St. John's Northwestern Military Academy

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Our son attended St. John's Northwestern, and I was very impressed with the school. The school truly tried to instill honor, integrity, a strong work ethic, and spiritual values into the students. Our son's teachers really cared about him, and they did their best to make the classes intellectually stimulating. It also maintained a highly structured environment, which was beneficial to our son.

This place is the best, you go in as early as 7th grade and get to experience a life being in a military base, you learn leadership, how to budget your time and keeping a clean lifestyle. There is order here, if you can't find an activity to participate in your just not looking. There is a nice competitive atmosphere between dorms to be the best group weekly and nationwide yearly. There are many marching parade events, sports clubs, even a on campus golf course. You can work your way thru the ranks to be the commander of all the students or if your not that ambitious a member of a unit, however you make your career there is a reward for your efforts. You can earn hundreds of medals from sports to choir to military events and awards from local and state government. It is a good way to learn independence from a life of being dependant at home. You meet people from all over the world whose parents want them to get the best education and experience networking with others for valuable connections later in life. The classes you take are usually 2 or 3 years ahead of what is taught in regular public schools and you are well prepared for college when you graduate.

I graduated from the Academy in 2011 as the class Valedictorian. I continued my studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and now serve as a Presidential Escort (US Army Officer) in Washington, DC.

St. John's provided me with the foundational instruments necessary to succeed as a young adult. I took every opportunity for growth at the Academy and earned numerous scholarships for my freshman year of college. You will not find another military academy where half of the student body is international and the faculty truly care for their cadets. I still keep in touch with several teachers and classmates of mine.

I would gladly recommend the school to any student who has a desire to reach beyond his or her potential.