Midwest Military Academy

Midwest Military Academy (MMA) was an elementary, middle school and high school in Wheaton, Illinois. The school was demolished in 1988[1] creating the Academy Highlands subdivision.[2]

Midwest Military Academy
Address
1800 Academy Ln

Wheaton
,
Illinois

United States
Information
TypePrivate, Boarding
Established1931
Closed1986
Enrollment95
CampusWheaton, Illinois

Located among 16.5 acres (6.7 ha) at Academy Lane and Orchard Road, the school was established in 1931.[3] The last owner was Jerry Williams.[4] Upon closure of the school, the Chicago area had one remaining military school located in Aurora, Illinois, the Marmion Military Academy.

Tuition for the year was $4,800 at the time of closing. About a dozen Midwest students transferred to St. John's Military Academy near Lake Geneva.[5]

History

Jerry Williams' father, Paul Williams, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army,[6] founded MMA in 1931 in Homewood, Illinois. The school was moved to the north part of Wheaton in 1938 followed five years by the last campus on the south part of Wheaton, which included a Victorian home once owned by industrialist Alfred Plamondon.

References
  1. "Midwest Military Academy". www.midwestmilitaryacademy.com.
  2. Giewald, Sherry (October 21, 2011). "Neighborhood profile: Academy Highlands". Daily Herald.
  3. Rogal, Samuel J. (2009-03-24). The American Pre-College Military School: A History and Comprehensive Catalog of Institutions. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5329-0.
  4. "CDS FILE FOR Y7778" (PDF). ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. 2007-09-17.
  5. Bagnato, Andrew (1986-06-03). "IT'S TAPS FOR A MILITARY ACADEMY AS SUBURBIA'S BUILDERS MARCH". chicagotribune.com.

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