms.

Integrated Studies students spent July 15 working together in groups of two to build T-Bot II hydraulic arm robots with PITSCO Education kits.

Integrated Studies students build

T-BOT II HYDRAULICARM ROBOTS

CPT Keith Morgan and CPT Eric Reynolds led students through step-by-step instructions as they assembled more than 80 parts. The T-Bot II is designed to illustrate motion, power, mechanics, load and effort. Syringes, tubes and water work together to power the robotic arm.

ONE Isaac Waites and Matthew Seibert assemble their T-Bot II during class July 15. TWO Michael Settle departs campus with his T-Bot II following the graduation ceremony July 18.


BIOLOGY I: MAJ MIKE PEMBERTONIn his Summer Academy Biology I course, instructor MAJ Mike Pemberton strove to present new and exciting information while teaching teamwork and encouraging students to give their best effort every day.“I want students to learn that science is not just memorization and recall,” Pemberton said. “Science, like life, is a process. Science is about taking chances, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes.”Week one covered the basics of biology and ecology, while week two covered genetics and evolution. Students studied zoology (vertebrates) in week three and closed out the course with a discussion of human anatomy and physiology.Classwork featured several lab experiments, while outings included field trips to the Runge Nature Center and the St. Louis Zoo. Biology students virtually dissected frogs via SmartBoard projectors July 8. Two days later, Pemberton’s students caught 9 fish on July 10 while fishing in Teardrop Lake.

STEP SIX Build the syringe holder. Connect tubing to each axis. Fill the syringes. Color-coordinate the water for easy operation.

STEP FIVE Connect the forearm, mid-arm and gripper assembly to the swivel base and platform.

STEP FOUR Attach the gripper arms and syringes, completing the forearm.

THREE Andrey Wilke and FOUR Alexander Seibert complete labs in Biology I class July 25. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS, MAJ MIKE PEMBERTON, GREG MAXIMOVITCH & CHRISTINE SMITH


RUNGE CENTER FUN FACTS117 POUNDS, 63 INCHES Missouri’s record for largest blue catfish was set on July 25, 1964, by Azel Goans and his sons at the Osage River.SCORE 333 7/8 On November 15, 1981, in St. Louis County, Missouri, Dave Beckman and Michael Helland set a world record for non-typical white-tailed deer antlers.DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA (AKA ROCK SNOT) Didymo is a type of brown, white and beige algae which has migrated from Europe and North America by sticking to the equipment and waders of fishermen. The invasive moss grows in carpet-like thickness and feels like wet cotton or wool. Didymo threatens the food supply of many native Missouri flies, which in turn harms the state’s trout population. Help stop the spread of “rock snot” by cleaning and drying your equipment after fishing!


ONE Christian Ell, Nathaniel Hill, Hamilton Johnston, Alexander Seibert, Seth Stewart and Andrey Wilke pose for a group photo at the Runge Nature Center on July 1. TWO Alexander Seibert and Seth Stewart birdwatch. THREE Alexander Seibert and Andrey Wilke investigate the “Sharpen Your Senses” booth. FOUR A bee pollinates a flower on a conservation trail. FIVE Nathaniel Hill takes aim at the laser hunting simulator. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS

MAJ Pemberton’s class visits Runge

Nature Center during annual field

trip to Jefferson City

BIOLOGY STUDENTS ANSWER THE CALL OF

THE WILD

UP CLOSE AND PERSONALThe Runge Nature Center complex houses many taxidermied animals, including owls, bobcats, bison, deer, fish, otters — and a mountain lion with a unique history.In August 2003, approximately one mile south of Fulton on Highway 54, the big cat was struck and killed by a car. Weighing 105 pounds at its time of death, the male mountain lion was estimated to be 1.5 years old and measured 5.5 feet long.The wild animal’s presence so close to a city sparked safety concerns in residents and a flurry of local media attention.The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Mountain Lion Response Team investigates reports and evidence of mountain lions. There is no substantiated evidence that mountain lions have attacked livestock, pets or people in Missouri.AT LEFT Biology students Nathaniel Hill and Christian Ell pose for photographs with the mountain lion.


VIEWFROM THE

TOPMAJ Pemberton’s Biology I students climb to the top of the Runge Nature Center fire tower for a bird’s eye view of Missouri’s capitol city

FIRE TOWER FACTSFire towers were historically utilized to promote public safety. A watchman or park ranger could climb up a ladder with his radio and compass, locating and reporting wildfires.In 1938, George O. White was appointed Chief of Forestry for the newly-formed Missouri Department of Conservation. One of his first acts was to arrange for the construction of additional fire towers.Fire tower construction picked up after World War II. By 1948, more than six million acres of forest were protected by a network of 54 towers.Today, most fires are reported by the general public or detected by aircraft. Though their role is diminishing, some fire towers are still in use.ROCKY MOUNT FIRE TOWERRunge Nature Center’s 100-acre complex includes a library, an auditorium, trails, exhibits, live-animal displays and, reaching high above its sister structures, the Rocky Mount Fire Tower. In the summer of 1949, the Rocky Mount Fire Tower was constructed just southwest of Eldon. In its glory days, it stood 72 feet tall and was staffed by P. A. Hess from 1956 to 1987. A portion of this fire tower still stands at the Runge Nature Center.

WHY ARE TURTLES FURRY?Snapping turtles are reptiles, so they are covered in scales — not fur or hair. The “fur” you see on the turtle’s shell is actually algae, which is a simple plant without leaves, stems or roots. Algae grows naturally on the shells of several types of aquatic turtles. Both the turtle and the algae benefit from this relationship. The coat of algae camouflages the turtle, which helps it catch its prey. The algae hitches a ride on the turtle and can establish itself in new parts of a lake or river.

MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY SUMMER ACADEMY YEARBOOK

ONE The Rocky Mount Fire Tower looms above Runge Nature Center visitors July 1. TWO Christian Ell enjoys an ice cream float at Central Dairy, where students stopped for a treat after leaving Runge. THREE MAJ Mike Pemberton, Alexander Seibert and Seth Stewart pose for a photograph at Runge. FOUR Hamilton Johnston climbs to the top of Rocky Mount Fire Tower. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS

STUDENT VIEW: HAMILTON JOHNSTONWHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF THE RUNGE CENTER TRIP? Going up into a fire tower and looking at the overview.WHAT WAS THE COOLEST THING YOU LEARNED AT THE RUNGE CENTER? There was an alligator snapping turtle. I was make his mouth open twice. I saw a little bit of tissue inside of his mouth that allowed him to lure fish into it. I thought it was very interesting and I wanted to pet [it].


on July 7 during English, Chemistry I and Biology I field trip to the St. Louis Zoo

Summer Academy students meet

CRAZY CRITTERS

ONE Seth Stewart poses with a turtle he bought at the zoo gift shop. TWO Noah Gaffer and Thomas Dean peer into the tortoise enclosure. THREE Christian Ell, Richard Pryor and Wade Lueckenotte inspect a reptile exhibit at the St. Louis Zoo. FOUR Pryor, Dean, Andrew Arnold, Gaffer, Nicholas Orten and Hamilton Johnston pose for a group photo. FIVE Nathaniel Hill enjoys an ice cream cone at a St. Louis Zoo snack bar. SIX Christian Ell poses for the camera. SEVEN Nathaniel Hill and Gabriel Noll peer down into the alligator exhibit. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS

ZOO TRIVIATOP: CALLIMICO GOELDII Fungus makes up more than half the diet of a Goeldi’s monkey — which is handy, as few other animals compete for this food source.MIDDLE: PROPITHECUS COQUERELI The long, frog-like legs of a Coquerel’s sifaka enable it to leap up to 30 feet between tree trunks.BOTTOM: PODARGUS STRIGOIDES The tawny frogmouth is a master of camouflage, roosting during the day while disguised as bark.


THE WAY I SEE IT: NATHANIEL HILLWHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF CAMP? Horseback riding is the coolest thing I've done at summer school. I learned a lot of things from Miss Julie.

THE WAY I SEE IT: MICHAEL SETTLEWHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF CAMP? Horseback riding. I made three new friends! WHAT DID YOU LEARN AT SUMMER CAMP? I learned how to make a website.

IN THE SUNFUN


ONE Christopher Nickolaus rides his horse during athletics June 26. TWO Seth Stewart catches a fish in Teardrop Lake on July 10. THREE Hamilton Johnston fishes in Teardrop Lake on July 10. FOUR Thomas Dean and William Morgan share a farewell hug July 18 following the Summer Academy graduation ceremony. FIVE Nathan McGhee lifts weights in the field house on June 26. SIX Nikolas Stuckey, Noah Edmisson and Nathan Reid head back to Bravo barracks after school June 25. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS AND MAJ MIKE PEMBERTON

Summer Academy students enjoy traditional camp activities like swimming, rock climbing, horseback riding and paintballIN THE SUN

FUN


ONE Erik Asbjornson and his family study the contents of his graduation packet.

TWO Tristan DeWeese receives his diploma from Academic Dean Dr. Frank Giuseffi.

THREE Isaac Waites carries a load of belongings out of Bravo barracks.

FOUR The crowd waits for the graduation ceremony to begin July 18.

FIVE Liam Holland moves a box of his personal items out of the dormitory.

SIX Director of Enrollment Management David Adams addresses the crowd.



A total of 27 students graduated from Missouri Military Academy’s 2014 Summer Academy program during a ceremony at 10 a.m. on July 18 in the Barnard Hall Atrium. The ceremony began with introductory remarks by Dr. Frank Giuseffi, Dean of Academics.“Before we highlight what these young men have done, I want to recognize the Summer Academy teachers,” Giuseffi said, “who worked for over six hours a day with your students.”Summer Academy teachers included MAJ Edsel Baker, CPT Keith Morgan, CPT Eric Reynolds, MAJ Ananta Khanal, LT Marcos Benavides, MAJ Michael Pemberton and LT Jack Hill. Giuseffi also recognized residential life staffers including CPT Chad Herron and CPT Thomas Roberts.“Our students, both at the middle school and high school, exhibited a high level of determination in accomplishing their academic goals,” Giuseffi said. “Whatever class these young men took, they should be commended for their hard work and their dedication.”Following a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance led by cadet Wade Lueckenotte, students viewed a slideshow of their adventures during the four-week summer session.As each student’s name was read aloud, he came forward to receive his diploma. Special awards were announced following the distribution of diplomas – summer cadet Dean Thomas was awarded the Excellence in Academics Award, while Alexander Seibert received the Character in the Classroom Award.

GRADUATION CEREMONY


JULY 6: ARRIVAL & REGISTRATIONCampers arrived at Missouri Military Academy on Sunday, July 6. The first stop was the registration desk in Barnard Hall, where parents checked in with Cadet Clinic representatives and students were fitted for and issued uniforms by Quartermaster Department employees.Once settled in the barracks, campers changed into their uniforms and headed to the Centennial Gymtorium for a test of their swimming abilities in the pool. Before reporting for dinner at 1800, campers lowered the flag and reviewed mess hall procedures with their counselors.After chowing down in the mess hall, campers attended an orientation session and ice cream social. CSGT Mike Harding and MAJ Brian Galarza hosted the first team-building event: noodle hockey. Back in the barracks, campers socialized in their platoons until lights-out.ABOVE Quartermaster staffer Irene Hard fits Joseph Kays for his ACU outfit July 6 in Stribling Hall. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85

DAY ONE: JULY 7 0600: Reveille 0630: Physical Training Assessment 0800: Morning Mess 0930: Leadership Class, Teambuilding Events 1230: Noon Mess 1330: Rock Wall & Rappelling 1530: Compass & Map Reading 1800: Evening Mess

DAY TWO: JULY 8 0600: Reveille 0630: Obstacle Course 0800: Morning Mess 0900: Leadership Reaction Course 1230: Noon Mess 1330: Paint Ball Battles 1530: Water Basketball War 1800: Evening Mess 1930: Platoon Competition

DAY THREE: JULY 9 0600: Reveille 0630: Eight-station Circuit Training 0800: Noon Mess 0900: Field Trip to Scattering Fork 1230: Lunch On-Site 1530: Water Basketball 1800: Evening Mess 1930: Platoon Competition

DAY FOUR: JULY 10 0600:Reveille 0630: Relay Races 0900: Rifle Range Safety Talk 0930: Marksmanship Practice 1230: Noon Mess 1330: Pugil Stick Battles 1530: Free Swim 1800: Evening Mess 1900: Overnight Bivouac & Bonfire

DAY FIVE: JULY 11 0430: Reveille 0630: Breakfast On-Site 0900: Three-Mile Ruck March 1200: Lunch On-Site 1330: Paint Ball Battles 1500: Free Swim 1800: Evening Mess 1900: Movie Night

CONFIDENCE CAMPSCHEDULE 2014


AT LEFT Campers chow down in the dining hall during noon mess July 8. ONE Sebastian Viard. TWO Clayton Hutto. THREE Anderson Gao. FOUR Lance Newland. FIVE David Johnson.ABOVE Campers and counselors pose for a group photograph in front of Stribling Hall on July 9. (Pictured: Mike Baker, Lawrence Benz, Jacob Enderle, Carson Goodell-Strauch, David Johnson, Joseph Kays, Ian Marlow, Hayden McDonald, Cameron Newman, Grant Willert.) PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS


2014Missouri Military Academy

CONFIDENCE CAMP

Tyler Scott Arterbury Farmer City, Illinois

Mike Kenneth Baker, Jr. Truesdale, Missouri

Lawrence Thomas Benz St. Elizabeth, Missouri

Michael Nye Bowers Pittsfield, Illinois

Jacob Gregory Enderle Wentzville, Missouri

Anderson Hai Tian Gao British Columbia, Canada

Carson Goodell-Strauch Springfield, Illinois

Clayton Thomas Hutto Tulsa, Oklahoma

Denver Mark Jenkins Anacoco, Louisiana

David Robert Johnson Plainfield, Illinois

Joseph Kenneth Kays Hartsburg, Missouri

Geoffrey Madras Brentwood, Missouri

Ian Edward Marlow Collinsville, Illinois

Hayden Carl-Xavier McDonald

St. James, MissouriLance Evan Newland

Orangevale, California

Cameron Nathaniel Newman

Claremore, OklahomaSebastian A. Viard

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Peyton Andrew Weber Dardenne Prairie, Missouri

Grant Nicholas Willert St. Louis, Missouri

TOP RIGHT Confidence Campers pose for a group photo. (Pictured: Anderson Gao, Tyler Arterbury, Michael Bowers, Denver Jenkins, Geoffrey Madras, Peyton Weber,

Lance Newland, Sebastian Viard and Clayton Hutto.) LEFT PAGE Confidence Camp cadet Geoffrey Madras

prepares to have his photo taken on July 9. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS


CELEBRATING MILESTONES AT MMA Camp counselor and Alumni Association President MAJ Paul Petit ’85 celebrated his birthday July 6 by sharing a cake with several summer school cadets —including Denver Jenkins and Joseph Kays, the son of alumnus Jeff Kays ’84. Two days later, camper Geoffrey Madras celebrated his 10th birthday. On July 10, camper Lance Newland lost a baby tooth — that evening, he was visited by the tooth fairy. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85 AND MAJ BRIAN GALARZA


MMA RAPPEL TOWER RULESONE Think safety at all times.TWO No horseplay at any time.THREE Stay out of safety zone.FOUR Listen & follow all commands from the safety cadre.FIVE No more than one cadet on any platform.


LT M. Andrew Adams Residential Life DepartmentDeanna Blair Cadet ClinicMAJ Brian Galarza Assistant CommandantCSGT Mike Harding Camp Counselor

Edwin Harris Camp CounselorCPT Joseph Head Residential Life DepartmentCPT Chad Herron Residential Life DepartmentJulia Hunt Stables Coordinator

1SG Randal Jacobson JROTC InstructorLinda Maasen Director of Health ServicesLT Jesse McKee Residential Life DepartmentLTC Gregory Seibert Commandant of Cadets

Dainec Stefan Camp CounselorWO2 Rik Thornton Director of Cadet LifeGYSGT Mark “Gunny” Tompkins Transportation & Activities DirectorMAJ Paul Petit ’85 Camp Counselor

CONFIDENCE CAMP STAFFERS CAMP COUNSELORS NOT PICTURED Zoe Ashbury, Aron Aycock, John Biddle, Mason DeMayo, Michael Jacobs, Sean Kelly, Tanner Martin, Katie South, Jacob Thompson, Richard Woodruff. Confidence Campers benefit from the guidance of the caring Missouri Military Academy mentors and educators who serve as camp counselors. Camp Director and Missouri Military Academy Commandant of Cadets LTC Greg Seibert has nearly 20 years’ experience working with cadets at MMA. LTC Seibert and his staff are experienced teachers and military leaders who impart the values of confidence, leadership, good character, self-discipline and teamwork in every student at Missouri Military Academy.

ONE Camper Geoffrey Madras scales the rock wall. TWO WO2 Richard “Rik” Thornton gives campers a safety speech session July 7. THREE Jacob Enderle and a fellow camper race to the top of the wall July 11. FOUR Hayden McDonald nears the bottom of the rappel tower July 7. PHOTO THREE BY CPT GREG MAXIMOVITCH, OTHER IMAGES COURTESY OF CPT CHAD HERRON & MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICANMissouri Military Academy’s annual Confidence Camp activities include physical training, paint ball, rappelling, rifle marksmanship, Pugil Sticks, swimming, knot tying, Leadership Reaction Course, high ropes course and map reading.New additions to the schedule this summer included classes on an American icon. During an overnight campout July 8, MAJ Brian Galarza led cadets in a ceremonial flag burning, demonstrating the proper technique for disposing of an unserviceable American flag. AT LEFT On July 9, campers performed flag detail, removing the American flag from the school’s pole and folding it following morning reveille. PHOTO COURTESY OF MAJ BRIAN GALARZA


PARENT TESTIMONIALOverall, Denver enjoyed it. At first said he did not — but [he] would not shut [up] for most of the 12-hour ride home! ... He will be coming back next year for the Leadership Camp. ... I myself, as a parent, was very happy and thought it was well worth the time and effort for him to attend. HUNTER JENKINS, FATHER OF DENVER JENKINS

ONE Joseph Kays pauses for a photo after being struck

in the face mask by enemy fire July 11.

TWO A camper takes cover inside an paint-

splattered obstacle. THREE Lawrence

Benz prepares for battle on the paint ball

field July 11. FOUR Campers screw in their CO2 cartridges. FIVE Clayton Hutto prepares for battle July 11.

SIX A Confidence Camper stabilizes his gun on an obstacle and takes aim at an opponent. SEVEN Denver Jenkins poses for a photograph in the paint ball safe area.

PHOTOS BY MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85 AND CPT GREG MAXIMOVITCH


July 11: Confidence Campers engage in

PAINT BALL WARFARE

PAINT BALL RULESONE Think safety at all times.TWO Obey all rules at all times.THREE No horseplay at any time.FOUR Keep mask on during play at all times.FIVE Keep muzzle plugs in weapons & keep muzzle pointed down at all times in safe area.SIX Keep finger off trigger in safe area.

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF PAINT BALL?It felt really energizing, and then it was also an adrenaline rush! CLAYTON HUTTO


DECODED MESSAGESFrom drop off point RVI, proceed east to RV Pawn at road junction 424/421.From RV Pawn, travel south to RV Bishop at road junction 421/416.From RV Bishop, head west to RV Knight at road junction 416/417.From RV Knight, march south to RV King located at road track crossing.From RV King, head west to RV Castle located at Pollock Road entrance to back campus.

Campers carried their sleeping bags and supplies and marched

into the woods July 9 for an overnight campout. After

they set up their tents, the boys started a bonfire and ate

s’mores. The following morning, cadets packed up their campsite

and prepared to set off on a ruck march.

Before setting out, campers received a safety talk. They were briefed on proper hydration, first aid procedures, wildlife and road

discipline. Campers were also given a communications plan and instructions in case they

became lost.Mentors next issued kits of

necessary materials, including a cyphertext code and terrain map. Campers deciphered an

example code and discussed the rules of the competition, which

pitted two teams of campers against one another in a timed

race to the finish line.Confidence Campers then began

a 5-mile treck over a mixture of paved and gravel road.

ONE Sebastian Viard roasts a marshmallow over the campfire. TWO Campers set up their tents July 9. THREE Campers carry their supplies and sleeping bags across Colonels Field. FOUR MAJ Brian Galarza supervises as the boys roast their marshmallows. PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE SMITH

THE WAY I SEE IT: GEOFFREY MADRASWHAT DID YOU THINK OF THE PUGIL STICK FIGHTS? It was a lot more different than I thought it would be like. I thought we could like hit them until they fell over or something, but it was three hits. … It was really fun. I didn’t get hit at all.WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED AT CONFIDENCE CAMP? Listen to your instructor, or you will do lots of push-ups!


TOP LEFT Denver Jenkins climbs the ropes course at Scattering Fork on July 9. TOP RIGHT Campers work pull their peers through a tire during a teambuilding exercise. ONE Tyler Arterbury completes the ropes course. TWO A camper guides his blindfolded partner during a teambuilding exercise. THREE Confidence Camper Michael Bowers completes the ropes course. FOUR Mike Baker smiles for the camera. FIVE Peyton Weber clips his helmet. SIX Lawrence Benz smiles for the camera. PHOTOS BY CHERYL MORRIS

SCATTERING FORK

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF SCATTERING FORK? We had to go through a spider web. … It was just string. If you rang the bell you had to re-try. And we walked across a bridge. JACOB ENDERLEI thought that it was really fun and I got to hang off the edge of the main platform. CLAYTON HUTTOIt was really fun, especially the ropes course. PEYTON WEBER


SCATTERING FORKScattering Fork Outdoor Center is a non-profit educational facility dedicated to providing personal growth through outdoor education. Scattering Fork specializes in building confidence, self-worth and teamwork. Activities increase communication and leadership skills while instilling an awareness of the environment and an appreciation for the great outdoors.When a person is placed in an environment where they are supported and encouraged

to move out of their comfort zone, and that individual has a successful experience, confidence is built. This is the theory behind Scattering Forks.LOW ROPES COURSEDuring the low ropes course, participants primarily remain on the ground. Low ropes course teambuilding activities included the spider web and the blind polygon.

SPIDER WEB: The group must move all of its members from one side of the web to the other. Each opening in the web can be used only one time. The web and its supports cannot be touched by anyone, or the whole group starts over. Persons cannot be passed over or under the web.BLIND POLYGON: The group is blindfolded in an open area. Rope is stretched out in a straight line about 20 feet from the group. The group is to form a perfect square using the full length of rope. Everyone must be touching the rope during the activity.HIGH ROPES COURSEIndividual campers faced their fears in one-on-one challenges in the high ropes course. In this course, participants primarily remain off the ground for the bulk of their training experience. Activities included zip lines, grapevines and lillypads.

GRADUATION DAYNineteen boys graduated from Confidence Camp during a ceremony in the Centennial Gymtorium on July 12.The ceremony began with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance led by camp counselor and incoming MMA senior Derek Ryan. After a brief slideshow of photographs and video created by the MMA Marketing Department, Camp Director LTC Gregory Seibert distributed medals and awards to campers. Each platoon formed up and recited its motto for the final time before campers were dismissed.

LEFT PAGE Hayden McDonald completes the individual high ropes course at Scattering Fork on July 9.

ONE Confidence Campers Peyton Weber and Anderson Gao wait their

turn to complete an obstacle. TWO A camp counselor helps

Lance Newland prepare to attempt a high ropes course obstacle.

THREE Denver Jenkins, Geoffrey Madras, Tyler Arterbury and Ian

Marlow pose for a photograph at Scattering Fork on July 9.

PHOTOS BY CHERYL MORRIS


Andres Abad-Ortiz Panama City, Panama

Daniil Adruzov Kemerovo, Russia

Kevin Michael Amrein St. Louis, Missouri

Cooper Alexander Baker Northridge, California

Peter Moses Lee Bernhardson

Lincoln, NebraskaMatthew

Alexander Bohn Louisville, Kentucky

Jonathan Paul Brault O’Fallon, Missouri

Daniel Patrick Brothers Bloomington, Illinois

Maxwell Allen Broughton

Wentzville, Missouri

Tyler Jae Brown Boise City, Oklahoma

Gunnar Buck West Liberty, Ohio

John Lowell Burke Smithton, Illinois

Emiliano Castillo El Paso, Texas

Jacob Ceglenski Jefferson City, Missouri


LEADERSHIP CAMP


Edward Cha Syosset, New YorkAlexander Andrew Chaikin Groveland, IllinoisLuke Augustine Clinton St. Genevieve, MissouriWilliam Berry Cooper Memphis, Tennessee

Dylan Creath Chesterfield, MissouriAaron Cronk Pleasant Hill, IowaCody Allan Deadmond Leasburg, MissouriGarrett Dino Town and Country, Missouri

James Dowling Webster Groves, MissouriChristopher David Eddy Inola, OklahomaNicholas Sergei Finn Florissant, MissouriBen Flannagan O’Fallon, MissouriJacob Alan Fouch La Plata, MissouriRodrigo Garcia Mexico City, MexicoCameron Gay Imperial, MissouriMalachi Weldon Grice St. Louis, MissouriFrank Hagaman St. Louis, MissouriDawson Michael Hauck Fishers, Indiana

Gareth Holland Mayer, MinnesotaJeremy Ambrose Holtz Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Connor Scott Huff Carroll, OhioElliott Mitchel Huff St. Charles, Missouri

TOP Maxwell Broughton and Rodrigo Garcia pose at the rappel tower July 17. TWO Nicholas Finn climbs to the top of the rappel tower July 17. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS


Grant Neil Jacobson Plymouth, Minnesota

Darrion Jevon Johnson St. Louis, Missouri

Dallas Lee Jump Linn, Missouri

Chandler Kreutziger Cheney, Kansas

Michael Kuban University City, Missouri

Benjamin Joshua Leet Collierville, Tennessee

Cade Jeffrey Linnemeyer Chicago, Illinois

Andres Monroy Trophy Club, Texas

Justin Andrew Morgan Fresh Meadows, New York

Oliver Ryle Matteson Columbia, Missouri

Dustin Daniel McGuire St. Louis, Missouri

Michael Patrick Naughton

Florissant, MissouriDerrin Ngo Austin, Texas


Paul Max Odell Claremore, OklahomaNicholas Daniel Ortiz El Paso, TexasGarrett Cole Pazdera Holt, MissouriGabriel Perez Woodridge, IllinoisJackson Reed Peters Leawood, Kansas

Andres Pinto Panizo Lima, PeruDrew Potthast Carlyle, IllinoisMaurice Jerome Radtke Litchfield, IllinoisNathan James Rausch Weslaco, Texas

Miguel Regalado, Jr. Laredo, TexasBrandon Allen Ricci Concord Township, OhioDavid Marcelo Sada Nuevo Leon, MexicoEric Santamaria-Toussaint Mexico City, D.F. Mexico

Nick Scheffing Chesterfield, MissouriChristopher William Settle Wildwood, MissouriEvan Anson Skoog Chadwick, IllinoisJames Anthony Thomas Piperton, Tennessee

Aurelio Todd El Paso, TexasRicardo Josue Trevino Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Apabuikem “David” Ukeje Lagos, NigeriaJakob Jonah Union Austin, TexasGabriel Vallejo Mission, TexasKamil Wieszczek Brick, New Jersey


LEADERSHIP CAMP

FAR LEFT Leadership Camp cadets stretch prior to an early-morning physical training session July 7. LEFT Kamil Wieszczek calls out to his teammates during a cross country ski relay race July 14. PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE SMITH


CHINESE VISITORS

Cai Xingzhen Chen Fangcan

Fu Jixun Fu Yongyi Li Fazhen Li Junting

Li Zhiyang Li Yuanjun

Liu Yuehan Pan Dongwei

Tang Shengbiao Wang Chang

Wang Xiao Wang Zixin

Wu Chenyang Xing Shuai

Yang Lingyu Yang Lingzhi

Zeng Weiheng Zhang Zenghu

Zhu Wen

ONE Jonathan Brault carries a teammate during a piggy-back relay race July 14.

TWO Students wait their turn to participate in Pugil stick battles July 14.

THREE Twin sisters compete in Pugil Stick battles.

FOUR, FIVE & SIX Chinese visitors take part in the ruck march and rappel

tower activities July 16 SEVEN Chinese visitors pose for a

group photograph July 17. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS,

CHRISTINE SMITH AND MAJ BRIAN GALARZA

CHINESE


VISITORS

Leadership Camp attendees this year included a delegation of 22 students from China. The visitors hailed from Hainan Middle School in the Hainan province on an island south of China.The visiting group included five chaperones and 17 students, 10 male and seven female.MMA consultant Jason Tan of the Shanghai Yangtze Delta Education Institute arranged the week-long visit. During their trip, students participated in Leadership Camp activities including Pugil stick battles, ruck marches and team building events.


ONE Camp counselor Derek Ryan rappels down the tower July 16. TWO MAJ Paul Petit ’85 poses with Andres Panizo mid-haircut July 10.

THREE A camp counselor supervises cadets during the ruck march July 16. FOUR 1SG Randal Jacobson gives cadets a safety speech in the rifle range July 14.

FIVE Camp Counselor Jacob Thompson leaves the Centennial Gymtorium following the Leadership Camp graduation ceremony July 18.

SIX Camp Counselor Dainec Stefan poses in front of Stribling Hall on July 10. SEVEN Assistant Commandant MAJ Brian Galarza supervises campers July 9.

PHOTOS BY CHERYL MORRIS, CHRISTINE SMITH, ERIN CHAMBERS AND MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85


LT M. Andrew Adams Residential Life DepartmentDeanna Blair Cadet ClinicMAJ Brian Galarza Assistant CommandantCSGT Mike Harding Camp Counselor

Edwin Harris Camp CounselorCPT Joseph Head Residential Life DepartmentCPT Chad Herron Residential Life DepartmentJulia Hunt Stables Coordinator

1SG Randal Jacobson JROTC InstructorLinda Maasen Director of Health ServicesLT Jesse McKee Residential Life DepartmentLTC Gregory Seibert Commandant of Cadets

Dainec Stefan Camp CounselorWO2 Rik Thornton Director of Cadet LifeGYSGT Mark “Gunny” Tompkins Transportation & Activities DirectorMAJ Paul Petit ’85 Camp Counselor

LEADERSHIP CAMP STAFFERS CAMP COUNSELORS NOT PICTURED Zoe Ashbury, Aron Aycock, John Biddle, Mason DeMayo, Michael Jacobs, Sean Kelly, Tanner Martin, Katie South, Jacob Thompson, Richard Woodruff. Leadership Campers benefit from the guidance of the caring Missouri Military Academy mentors and educators who serve as camp counselors. Camp Director and Missouri Military Academy Commandant of Cadets LTC Greg Seibert has nearly 20 years’ experience working with cadets at MMA. LTC Seibert and his staff are experienced teachers and military leaders who impart the values of confidence, leadership, good character, self-discipline and teamwork in every student at Missouri Military Academy.

My son had a wonderful time. Having both his parents retire from the military, it was a great feeling for him to put on a uniform and have conversations where he could relate.MMA’s level of professionalism and communication is outstanding! A new family tradition began this summer. Thank you!CHRISTY SHILDMYER-GAY, MOTHER OF CADET CAMERON GAY

FIRST PLATOON

My son attended the Leadership Camp and he enjoyed it immensely! He talked nonstop about the camp, and we even went over the pictures on the website where he explained what they were doing and who the kids were.He loved it when strangers in the airport asked him where he was deployed, thinking that he was in the military. Now I have to remind him to walk like a civilian and stop making the sharp corner turns!He said the food was surprisingly good and [he] enjoyed the food drops while running. I thought he would be upset about the haircut but it seemed that he is very proud of it. Overall, he sounded and looked more mature.One thing that he talked about was the camaraderie with staff. They were caring and approachable yet professional in a military way. He definitely wants to go back next summer!JOY NIVERA- RAUSCH, MOTHER OF CADET NATHAN RAUSCH

Kevin Amrein Peter Bernhardson Matthew Bohn Tyler Brown Luke Clinton Jacob Ceglenski William Cooper Dylan Creath Garrett Dino Ben Flannagan Cameron Gay Frank Hagaman Dawson Hauck Grant Jacobson Darrion Johnson Chandler Kreutziger Michael Kuban Paul Odell Garrett Pazdera Maurice Radtke Nathan Rausch Nick Scheffing Evan Skoog

ONE The members of first platoon pose for a group photograph July 9. TWO Members of first platoon practice their map reading skills July 8. THREE Camp Director LTC Gregory Seibert gives each member of first platoon their honor medallion July 18. FOUR Cadets march past Bravo barracks July 7. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS AND MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85


Daniil Adruzov Daniel Brothers Gunnar Buck Edward Cha Alexander Chaikin Cody Deadmond James Dowling Christopher Eddy Jacob Fouch Malachi Grice Gareth Holland Elliott Huff Dallas Jump Cade Linnemeyer Justin Morgan Derrin Ngo Gabriel Perez Jackson Peters Eric Santamaria-Toussaint James Thomas Kamil Wieszczek

ONE, FOUR & FIVE The members of second platoon pose for group photographs. TWO Camp Counselor Edwin Harris gives debriefs with members of second platoon following their first aid scenario July 17. THREE Members of second platoon participate in a cross country ski relay race July 14. SIX Members of second platoon stand at attention in the field house on July 7. PHOTOS BY GYSGT MARK TOMPKINS, MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85 , ERIN CHAMBERS AND CHRISTINE SMITH

SECOND PLATOON


ONE The members of third platoon pose for a group photograph on the steps of Stribling Hall on July 9. TWO Cooper Baker and John Burke. THREE Brandon Ricci and Maxwell Broughton on Colonels Field. FOUR Third platoon members pose during the ruck march July 17. FIVE Cadets march past Bravo barracks. PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS, MAJ PAUL PETIT ’85 AND GYSGT MARK TOMPKINS

THIRD PLATOON

We are very happy that we sent our son Ricardo Treviño to the Leadership Camp at MMA. Our expectations as parents were out-passed. We saw a change in Ricardo physically and mentally. Also, we saw that Ricardo’s habits in conduct and discipline were so much better. Ricardo came back to Monterrey not just happy, but fulfilled and ready to go back to the Leadership Camp at MMA again. People like Michelle Martinez and MAJ Paul Petit ’85 attended [to] us very well, always in contact with us about any necessities that our son needed. ... We also liked very much that you kept in contact with us by uploading photos of the camp [online]. We hope that the next year we can send Ricardo again, as well [as] his brother Raymundo. Thank you so much for [the] excellent experience you gave to our son Ricardo. TREVIÑO FAMILY MONTERREY, N.L, MÉXICO

Andres Abad-Ortiz Cooper Baker Jonathan Brault Maxwell Broughton John Burke Emiliano Castillo Aaron Cronk Nicholas Finn Rodrigo Garcia Jeremy Holtz Connor Huff Benjamin Leet Oliver Matteson Andres Monroy Michael Naughton Nicholas Ortiz Andres Panizo Drew Potthast Miguel Regalado Brandon Ricci David Sada Christopher Settle Aurelio Todd Ricardo Trevino Jakob Union Apabuikem Ukeje Gabriel Vallejo

My son had the greatest time! He had an ear problem and [the] staff took more than excellent care! Even took him to the ER on a Sunday for ear pain, and were constantly talking to me over their cell phone. ...There was an excellent team-work going along with his troop! They made a super cool motto! It was the greatest! So far, he has not mentioned anything negative about the camp! Not even push ups were bad!Pretty happy! Definitely will go next year!DOLLY BARROSO, MOTHER OF CADET DAVID SADA


ONE Campers take aim at paper “zombie” targets. TWO, THREE & FIVE Armed with paint ball

guns, students fire and take cover July 8. FOUR Peter Bernhardson prepares to fire July 8.

SIX Evan Skoog takes aim in the rifle range July 14. PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE SMITH

AND MAJ PAUL PETIT’85

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF RIFLE RANGE SAFETYONE Treat every rifle as if it were loaded. TWO Always point the rifle in a safe direction. THREE Any person who observes an unsafe act will give the command to STOP/CEASE FIRE. FOUR Upon hearing STOP/CEASE FIRE, shooters will open the action, unload, place the CBI, and ground their rifle. FIVE Actions will remain open until shooters are told to load. SIX Horseplay will not be tolerated. SEVEN Shooters will not load the rifle until instructed to do so by the range instructor. EIGHT Eye protection will be worn at all times when firing is in progress. NINE No one will go forward of the firing line without permission of the range instructor. TEN When moving about the range, rifles will be pointed down range with the action open and the CBI in place.

FIRE WHEN READY

Leadership Campers take aim at “zombies” in rifle range, split into enemy teams on the paint ball field


PAINT BALL RULESONE Think safety at all times.TWO Obey all rules at all times.THREE No horseplay at any time.FOUR Keep mask on during play at all times.FIVE Keep muzzle plugs in weapons & keep muzzle pointed down at all times in safe area.SIX Keep finger off trigger in safe area.

LEARN THE LINGOACTION A bolt which may be opened or closed, cocking the firing mechanism and preparing the weapon for firing.AIR RIFLE A relatively safe weapon, which uses compressed air and a soft pellet. Unlike a high-powered rifle, an air rifle will not kick or eject a projectile. Campers used Daisy Avanti 887 model single-shot air rifles, which can fire a projectile at 600 feet per second.CBI Clear Barrel Indicator. A brightly-colored zip-tie which indicates that a weapon’s chamber is clear and safe to handle.CHAMBER The portion of an air rifle into which the pellet is loaded. PELLET A projectile which is ejected from the rifle. Shooters must load rifles with the flat end of the pellet pointing down-range.PRONE A position in which marksmen lie flat on the ground while shooting.SAFETY A switch which prevents the use of a firearm. Used to prevent the accidental firing of a weapon.SIGHT Devices which assist shooters in precise aiming. Campers used rifles which feature a front and rear sight.STOCK The butt of a rifle, which is held against one’s shoulder when firing. Provides for firm support and easy aiming.TARGET The object at which a shooter aims.TRIGGER The lever which fires a weapon. Surrounded by a trigger guard, which prevents unintentional use. Campers were instructed to gently squeeze — not jerk — the trigger.ZEROING A process of adjusting sights until a shooter can consistently hit a target. Each person aims differently, thus each individual must zero their rifle to ensure accurate aim.


an all-day assessment of skills: rappelling, knot-tying, first aid, navigation and physical fitness

LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE

CADETS TEST THEIR STRENGTH IN

Near the end of Leadership Camp, two groups of cadets completed the Leadership Challenge, a culmination of their training throughout camp. The first group participated July 16, while the second group tried their hand at the challenge July 17. Following reveille, morning mess and a short briefing, cadets embarked on an adventure which included rappeling, a ruck march, knot tying, first aid scenarios, an obstacle course and rock wall climbing. FIRST AID SCENARIOYou have come across a conscious casualty. He has an arterial bleed to his right forearm and a fracture to his left lower leg. Treat the casualty for his injuries and CASEVAC.

ONE Ben Flannagan shows off his knot-tying skills July 16. TWO A campers prepares to rappel down the tower July 16. THREE A cadet climbs up the rock wall July 17. FOUR A cadet struggles to complete the obstacle course July 17.

DECODED MESSAGESFrom drop off point RVI, proceed east to RV Pawn at road junction 424/421.From RV Pawn, travel south to RV Bishop at road junction 421/416.From RV Bishop, head west to RV Knight at road junction 416/417.From RV Knight, march south to RV King located at road track crossing.From RV King, head west to RV Castle located at Pollock Road entrance to back campus.

MMA RAPPEL TOWER RULESONE Think safety at all times.TWO No horseplay at any time.THREE Stay out of safety zone.FOUR Listen & follow all commands from the safety cadre.FIVE No more than one cadet on any platform.

FIVE Gabriel Perez hustles to assist his team during their first aid scenario July 17. SIX Andres Panizo prepares to climb the rock wall.

PHOTOS BY ERIN CHAMBERS AND CHRISTINE SMITH

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