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PMA Close Up: Mission Accomplished !
Cadets Johnny Villagomez, Jennifer Salgado, Karina Romero, Stephanie Espino, our commentator Nia Benton, and Ms. Sirabian just returned from an exhilarating week in Washington D.C.! For six days they explored the inner workings of our nation?s capitol, getting a "close up" view of our government. They met with their...
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Close Up Washington D.C. 2010-Benton's Blast-Day IV
Hey Phoenix, miss us? Today, we had to dress in our class A uniform because we were actually going to walk all throughout Capitol Hill. And yes, this place is actually on a hill so we got PT for sure. We started in the Senate building and worked our way around all over. We saw...
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Nia Benton's Blast from Washington D.C. (Day III).
Hey, I'm back for my report for Day 3. Today, after an early wakeup call and quick breakfast, we got on the buses with each group going in separate directions. Our group went to the "School Without Walls" location. This is a high school that uses the entire city as a class room to learn and function. I actually liked it; but the school's students that presented for us had such horrible public speaking skills and it took away from the...
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Round I for Phoenix. Round II for Chenetta Watson!
Congratulations Senior Chenetta Watson! You have been selected to advance to the second phase of the Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) scholarship selection process. To verify your eligibility for further consideration, we must receive the following documents no later than Friday...
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Day II from Washington D.C. Close-Up 2010!
Sophmore Nia Benton writes: Today is Day II of the trip and it started with a bang! Waking up at 5 a.m. Chicago time is way different from waking up 6 a.m. D.C time, so Jasmin and I were almost late for breakfast and our morning meeting. We made it thankfully; but just barely. We left at 9 am to head over to the Jefferson Memorial. It was...
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Senior Chenetta D. Watson: Purdue University Emerging Urban Leader Scholar !
It gives me great pleasure to inform you of your selection as a Purdue University Emerging Urban Leader scholarship recipient. One of our University's most prestigious and valuable awards, the annual $15,000 scholarship is renewable for an overall value of up to $60,000 over the...
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PMA Landed at Close Up Washington D.C.
The annual Close Up Washington D.C. trip with Ms. Sirabian has landed in the nations capital with Johnny Villagomez, Nia Benton, Jennifer Salgado, Jasmin Palomar, and Karina Romero. Sophmore Nia Benton is going to provide "play-by-play" updates of the events as they unfold. This is her first submission to PMA...
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Another Phoenix Cadet Accepted to West Point!
COL Cadet Anthony Mendez has officially been accepted into the prestigious West Point Military Academy having received a personal phone call and invitation certificate this Thursday, March 4, 2010. Cadet Mendez's acceptance marks the second...
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Leaving foot prints for others to follow...
When a woman is inspired, she is urged to make a difference. She is driven by an idea and there is no stopping her. The young women of the PMA Sisterhood have taken these words and transformed them into actions. They have taken thoughts and developed them into life changing...
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We Got Five !!!!!
The PMA Debate Team competed at the Conference Championships at Schurz HS from February 26 to 27, 2010. In total, we won 5 medallions for both team and individual success. The team awards went to JV debaters Brenda Munoz and Lainer Rodriguez who placed 10th at the tournament, and to Varsity debaters Samary Vazquez and Carlos Ballesteros who placed...
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February 2010 Perfect Attendance (1SG Ruíz) !
Congratulations to the following firebirds: Bernthal, Botner, Carroll, Czopek, Escarpita, Fairchild, Gilbertson, Hurley, Keyser, Mayr, Ponce, Powell, Raygoza, Rubin, Ruíz, Sander, Sirabian, Stange, Surina, Tobias, Erwin, Go, Paris, Rule, and Sanchez.
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Senior Brianna Howard Shadows CPS Leader !
I want to confirm Honorary Student Board Member Nominee Brianna Howard's attendance at the February Board of Education Meeting. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, February 24th beginning at 10:30 am ending at approximately 2:00pm, where Brianna will "shadow" Vice-President Muñana during...
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PMA Debaters at Harvard University !
The PMA Debate team had a wonderful experience at the Harvard Debate Tournament in Cambridge, MA, during Valentine's Day weekend. Senior Samary Vazquez and Junior Donna Carrasco competed against the top teams...
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Lainer Rodríguez: CPS Full-Tuition Scholar ($32,000) !
Mr. Stange (AVID III Instructor) introduced "Just the Beginning Foundation" to Senior Lainer Rodriguez as a pre-college preparation workshop in the Summer of 2009. Cadet Rodriguez made it to the final round of Posse but did not get chosen. It was a tough day when this happened, but as Ms. Keyser says, "All things happen for a reason." And what a GOOD REASON it turned out to be...
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Cadet Kellie Erazo Traveling to Greece in June 2010 !
The Military Area Office and the Tawani Foundation will sponsor the Annual CPS Cadet Battle Staff Ride. Freshman Kellie Erazo (#1 in the Class of 2013) wrote a winning essay and earned a spot. A party of six cadets will travel to Greece from June 19 to 25, 2010 to study the Battles of...
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Reaching for Perfection in Attendance !
Congratulations to Ms. B/ Mr. Gilbertson (twice) and the following firebirds for the perfect attendance in January 2010: Botner, Carroll, Curtis, Czopek, Díaz, Edwards, Erwin, Fairchild, Hurley, Key, Keyser, Mayr, McCabe, Ponce, Powell, Raygoza, Rubin, Ruíz, Saenz, Sander, Sanchez, Surina, Tobias, Walker, and Waller.
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"A man is not led by strangers, but by his brothers"-Brotherhood Lock In-2010
Brotherhood members participated in our 3rd Annual Brotherhood Lock In here at PMA on January 29th after Semester I. This overnight on campus retreat allowed the young men to participate in various teambuilding activities, discussions sessions, sports, video game tournaments, and other positive male bonding experiences. The theme of this year's event was "Meant to Live", and Mr. Curtis...
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It's Official! Jeffery Perez will attend West Point!
In a notification that was delivered today, Battalion Commander LTC Jeffery Perez has officially been accepted to West Point Military Academy......
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Phoenix will send 4 to the City Science Fair.
Cadets Johnny Villagomez, Maria Rodriguez, Erik Ramirez and Adan Rodriguez, will represent Phoenix Military Academy at the Chicago City Science fair on March 19th, 2010 to be held at the Museum of Science and Industry.....
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Comcast Scholar: Cadet Gerald Navarro ($1,000) !
We are pleased to announce that Gerald Navarro has been selected as a recipient of the 2010-2011 Comcast Leaders and Achievers® Scholarship. This award, funded through The Comcast Foundation, recognizes high school seniors from Comcast communities for commitment to community service, academic achievement, and demonstrated leadership. To acknowledge these...
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