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“My son (age 10) said, ‘We had a lot of fun,’ and then fell asleep in the car on the way home! Thanks for giving him such a great experience!” Mary Matthews

“Thanks a lot to all [staff] members of MMA. My son Eduardo had a great experience!” Eduardo Riddle

“I am so impressed with all that my son learned in just 12 days at Leadership Camp! What an excellent experience for a young man.” Kelly Flanders

“Lucas has told stories all the way home. Success!” Lori Alyea

“Samuel had so much fun. He would like to return next summer. MMA is a very viable possibility for Samuel

attending beginning in the 6th grade. Thank you for all you have

done for Samuel!” Annette E. Smith, mother of Samuel, pictured at left.

“He really had a great time! … It was a good experience for him and I already see the results. … He was excited about the time he had at Summer Camp. It was truly rewarding! I was very pleased how these two weeks transformed my son [for] the better.” Anara Frank, mother of Norman Daniel Frank, pictured at left July 10.

“Wow, just wow! I am thrilled beyond

measure to hear the excitement in

Noah’s stories!” Ashley Bell-Hacker

camp core skillsTeaches key math, science & reading skills.

Provides middle schoolers with small classes and

interactive lessons.

SWARM SIMULATORCampers enrolled in MAJ Edsel Baker’s math class and MAJ Keith Morgan’s business classes discussed a free online program called Swarm Simulator on July 1.Robert Abbott and Christian Ng took the floor while Brents Feron ran the PowerPoint projector. The group extra credit report required the trio to work together to draft an explanation of the program. Cadets were tasked with researching the program, documenting their findings, presenting their findings and debating their strategy with classmates.

Ng and Abbott began by explaining the difference between a video game and a simulator.The program, they explained, consists of watching and clicking — unlike a video game, simulators are endless. Another difference between the two, Ng explained, is player interaction. The simulator requires little input from the player and offers no visuals, only words.According to Abbott, the swarm-raising process begins with larva, which are “the little babies where all your bugs come from. It’s basically an egg. You have to have at least one larva to make a bug.”

camp credit A for-credit academic camp that allows students grades 9-12 to enhance knowledge. For the student who is struggling in a particular area or hopes to master concepts.

begins with larva, which are “the little babies where all your bugs come from. It’s basically an egg. You have to have at least one larva to make a bug.”

THE GORDIAN KNOTEnglish instructor Joy Noorbakhsh mixed up the morning break on July 2, asking cadets to form small groups, circle up and link hands with one another.“You’re in a big knot now, and when we say go your job is to undo your knot without letting go of anyone’s hands,” Noorbaksh said. “And you can’t talk!”

Cadets found the challenge harder than expected. Forbidden from linking hands with those to their immediate left or right, they were forced to step over and under each other’s bodies and wordlessly work together to untangle the knot.“You have to grab across the circle,” Noorbaskh explained. “Otherwise there’s no challenge.”

According to Academic Dean Dr. Frank Giuseffi, the challenge was to “listen” and “try to work things out” using teamwork.“You might think it’s kind of a silly little game,” Giuseffi said. “Problem solving, talking to people, working together. It’s actually a reflection of what you have to do every single day in life.”

FOUR Jonathan Rodeghero links hands with his fellow campers during the Gordian Knot contest.FIVE Matthew Seibert, Daniel Long, Christian Ng, Jonathan Rodeghero, Jordan Gatlin, Nicholas Snyder, Cody Parker, Mark Orlov and other campers untangle their knotted arms.Photos by Erin Chambers.

Brents Feron, Clarence Thomas, Jordan Gatlin [ONE] and Christian

Ashton [THREE] receive a classical French fencing lesson in the

Centennial Gymtorium mezzanine from [TWO] Dr. Frank Giuseffi.

“Where should your foil be?” Giuseffi asked cadets. “You want to keep your

foil at your opponent’s neck.”Terms discussed in the July 7 lesson

included first position, en garde, advance, retreat, extend, lunge,

recover, seis, septime and octave.“Four and six, carte and seis, are for

high line,” Giuseffi demonstrated. “Seven and eight, septime and

octave, are low line.”

bragGiNG riGHts chemistry campers compete to determine whose science reigns supreme

THE ROCKET PROJECT, A MESSAGE FROM CPT MARCOS BENAVIDES“I use the rocket lab for a hands-on activity. 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.The idea is to make the rocket light ut 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.Most students like the activity. It turns into a competition. Whose rocket is the best?”

All photos shot July 10 by Erin Chambers. ONE Cadets pose for a photo with their rockets.TWO Robert Van Huss and Alexander Seibert crane their necks to watch as Van Huss’ rocket blasts off. Normal bottles “will only take 10 psi but because we filled them

with water and some soap they’ll have more,” Seibert said. “Soapy water will have more of a foam. … Wings are really an important part of this because you need at least three.”THREE Cameron Wade Van Derson’s rocket soars high above Colonels Field. “I built the wings so the wind pushes it

on the side and it makes it spiral,” the seventh grader said. “I built it diagonal and I made it big.”FOUR Jakob Union’s rocket blasts off.FIVE A chemistry cadet prepares to launch his rocket.

WHO AM I? BY CHRISTOPHER GREENEI like to think of myself as someone who likes to be different from everyone else. A heavy thinker is what I am. A reflective individual who thoroughly thinks about situations. I am a topic. I am a legend. I am a conversation.The young man was born out of this country to a Haitian mother. Christiano Jean-Claude moved to the United States of America and turned into Christopher Greene. Young Chris moved to the state of New Jersey but soon made a bold transition to Atlanta, where he was raised. He was naïve at first,

thinking that the world was a great place and everyone was safe. Years later, he figured out the truth about the world and his constant smile and laughter was replaced with frowns. Hew as older now. Things became more clear. He couldn’t express himself through words any more, only writing and style. No one understood why Chris was like this.Chris lived a truly blessed life, though people thought he hated it. They called him ungrateful. That isn’t true. He loved life but he recognized the flaws in it, things that other people seem to ignore. In his Atlanta home’s backyard he had a bamboo patch. Every day he went down and trimmed the

bamboo and kept it healthy and used it to escape stress. If not the bamboo, there was the rose, his family crest. Both of which gave him a gateway from reality.Was he a people person? Many would think not. People don’t understand Chris. He enjoys being around people at times but ultimately prefers being alone. He gives too much trust and shows too much comfort around people. He is a protected soul around those he cares about, like his mother or his dog Ringo. His heart is full of romance and love. Music helps calm and relax the young man. Television and video games help divert him from his problems. His family’s personality helps shape him in his own way.

WHO AM I? BY MICHAEL HILTWhen you are truly alone, you can’t see, hear or feel anything but the ground beneath your feet. When you are in this state and none of your five senses are functioning, then you change. When I am close to being completely alone I can feel the change. I don’t know anyone else who has been truly alone. I can’t even really say what I’m like while alone because when my mind changes I feel like that is normal. I personally have never been truly alone, so I can’t say who I am. Even science doesn’t know what changes when a person is truly alone. I can’t say who I am until I can say who I want to be and whether or not I am that person.

Academic AwardsCharacter in the Classroom Award: Tyler AipperspachExcellence in Academics Award: Jonathan Rodeghero

WHO AM I? BY HAMILTON JOHNSTON“Most people die when they are 30 and are buried when they are 70.” – Benjamin FranklinI intend to keep on living as I always have. Freely. I don’t intend to end up like that. He meant that people murder themselves and their dreams before they are dead.A great example of my childlike innocence is my love of kiting. Starting out as a kid, I progressed to an extreme sport. My history with kites is long. Seven years. I started with single lines and progressed to traction kiting. The thrill of suspending something in midair always seemed to speak to me in one way or another, expressing freedom. My experiences have brought me far in the world of kites and teach me valuable lessons.The story begins when a storm was passing through the area. The wind was a solid 30 and I felt like pushing it. I went out to set up at the local park with my kite on my back. I took the kite out and laid the bar next to the back. Putting the lines out is the hardest part. “Red is right, blue is left,” I whispered to myself as the lines came off one by one. I then attached the safety and walked backwards to get the slack out. The wind picked up as I pulled and in an instant the kite was inflated and pulled me like a rag doll across the ground. I did not let go for about 40 feet, just kept getting dragged across the grass at high speed. When I finally released the bar, the safety pulled on my wrist and I came to a stop. The kite was waving in the air like a loose trash bag. The sound was beating until it came to the ground. I got up and inspected myself. I was trembling and thankfully I had pads on to keep the damage minimal. I packed up the kite and went home, not wanting to do that ever again. After washing up I finally calmed down and thought, I am so lucky I was not more hurt than I was. I learned about respect for Mother Nature and continue to do crazy things cautiously.My name is Hamilton Fitzgerald Johnston. I come from dark coves lighted by fragments of my imagination. One can only

see the light and hope to reach it. My purpose, my story, my world is limited, endless. I do not know what I am, nor do I intend to find out.The lessons I learn from my day to day life helps me become a better person much faster than others. I am soft and sensitive but hardy and tough. I never thought I was different – only a little weird.In the following years I will measure success by how interesting my life is, not how mature I am. I wish for wisdom, not the ability to downsize other people. Anyone else would wish for fame, fortune, money, power. But the reality of the matter is that most people achieve none of that. People set elusive standards for themselves with no real motivation behind it.

Sometimes they do not even know what they are fighting for. People take from other people. That’s a fact in life and anything you want can be taken. They also spout words they never mean and hurt others around them for the pleasure of it. They are lonely, sad and depressed. They do nothing about it besides dragging others down.I am against what most people would consider normal. I reserve myself, bottling up all my anger and releasing it when I do things I like. That is why I am glad I have these outlets to relieve my pressure and bring positivity into my life. We are all special, but are we all unique? That is the question I will toil about for years to come. I will never change.

MY CHILDHOOD, BY HENRY FELIXI am from soil, from dirt and grassI am from the south central sideThe food, it tastes so goodI am from the hillsThe plants, they smell like natureI am from the Mexican and American sideFrom Rosita, Nico and JackyI’m from the most active and funniestFrom small and bigI’m from family, friendsI’m from Los Angeles pizza and In-N-OutFrom the mother who loves me and caresHawaiiI am from my familyLove

AT LEFT Lucas Moore poses with his copy of the Spanish novel “Agentes

secretos y el mural de Picasso” in LT Andrea Vollrath’s class July 13.

BELOW John Alexander shows off his Algebra notebook

in MAJ Ananta Khanal’s classroom July 16.

Photos by Erin Chambers.

Robert Downing Abbott, 7th grade Mexico, Missouri

Tyler M. Aipperspach, 10th grade Freeman, Missouri

John Clark Alexander, 11th grade St. Louis, Missouri

Christian Avery Ashton, 10th grade Zionsville, Indiana

Brents Feron, 9th grade Tulsa, Oklahoma

Jackson Taylor Ford, 10th grade Lonetree, Colorado

Jordan Ross Gatlin, 11th grade Fort Worth, Texas

Christopher T. Greene, 10th grade Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Aeron James Lee, 12th grade Wichita, Kansas

Daniel Thomas Long, 9th grade St. Louis, Missouri

Declan Miller, 9th grade St. Louis, Missouri

Michael Fredrick Miller, 7th grade New Berlin, Illinois

William Alexander Cater, 12th grade Boulder, Colorado

Jeremy Elkins, 10th grade Chandler, Arizona

Christian Mason Ell, 12th grade Columbia, Missouri

Henry Felix, 10th grade Hacienda Heights, California

Michael Joseph Hilt, 11th grade Arcadia, Missouri

Joshua Alexander John, 11th grade Sierra Vista, Arizona

Hamilton F. Johnston, 12th grade Lakeville, Minnesota

Oybek Kirkland, 11th grade Paris, France

Lucas Owen Moore, 10th grade Sugar Creek, Texas

Christian Ng, 9th grade Key Biscayne, Florida

Mark Jacob Orlov, 11th grade Santa Monica, California

Cody Dillan Parker, 11th grade Emerson, Iowa

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Photsavat Pongsuea, 11th grade Mexico, MissouriJacob Lawrence Reinke, 10th grade Geneva, IowaJonathan Andrew Rodeghero 9th grade O’Fallon, Missouri

Alexander Joseph Seibert 10th grade Mexico, MissouriMatthew David Seibert, 9th grade Mexico, MissouriNicholas Snyder, 7th grade Richmond Heights, Missouri

William Wilson Snyder, 10th grade Southlake, TexasDylan Stanley, 8th grade Columbia, IllinoisClarence Eugene Thomas 11th grade Lecompton, Kansas

Jakob Jonah Union, 8th grade Austin, TexasAri Antwain Van Derson 9th grade Fairway, KansasCameron Wade Van Derson 7th grade Fairway, Kansas

Kyle A. Van Eekeren, 12th grade Chesterton, IndianaRobert J. Van Huss, 12th grade DeSoto, MissouriLorenzo L. White, 10th grade Bristol, Pennsylvania

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ONE Lucas Moore and [THREE] Jacob Reinke goof off during a fishing session at Teardrop Lake on July 2. TWO Ari Van Derson shows off a turtle students caught at Teardrop Lake on June 27. FIVE Kyle Van Eekeren reels in a fish July 2.FOUR Clarence Thomas enjoys a horseback riding lesson at the MMA stable July 15. AT RIGHT Leadership Camp cadet John Burke. Photos by Erin Chambers.

mma summer scHeduleMissouri Military Academy’s Camp Core Skills and Camp Credit class lists

0800 to 0930 Block One0930 to 1100 Block Two1100 to 1115 Morning Break1115 to 1215 Block Three1215 to 1300 Lunch Mess1300 to 1500 Block Four1500 to 1530 Extra Help1530 to 1600 Free Time

Chemistry (Photo Three) Photsavat Pongsuea Alexander Joseph Seibert Robert Jaycee Van Huss Cody Dillan Parker Jordan Ross Gatlin CPT Marcos Benavides, room 108Spanish I & II Lucas Owen Moore Matthew David Seibert Kyle A. Van Eekeren Mark Jacob Orlov LT Andrea Vollrath, room 313Geometry (Photo Two) Joshua Alexander John Oybek Kirkland Christian Avery Ashton LT Sean Peters, room 310

English I & II Michael Joseph Hilt Christopher Thomas Greene Hamilton Fitzgerald Johnston Henry Felix Joy Noorbakhsh, room 318Algebra I & II (Photo One) Aeron James Lee Tyler M. Aipperspach Christian Mason Ell William Alexander Carter John Clark Alexander Jeremy Elkins Clarence Eugene Thomas Jacob Lawrence Reinke William Wilson Snyder Lorenzo Louis White MAJ Ananta Khanal, room 216 LT Stephen Maziarz, room 215

Camp Core SkillsRobert Downing Abbott

Brents Feron Daniel Thomas Long

Declan Miller Michael Fredrick Miller

Christian Ng Jonathan A. Rodeghero

Nicholas Snyder Dylan Stanley

Ari Antwain Van Derson Cameron W. Van Derson

Jakob Jonah UnionMAJ Keith Morgan,

Business, room 208MAJ Edsel R. Baker,

Math, room 209

MAJ Keith Morgan’s Camp Core Skills class melds several subject areas and helps students develop and enhance their reading, writing, math and study skills.During each of the four weeks of summer school, Morgan focused on different aspects of several core subjects: Research, Studying, Critical & Computational Thinking, Language, Pre-Algebra and Planning.Topis of discussion in the language unit included five paragraph essays and thesis statements. The studying unit discussed Cornell note-taking strategies, tests and time management.Additional topics of discussion throughout the course included: inductive versus deductive reasoning, Covey’s four quadrants, Boolean searching, Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives for Knowledge-Based Goals, exposition, persuasion, argument and logical fallacies.Each cadet also created and coded a website with HTML, including links to other websites, creating clickable buttons and manipulating type size, weight and color.MAJ Morgan’s three sentence rules: A sentence has a verb. A sentence always begins with a capital letter. A sentence always ends with a punctuation mark.A MESSAGE TO STUDENTS FROM MAJ MORGAN“This is a one month residential camp. That means we all live here together. We will all get to know one another during this month.

I want to encourage you to be your ‘best you.’ We make choices. I encourage you to make good choices. For example, you may want to impress others with how awesome you are. Do that by being, fair, honest and respectful with the new people you meet.For some of you, this month will change the direction of your life. You can be a ‘stand-out’

guy by being ‘stand-up’ guy, too.”SETTING GOALSMAJ Morgan began the first day of class with the planning unit on June 22. Students were tasked with writing a one-sentence goal for their future.“Include your whole self. There are different parts to you. There is a spiritual side, there is a relationship side,” Morgan said. “Acquaintances and community and wealth and athletics and health and all sorts of things. … We wanna take all these things and put them into one statement.”The three main paramaters: goals must be specific, realistic and measurable. How do you determine whether you

have met your goal, Morgan explained, if you aren’t able to measure your success?“If it’s a weight goal I get on the scale. If it’s a time goal I can measure it with the stopwatch. … If it’s a money goal I can look at my bank account and I can measure it in dollars,” Morgan said. “If it’s an academic goal, I can measure it with my GPA … or my SAT scores or my ACT scores.”AT RIGHT MAJ Morgan and LT Andrea Vollrath’s classes visit a museum during a field trip to St. Louis on July 8. Photo courtesy of MAJ Morgan.

Critical Thinking Unit Week One: Clarity Week Two: Variety Week Three: Conditions Week Four: ValidityPre-Algebra Unit Week One: Operations Week Two: Fractions Week Three: Ratios Week Four: FormulasPlanning Unit Week One: Goals Week Two: Priorities Week Three: Scheduling Week Four: To-Do ListsLanguage Unit Week One: Sentences Week Two: Parts of Speech Week Three: Paragraphs Week Four: Essays

What is your goal? The following life goals were composed June 22 in MAJ Morgan’s class.“In my life, I want to go through school and I want to be in the military for a minimum of 2 years, then come home, get married and spend my life being a music producer and/or song writer.” Declan Miller“I want to help everyone in the world when they need it or want it whenever I can.” Jonathan Rodeghero“Get better at being third in life and getting closer to God. God first, others second, me third.” Daniel Thomas Long, pictured at noon mess June 22.

MAJ Morgan’s Camp Core Skills Class ValuesHonesty: When asked a question, please answer it directly.Fairness: Treat one another fairly.Effort: We expect your best all the time.Dignity: Always respect the dignity of others.Work: Work hard. Embrace work. Make friends with it.Preparation: We expect you to be prepared when you arrive.Alertness: Stay attentive to instructor. Avoid distractions.Fun: Choose to laugh regularly!

THE PARTS OF SPEECH From the notebook of Cameron Van Derson, pictured at left on June 22.Adjective: Modifies a noun or pronoun and answers these questions: Which? How many? What kind of?Adverb: Modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb and answers these questions: When? Where? How? How much? Why?Pronoun: Used in place of one or more nouns. (she, yourself)Preposition: Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other object in a sentence.Interjection: Expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence.Conjunction: Joins words or groups of words. (phrases or clauses)

coNFideNce camPHelps boys ages 8-11 build a sense of self-

confidence and instills a foundation of leadership

through adventure.

James Bryant, 8 Little Rock, Arkansas

Ethan Daniels, 10 Rolla, Missouri

Bryan DiSylvester, 11 Springfield, Missouri

Aiden Githens, 12 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Danari Adriano, 10 Weston, FloridaJesse Bilyeu, 10

Holts Summit, MissouriJoshua Bosworth, 11 Hutchinson, KansasMaxwell Brewer, 9 Florissant, Missouri

Lincoln Haynes-Kechik, 11 West Plains, Missouri

Blake Horner-Ogle, 11 Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Collin Jostes, 11 Columbia, Missouri

Charles Joyce, 9 Maumelle, Arkansas

John Lopez, 11 St. Charles, MissouriMax Martin, 9 Tulsa, Oklahoma

Kai Matsunami, 11 Newport Beach, CaliforniaSimon Matthews, 10 St. Louis, Missouri

Hayden McDonald, 9 St. James, MissouriFernando Morfin, 10 Boca Del Rio, Veracruz Mexico

Lance Newland, 11 Orangevale, CaliforniaKai Passmore, 9 Washington, Missouri

Right: JOSHUA BOSWORTH Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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TWO Lance Newland and Dante Tomlinson pose with a camp counselor July 14. THREE Collin Jostes, Lincoln Haynes-Kechik and Justin Reznic pose with a fish they caught in Teardrop Lake. FOUR Camper Kai Matsunami poses with the Concidence Camp flag.

ONE Confidence Camper Dante Tomlinson scales the MMA rock wall July 10. Photo by Connor Pearson.

Tag hands with the previous runner to begin.Hop across several platforms. [Two: Bryan DiSylvester.]Run across the gym. Bend down to touch the corner of the court.Dribble a rugby ball around several cones. [At right: Kai Passmore.]Drop the ball in a bucket. [Three: Aiden Githens.]Run to a marker in the center of the court. Drop to your hands and knees.Army crawl to the center of the gym with a rifle. [Four: Justin Reznic.]Sit up and toss a tennis ball into a soccer net —must score a goal to move on to next step. [One: Daniel Rice.] Army crawl back to the blue marker and tag it.Leave the rifle. Run to the edge of the court and touch the corner.Hop back across the platforms and tag hands with the next person in line to complete your turn.

step—by—steP

“Get out there. Get to know people. Find out things about them. The world is becoming a smaller place, guys. Each year more people communicate. It’s getting smaller and smaller. … The more intelligent you are, the more adapted you are.” Advice from Commandant of Cadets LTC Gregory Seibert on first day of camp, July 6

Right: SIMON MATTHEWS Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

Michael Polaschek, 9 Davenport, IowaMichael Rees, 12 Fairview, TexasJustin Reznic, 10 Brooklyn, New YorkDaniel Rice, 9 Independence, Missouri

Liam Rose, 11 Columbia, MissouriMiller Rountree, 11 Billings, MissouriRichard Schuler, 10 Kirkwood, MissouriLogan Schuster, 10 East Hampton, New York

Samuel Smith, 10 Pensacola, FloridaDavid Stilwell, 10 New York, New YorkBrian Sullivan, 11 Dorchester, MassachusettsDante Tomlinson, 10 Nolensville, Tennessee

Kai Trumpore, 9 Fayetteville, ArkansasDalton Wood, 11 Wentzville, MissouriRyan Young, 12 Kansas City, MissouriAustin Zimmerman, 11 Lee’s Summit, Missouri

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FAR RIGHT Maxwell Brewer takes his turn in the relay race July 8. All photos by Erin Chambers.

July 7: PHYSICAL TRAINING TEST July 9: TAKE AIM IN THE RIFLE RANGE July 10: SCALE THE ROCK WALL

July 10: CAMP IN THE WILDERNESS July 13: PUGIL STICK DUELS July 16: SWIM IN MERAMEC LAKE

Right: GRANT VENABLE Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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“Treat every rifle as if it were loaded. Even though we know that it is almost impossible for this rifle to be loaded, it doesn’t matter. ... Always point the rifle in a safe direction.

Down here in this rifle range, there is only one safe direction – that’s downrange. ... When you get out on the firing line and you start handling your rifle, your rifle is always

pointed in that direction.” Rifle range safety advice from JROTC instructor 1SG Randal Jacobson

Right: ALIOUNE BEYE Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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Campers head into the woods to try their hands at PAINTBALL and the OBSTACLE

COURSE

DANARI ADRIANO Rappelling AwardJESSE BILYEU Sit-Up AwardJOSHUA BOSWORTH Discipline AwardMAXWELL BREWER First Place Swimming AwardHARRY BRYANT Rock Wall AwardETHAN DANIELS Spirit AwardAIDEN GITHENS Swimming Award, Running AwardBLAKE HORNER-OGLE Most Motivated Award, Push-Ups AwardMAX MARTIN Pugil Sticks Award, Spirit AwardKAI MATSUNAMI Running AwardLANCE NEWLAND Marksmanship Award KAI PASSMORE Marksmanship AwardJUSTIN REZNIC Rock Wall AwardLIAM ROSE Most Motivated AwardDANTE TOMLINSON Running Award, Sit-Up AwardKAI TRUMPORE Push-Up AwardRYAN YOUNG Marksmanship Award

INSET Campers learn to identify several types of nuts and wild animal prints, including dog, deer [left] and [right] raccoon. Photos by CPT Greg Maximovitch, Erin Chambers & MAJ Brian Galarza.

leadersHip camPTwo adventure-filled weeks of self-discovery

and challenge while bonding with young men

from around the world.

CPT Murrell Andrew AdamsSGM Charles Anderson

Simon Alexis Barrera ’15SFC John Biddle

LT Kevin Bissmeyer

Vincent Burke ’15CPT Carl P. Estenik III

MAJ Brian GalarzaCSGT Mike Harding

1SG Randal Jacobson

Missouri Military Academy Confidence Camp staff members included the following Lincoln University and Truman State University JROTC cadets: LaTiffany Baker, Marteshia Cooper, Anthony Draper, Denzel Gay, Quran Harris, Christopher Holly, Victoria Jackson, Frank Mott and Ashton Piper.

stafFACADEMY SUMMER CAMP

CPT Steven ManningDustin McGuire ’15Joshua Pearson ’14MAJ Paul Petit ’85LTC Gregory Seibert

CPT Scott RobleyDerek Ryan ’15

Right: AARON CRONK Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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ONE Staff members pose at Meramec Adventure Learning Ranch during a field trip July 16.TWO LTC Gregory Seibert poses with camper Danari Adriano and his family July 6. Photos ONE, TWO and FIVE courtesy of MAJ Brian Galarza.

THREE Lincoln University Army ROTC cadets serve as camp counselors.FOUR LT Kevin Bissmeyer scales the rock wall alongside his campers July 14. Photo by CPT Gregory Maximovitch.

FIVE Michael Polaschek poses for a photo with his camp counselor in the Centennial Gymtorium during a Pugil Stick match.

Alioune Beye, 12 Bethesda, MarylandMichael Bowers, 12

Pittsfield, IllinoisKnox Boyd, 12 Corinth, Texas

Wyatt Brewer, 14 Fayetteville, Arkansas

Brandyn Brooks, 13 Grapevine, TexasLevin Brown, 12

Hazelwood, MissouriThomas Calvin Brown, 13

Columbia, MissouriDevin Buckles, 15

Macomb, Michigan

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ALIOUNE BEYE Swimming Award, third placeNOAH HACKER Excellence Award

PHILIPPE LORIGAN Physical Fitness Award, 12-13 yearsBENJAMIN MABRY Marksmanship Award

DANIEL MCGRORY Swimming Award second place GABRIEL PEREZ Marksmanship Award

Right: JOHN TANGEL Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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DREW POTTHAST Physical Fitness Award, 14-15 years

EVAN WILLIMON Marksmanship Award

BERNARD WONG Swimming Award, first place Physical Fitness Award, 16-17 years

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John Burke, 13 Smithton, IllinoisCole Burket, 14 Arvada, ColoradoRaul Cantu Noriega, 14 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoIsaac Carter, 14 Higbee, Missouri

Joerin Casey, 14 Paducah, KentuckyAlexander Chaikin, 12 Groveland, IllinoisMorgan Conway, 14 San Anselmo, CaliforniaDylan Creath, 15 Chesterfield, Missouri

Aaron Cronk, 15 Des Moines, IowaZac Dorman, 12 Dublin, IrelandGarry Dunn III, 14 Nevada, MissouriLogan Ehrenreich, 14 St. Louis, Missouri

Luke Elliott, 13 Little Elm, TexasMark Endacott, 17 Lincoln, NebraskaRafael Fernandez Martinez, 13 San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato, MexicoJacob Flanders, 13 St. Joseph, Missouri

Norman Daniel Frank, 12 Mission, TexasIsaac Gastelum, 13 Culiacan, Sinaloa, MexicoLucas Glaser, 13 Sullivan, MissouriEmiliano Gorordo, 16 McAllen, TexasFranklin Greenman

Right: KNOX BOYD Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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Noah Hacker, 15 Spring Hill, Tennessee

Elian Harants, 13 Memphis, TennesseeParker Hawkins, 14

Crestwood, KentuckyCarson Heskett, 15

St. Louis, Missouri

Joseph Hogan, 13 Old Monroe, Missouri

Phoenix Jahn, 13 Makanda, Illinois

Denver Jenkins, 12 Anacoco, Louisiana

Daveraj Khuti, 16 Huntsville, Alabama

Adam Lester, 13 Boonville, Missouri

William Leucking, 15 Belleville, Illinois

Philippe Lorigan, 15 Stillorgan, CO Dublin, Ireland

Benjamin Mabry, 16 Denver, Colorado

Joseph Heydinger, 17 Willard, Ohio

Nicholas Hiatt, 15 Terre Haute, Indiana

Hunter Hoang, 13 Maryland Heights, Missouri

William Hoffman, 15 Warrenton, Missouri

Ashton Knipfer, 13 Ottumwa, IowaDevin Kotas, 16

Lincoln, NebraskaChandler Kreutziger, 14

Cheney, KansasZach Kuster, 14

Broomfield, Colorado

Bailey Martin, 17 Allen, Texas

Daniel McGrory, 13 Brentwood, Tennessee

Sean McLoudrey, 15 Fort Collins, Colorado 2015

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Ned Merrion, 16 Farmington, New MexicoJustin Morgan, 14 Fresh Meadows, New YorkThomas Morgan, 16 Fresh Meadows, New York

Noah Mosqueda, 17 St. Louis, Missouri Jordan Mostrom, 16 Springfield, MissouriMax Murati, 16 Wichita, Kansas

Bryce Ory, 15 Bristow, Indiana Steven Patton, 14 Fairway, KansasGabriel Perez, 15 Woodridge, Illinois

Bryce Phillips, 17 Raymore, Missouri Ryan Pinks, 17 St. Charles, IllinoisChase Plybon, 12 Fulton, Missouri

Joseph Polfliet, 14 Troy, IllinoisDrew Potthast, 15 Carlyle, Illinois Eduardo Riddle, 13 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Jacob Rodeghero, 13 O’Fallon, MissouriAlberto Rodriguez, 12 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoAlan Rodriguez Villarreal, 13 Naucalpan, Mexico State Mexico

Right: GABRIEL PEREZ Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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Benjamin Rotolo, 14 Carpentersville, Illinois

Raymond Saleeby III, 14 St. Louis, Missouri

Brandon Schneider, 16 Columbia, Missouri

Christian Seagren, 12 Miami, Florida

Carlos Alfredo Seijas Correa, 16 Mexico, Distrito Federal

Joey Setnicka, 14 Chesterfield, MissouriAlexander Sheldon, 12

APO, AEDanny Sierra, 16

Allentown, Pennsylvania

Nehemiah Simmons, 14 Osceola, Missouri

Evan Smith, 15 Mico, Texas

Andres Tamez, 12 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

John Tangel, 16 Peoria Heights, Illinois

Aidan Thomas-Plunkett, 14 Lee’s Summit, Missouri

Matthew Tierney, 13 McKinney, Texas

Raymundo Trevino, 12 Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Grant Venable, 13 Kansas City, Missouri

Edward Vodicka, 16 Lake Zurich, IllinoisJustin Wheeler, 13

Spencerville, OklahomaEvan Willimon, 17

Edmond, OklahomaAndrew Withinton, 12

Ballwin, Missouri

Bernard Wong, 16 Willowbrook, Illinois

Carlos Yglesias Vigil, 14 Atizapan De Zaragoza

Mexico

Right: BERNARD WONG Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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Michael Bowers Knox Boyd Wyatt Brewer

Brandyn Brooks Levin Brown Devin Buckles

John Burke Raul Cantu Noriega Isaac Carter

Alexander Chaikin Aaron Cronk Zac Dorfman

Luke Elliott Mark Endacott Rafael Fernandez Martinez

Right: JAKOB UNION Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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FIRSTplatoo

N first platooN leadershiP award: isaac carter

first platooN highest military skills award: aaroN croNk

Isaac Gastelum Lucas Glaser Emiliano Gorordo

Noah Hacker Parker Hawkins Hunter Hoang

Joseph Hogan Phoenix Jahn Benjamin Mabry

Ned Merrion Justin & Thomas Morgan Bryce Phillips

Carlos Alfredo Seijas Miles Sipes John Tangel

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PLATOON HIGHEST MILITARY

SKILLS AWARD: WILLIAM

HOFFMAN

Alioune Beye Joerin Casey Morgan Conway Garry Dunn III Logan Ehrenreich Norman Daniel Frank Franklin Greenman Elian Harants Carson Heskett William Hoffman Denver Jenkins Daveraj Khuti Ashton Knipfer Chandler Kreutziger Zach Kuster William Leucking

Philippe Lorigan Bailey Martin Daniel McGrory Noah Mosqueda Max Murati Gabriel Perez Chase Plybon Joseph Polfliet Alberto Rodriguez Brandon Schneider Christian Seagren Joey Setnicka Alexander Sheldon Evan Smith Evan Willimon Bernard Wong

Daveraj Khuti

Right: RAYMUNDO TREVINO Photo by: ERIN CHAMBERS

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Daveraj Khuti

HONOR PLATOON Marine Relay: 15.50Thomas Brown Cole Burket Dylan Creath Jacob Flanders Joseph Heydinger Nicholas Hiatt Devin Kotas Adam Lester Sean McLoudrey Jordan Mostrom Steven Patton Ryan Pinks Drew Potthast Eduardo Riddle Alan Rodriguez Villarreal Jacob Rodeghero Benjamin Rotolo Raymond Saleeby III Danny Sierra Nehemiah Simmons Andres Tamez Aidan Thomas-Plunkett Matthew Tierney Raymundo Trevino Grant Venable Justin Wheeler Andrew Withinton Carlos Yglesias Vigil