Chicago Military Academy
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The Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville is a public secondary school. It is located in the Bronzeville
community of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Academy includes a mandatory Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
(JROTC) instructional component in addition to a four-year college preparatory curriculum. It is the first public military academy for high school students in the city. The school is designed to build a student's leadership skills and to provide students with many different qualifications.
Bronzeville
Bronzeville may refer to:* Bronzeville, a community area of Douglas, Chicago* Bronzeville, a neighborhood in Milwaukee* King-Lincoln Bronzeville, a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio...
community of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Academy includes a mandatory Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...
(JROTC) instructional component in addition to a four-year college preparatory curriculum. It is the first public military academy for high school students in the city. The school is designed to build a student's leadership skills and to provide students with many different qualifications.
Academics
Bronzeville is a High School that offers many academic departments. Some of these courses are offered through the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) school, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, honors courses, Computer Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, IVHS, etc.Athletics
- FootballHigh school footballHigh school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....
- Soccer
- VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
Activities
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Academic Decathlon
- Principal’s Scholars
- Beta Club
- Debate and Speech Team
- Math Club
Service organizations
- School BandSchool bandA school band is a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together. A concert band is usually under the direction of one or more conductors...
- Drum and Bugle CorpsDrum and bugle corps (modern)A drum and bugle corps, also known as a drum corps, is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and color guard. Typically operating as independent non-profit organizations, drum corps perform in competitions, parades, festivals, and other civic functions...
- Cadet Board
- Peer Leaders
- Community Service Club
- Student CouncilStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
Special interest organizations
- Chess ClubChess clubA chess club is a club formed for the purpose of playing the board game of chess. Chess clubs provide for both informal games and timed games, often as part of an internal competition or in a league.-Organisation:...
- Big Brother/Big Sisters
- Bowling Club
- Mayor Daley’s Book Club