Phoenix Military Academy

Phoenix Military Academy
Address
145 S Campbell Ave
Chicago, Illinois 60612
United States
Coordinates 41°52′44″N 87°41′18″W / 41.8790°N 87.6884°W / 41.8790; -87.6884Coordinates: 41°52′44″N 87°41′18″W / 41.8790°N 87.6884°W / 41.8790; -87.6884
Information
Type Public, College-prep, Military
Established 2004
School district Chicago Public Schools
Principal Mr. Ferdinand Wipachit
Grades 9–12
Gender Coeducational
Color(s)      Black,      Red
Athletics conference Chicago Public League
Team name Firebirds
Newspaper The Phoenix Chronicle
Website www.phoenixmilitary.org

Phoenix Military Academy is a public military high school in Chicago.

History

PMA was founded in 2004 and originally located in the same building as Orr Academy High School.

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 and have the option to take classes to prepare for ROTC.[1]

In June 2015, it was announced that PMA was awarded a $6 million DOD grant for a new STEM and Leadership Academy Pilot Program.[2][3]

References

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