St. John's Northwestern Military Academy

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name = St. John's Northwestern Military Academy


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motto = Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard [http://www.sjnma.org/ SJNMA website] ]
established = 1884
type = Military boarding school
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grades = 7-8 (day school)
7-12 (boarding school)
president = Jack H. Albert Jr.
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enrollment = 325 (all male)
athletics = Football, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Baseball, Rugby union, etc.
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campus type = Residential
campus size = 150 acres
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location = 1101 North Genesee St.
Delafield, Wisconsin
country = USA
information = 1-800-SJ-CADET
website = http://www.sjnma.org/

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, originally St. John's Military Academy, was founded in Delafield, Wisconsin in 1884 by Dr. Sidney T. Smythe, who saw the need for a preparatory school to prepare boys for college and life. In 1996 St. John's Military Academy merged with Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to become St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. The academy is located in Delafield, Wisconsin and within the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.

The school was depicted in "Apollo 13" as the school where Jim Lovell's son attended, though school itself was not shown on film.

The film was filmed at the Geneva Lake campus (Northwestern Military and Naval Academy).

Cadet life

Cadets are awakened at 6:00 AM every weekday morning. Their rooms inspected to exacting standards, and the cadets then report to the first formation of the day. During this first formation, the cadets are divided according to their assigned company and platoon. During the formation, they stand at attention, as the U.S. and school colors are raised. Afterwards, they march into the mess hall. After breakfast, the cadets report to their first five 40-minute classes. Classes vary in size, but usually average 12 students to a class. Classes are all located within the same building, except for band and JROTC, a leadership and military education training program. After morning classes, the students form up for the lunch formation.

During the lunch formation, the students stand at attention, much like the breakfast formation. Unlike breakfast formation, the cadets march in to the mess hall amidst a drumline cadence. During the march, each company is judged and the company that marches the best is then announced. After lunch, the cadets have two more classes. After the afternoon classes, all cadets participate in different sports which range from traditional such as football and wrestling, to the more military-focused, such as rifle marksmanship. Once sports have concluded, the cadets report to a third formation, where the colors are lowered.

After their final meal of the day, the cadets report to their barracks for study hours, which are monitored to make sure all cadets are on task and working efficiently. Taps is at 10:00 PM when all cadets go to sleep, to prepare for another day.

On the weekends, most cadets are allowed to have almost free roam of the campus. All are allowed to sleep in until 10:00 AM and can use the extensive facilities, such as the nine-hole golf course. Other weekend recreational events include paintball, movies, trips to the mall and area businesses and the use of Mouso hall, the recreation center. Going off campus is restricted to cadets of certain rank. However, most will be able to participate in this during the year. First-year cadets don't usually get the privileges of second year cadets, otherwise known as "Returning Cadets." The term "Old boy" is no longer used, for as it implied that there must be a "New boy" which that system has long past.

Notable Alumni

St. John's 1916 - Daniel Gerber was the founder and president of Gerber Baby Foods in Michigan.

St. John's 1917 - General Edward Craig was the Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps at the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Northwestern 1919-20 - Spencer Tracy Actor (Did not graduate)

St. John's 1922 - George Kennan - Ambassador to Russia and Yugoslavia. He helped develop the Marshall Plan for reconstruction of Europe after World War II.

St. John's 1933 - George Wilson had an eleven-year career as a professional football player with the Chicago Bears. He is a member of the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame as a championship coach with the Detroit Lions and the Miami Dolphins.

Northwestern 1934 - Carl Thomsen - retired C.E.O. of Texas Instruments.

St. John's 1946 - Daniel Rostenkowski was a star athlete at the Academy who was an Illinois Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Northwestern 1948 - Curtis Roosevelt is the eldest grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945). He was a distinguished statesman who served as a delegate representing the United States to the United Nations.

Northwestern 1966 - Albert Graf is the former owner of Guidant Corp., the largest heart monitor manufacturer in the world.

St. John's 1973 Ángel Losada Moreno: President of Gigante, the third-largest retailer in Mexico

St. John's 1974 - Jay Lovell is the owner of Lovell's of Lake Forest.

St. John's 1981 - Martin Torrijos is the President of Panama.

St. John's 2003 - Edgar Marti is a Mexican soccer player.

St. John's 2001 - Shawn Dunlap is a world renound Musky Hunter, a member of North American Fishing Club, and is also known for his treatment and tenderness

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External links

* [http://www.sjnma.org/ St. John's Northwestern Military Academy]