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Chicago Military Academy (Bronzeville)
Address
3519 South Giles Chicago , Illinois 60653
Information
School type	Public
Founded	1915
School district	Chicago Public Schools
Grades	9–12
Language	English
Area	Urban
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Mascot	Eagle
Website	http://www.chicagomilitaryacademy.org/apps/departments/?rn=6377452

Chicago Military Academy

Chicago Military Academy is a Chicago public school. It is located on 3519 South Giles in the Bronzeville community. The Academy includes a mandatory Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp (JROTC) instructional component and is a mandatory four-year college preparatory high school.It is the first CPS military academy for high school students in the city.The school is designed to build a students leadership skills and to provide students with many different qualifications.

Curriculum

Bronzeville is a High School that offers many academis departments. Some courses Bronzeville offers to students are Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) school, Advanced Placement (AP) courses, honors courses, Computer Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages, IVHS, etc. These academic courses provides students with positive feed back and gives them information that will become useful in the future. The school also gives students a positive safe environment through curriculums promoting learning. http://www.chicagomilitaryacademy.org/apps/departments/?rn=6377452.

History

CPS with the assitance of the Mayor’s Office, Chicago Park District, Illinois National Guard, and Department of Defense, established a plan to remodel the 8th Regiment Armory building located at 3519 South Giles. The armory that was located within the historic Bronzeville area, is a landmark. The Armory was built in 1915 to give refuge for the all black 9th Infantry Battalion. It was later reorganized as the 8th Infantry and was comprised of “all black” officers and soldiers from the State of Illinois. The Mayor’s Office put together the “Bronzeville Committee” to develop plans to remake the armory and surrounding Bronzeville community to its former stature. Everyone even private organizations joined forces to make the Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville a reality. Former United States Senator Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.) was instrumental in including $10 million in the $270 billion Defense Appropriation Bill that was approved by the United States Senate to renovate the Bronzeville Armory. It is the first CPS comprehensive military academy for high school students in the city. The Chicago Military Academy will provide many opportunities for students of Chicago. The curriculum is designed to build leadership skills and to provide students with exceptional post-secondary qualifications. The Academy will include a mandatory Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp(JROTC) instructional component and a mandatory four-year college preparatory curriculum.

Sports

• Football
• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Baseball

Scholastic Organizations

• National Honor Society
• Academic Decathlon
• Principal’s Scholars
• Beta Club
• Debate and Speech Team
• Math Club

Service Organizations

• School Band
• Drum and Bugle Corps
• Cadet Board
• Peer Leaders
• Community Service Club
• Student Council

Special Interest Organizations

• Chess Club
• Big Brother/Big Sisters
• Bowling Club
• Mayor Daley’s Book Club

http://www.cityofchicago.org/Landmarks/C/ChicagoBee.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IMG_1853-vi.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_Fountain http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/buckinghamfountain.htm