St. John's Northwestern Military Academy

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy
Location
1101 Genesee St. Delafield, Wisconsin United States
Information
Type	College Preparatory and Leadership Development Boarding and Day School
Motto	Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard
Established	1884
President	Jack H. Albert, Jr.
Grades	6-12 and Post Graduate
Enrollment	300 (All Male)
Campus size	110 acres (0.45 km²)
Athletics	Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Track and Field, Cross-Country, Wrestling, Swimming, Riflery, Golf, Tennis, Hockey, Lacrosse
Mascot	Lancers
Affiliation	Episcopalian
Website	http://www.sjnma.org

St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (SJNMA) was founded in 1884 as St. John's Military Academy (SJMA) in Delafield, Wisconsin, by Rev. Sidney T. Smythe as a private, all-male college preparatory and leadership development school. In 1995, St. John's Military Academy merged with Northwestern Military and Naval Academy (NMNA) in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to become St. John's Northwestern Military Academy on the Delafield campus. The goal of the Academy is to prepare young men for success in life by instilling in them a solid work ethic, an understanding of the value of integrity and teamwork, and the ability to think critically, communicate well, and function in a diverse and ever-changing world.

SJNMA is principally a boarding school for students in grades 7 to 12, but also has an active day program for young men in grades 6 to 12 and a one-year post-high school program that is conducted in partnership with the University of Wisconsin System with tailored instruction delivered at a college level. The Academy also offers several summer programs including four one-week, high-energy adventure camps, a five-week Summer OPS academic program and an English as a Second Language program.

Notable alumni

Price M. Davis (SJMA 1889) was a noted athlete, sportsman and business entrepreneur in the State of Wisconsin
Daniel Gerber (SJMA 1916) was the founder and president of Gerber Baby Foods.
General Edward A. Craig (SJMA 1917) was the Commander of the U.S. Marine Corps at the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Spencer Tracy (NMNA 1919-1920, non-graduate) was a two-time Academy Award–winning actor.
George Kennan (SJMA 1922) was the U.S. Ambassador to the USSR (1952) and Yugoslavia. He helped develop the Marshall Plan for reconstruction of Europe after World War II.
George Wilson (SJMA 1933) was an NFL end with the Chicago Bears (1937–46). He later coached the Detroit Lions to the NFL Championship Game, 1957 NFL Championship before becoming the first coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Carl Thomsen (NMNA 1934) was former C.E.O. of Texas Instruments.
Daniel Rostenkowski (SJMA 1946) was an Illinois Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Curtis Roosevelt (NMNA 1948), the eldest grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was a statesman who served as a delegate representing the United States to the United Nations.
Jayapataka Swami (Gordon John Erdman II, SJMA 1965) is a Hare Krishna guru.
Albert Graf (NMNA 1966) was the founder of Guidant Corp.
Jay Lovell (SJMA 1974) is the son of astronaut Jim Lovell. His attendance at the school was portrayed in the film Apollo 13.
Martin Torrijos (SJMA 1981) was the President of Panama.
Trevon Hughes (SJNMA 2006) was the starting point guard for University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers basketball, 2006–2010
Cameron Mitchell (SJNMA 2009) current marketing model for Abercrombie & Fitch.

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