percent of graduates immediately enter college
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Scholarships:
$1,500 available for grades 6-7
$1,000 available for grade 8
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Beth Owen, LWMA Mom"If you are thinking about Lyman Ward for your son, this is the right place for them! My son loves it here, and even though we miss him, it is great to see him so happy. We are so proud!"
Nineteen cadets made the long journey on November 10 to Charleston, S. C., to spend the weekend at The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. They returned to Lyman Ward on November 13. COL Bill Jenrette, President of the Academy, graduated from The Citadel in 1960. This is the third year he has sponsored the trip to The Citadel during its Homecoming Weekend.
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Veteran Junior School teachers Mrs. Sherry Arwood and Mrs. Tamar Reed sponsored two field trips for Lyman Ward’s seventh and eighth grade classes this Fall Semester.
The combined classes took a field trip to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory, followed by a visit to the Comer’s Museum and Arts Center in Sylacauga, AL. At the Blue Bell factory, cadets learned the process of how ice cream is...
With high hopes of destroying the competition, the Lyman Ward Scholars Bowl team won third place in the first tournament of the Fall Semester on Oct. 18 at Southern Union State Community College in Wadley, AL, winning two of four rounds. The tournament was sponsored by the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA).
The team did excellent in the first round against Lee-Scott Academy of...
Cadet Private First Class Daniel Alcala-Moreno is 14 years old and in the eighth grade. He is in his first year at Lyman Ward and was born and lives in Guadalajara, Mexico.
This cadet says his goals after graduating from LWMA are to attend college and continue to progress in his English speaking abilities. His favorite subject is mathematics, and he would like to enter a career after...
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Cadet Jason Nimri, age 17, is a first-year senior from Spokane, WA. He resides in Headquarters Company. His leader is Battalion Executive Officer Larry Woods, also a senior.
Cadet Woods has been a good mentor for Jason, teaching him how to clean his room, as well as tutoring him with some of his more challenging homework assignments during Evening Study Hall.
During his free time,...
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Major Ed Guerra, a true LWMA hero, has held virtually every job at the Academy in the Military Department. He has served as a tactical officer, medical officer, supply officer, dining hall supervisor, and since 2010 has been the Assistant Commandant of Cadets. At one time he was a teacher in the Academic Department, so he has touched the lives of faculty, staff, and cadets in both departments.
CPT Dee Orem, a history teacher at Lyman Ward was born in Key West, Florida, in 1951. As a child, he did what any child would do - ride his bike. During the late years of his childhood, he attended Baldwin High School, and worked for a furniture store and for a Boy Scout Camp.
After high school, he attended Faulkner State Junior College, then transferred to Troy State University, now known as...
You have found a special place where young men are challenged and prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Since 1898, Lyman Ward has educated young people from Alabama, 49 other states, and many other nations. Our alumni serve throughout the world.
A small school, on purpose, Lyman Ward offers a fully accredited college preparatory education in a structured environment of challenge and support. Average class sizes of 10 cadets foster a great deal of faculty-student interaction. Faculty and staff serve as mentors and advisers to cadets, and strive to bring out the best in each individual.
What makes us different? We are a school that changes lives. Lyman Ward's experienced faculty and staff are dedicated to helping cadets prepare for college and life by identifying and strengthening their knowledge, skills, and talents. Here, cadets discover what is important in life, and what they have to offer the world.
We invite you to visit our campus and welcome the opportunity to meet you and your family in person. For us, working with young men is a sacred trust, a high calling. At its best, Lyman Ward is a place of transformation, an experience that will challenge and prepare a young man for the rest of his life.
Colonel Bill Jenrette, President LWMA
