Phoenix Military Academy

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Phoenix Military Academy
Address

145 S Campbell Ave Chicago Public League
Team name	Firebirds
Newspaper	The Phoenix Chronicl]
Website	www.phoenixmilitary.org

Phoenix Military Academy is a public military high school in

Chicago Illinois

, United States.

History

Phoenix Military Academy, (Commonly abbreviated as PMA) was founded in 2004 and originally located in the same building as Orr Academy High School. It has since been moved to Grant Campus or the older location of Orr.

Academics

All students are required to attain 24 credits to graduate. In addition to usual core subjects such as English and the sciences, students also take two years of foreign language, Two years of the arts and are mandated to take classes to prepare for ROTC.^[1]

In June 2015, it was announced that PMA was awarded a

STEM and Leadership Academy Pilot Program.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Graduation Requirements
^ "Mayor Emanuel and Senator Durbin Announce $6 Million Accelerated STEM and Leadership Academy Pilot at Phoenix Military Academy". City of Chicago. June 5, 2015.
^ "Phoenix Military Academy gets $6M grant from Pentagon". ABC7. June 5, 2015.

External links

School Website

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