The Delaware Military Academy

The Delaware Military Academy is a publicly funded charter high school in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. It is considered a Military High School because all students, or cadets as they are called, are required to participate in the Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) — the first such school in the United States. Founded in 2003 by Charles Baldwin and Jack Wintermantle, the academy has roughly 500 students enrolled. Admission is granted after an interview, and there are currently hundreds on the waiting list. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... : Chemical Capital of the World , Corporate Capital of the World , Credit Card Capital of the World : A Place to Be Somebody United States Delaware New Castle 17. ... Subcategories There are 1 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages). ... The Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) is a program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the nation that train high school students in leadership and military sciences. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Location

The DMA lies within the boundaries of the Red Clay Consolidated School District, but as a charter school it is not part of the school district itself. The school's address is 112 Middleboro Road, Wilmington DE 19804. The site is located in proximity to a housing development, the Christiana River, and several light industrial and commercial operations. Two buildings currently exist. The first, called Talley Hall, contains classrooms, administrative offices, the nurses office and a small library. The second, The Naval Science building contains a music room, mess hall (cafeteria), drill deck (gymnasium), NJROTC offices, classrooms, weight room and science labs. Red Clay Consolidated School District (abbreviated Red Clay or RCCSD) is a public school district in Delaware. ... Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States which have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools, in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each charter school... The Christina River (formerly the Christiana River) is a tributary of the Delaware River, approximately 35 mi (56 km) long, in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. ...

Academics

DMA offers a college prep curriculum with a focus on the core subject areas. Honors level classes and AP courses are offered in each major discipline. Few electives other than foreign languages are available as all cadets are required to take four years of Naval Science (NJROTC). The United States Navy awarded the “Distinguished Unit with Academic Honors” rating to DMA in the first year of eligibility and allows the Commandant 3 Naval Academy, 3 Air Force Academy, and 3 West Point nominations annually. The school has a Superior rating from Delaware in accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act.

Athletics

Delaware Military Academy's Seahawks cross country team is their best sport. With a record of 10 wins and 1 loss the boys team took 6th place in the 2006 season in their state division. The team consisted of Kyle Davis, Steve Crausic, William Bleyer, Joe Fitzgerald, Ryan McCarthy, Chris Zwier, Chris Pepe.

Arts

Although the Delaware Military Academy is a small high school, there are several performing art opportunities. There is an annual school play. The school also has a Advanced Chorus, mixed chorus and marching band. The Chorus recently performed at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey and the Marching Band played in a parade at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Members of the marching band have represented DMA in the Delaware All State Band and were the first cadets to be recognized by a Delaware All State organization.

Community

DMA offers its students the chance to help in several communities. The students are encouraged to be part of the community. The school supports community programs such as Junior Achievement, Local Veteran Affairs as well as other local activities.

External link

• School's Website