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New York Military Academy, or NYMA, is an American private boarding school located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York. It was founded in 1889 by Charles Jefferson Wright, a Civil War veteran and former school teacher from New Hampshire who believed that a military structure provided the best environment for academic achievement, a philosophy to which the school still adheres. NYMA has a 118 year history as a college preparatory school with a military structure that enrolls students from the New York metropolitan area as well as around the country and the world.
Wright's successor, Sebastian Jones, presided over the Academy from 1894-1922, guiding it during its most critical period of growth from a young and small institution of 48 cadets, through a disastrous fire in 1910, and throughout an extensive reconstruction program. NYMA is now one of the oldest military schools in the United States. In 1975, the Academy became a coeducational institution, admitting women for the first time in the school's history.

Location

The Academy is located in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, in the Hudson Highlands, at the foot of Storm King Mountain, and just above the Hudson River. It is approximately 60 miles north of New York City, or about one hour by car. This places NYMA in the Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley, which is easily accessible by airplane (KSWF, KEWR, KLGA, KJFK, or KALB) as well as train (Amtrak and Metro-North), bus, and automobile.

Accreditations

NYMA is accredited by the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges and chartered, registered, and approved by the New York State Department of Education. The academy is also a member of:

AMSCUS (Association of Military Schools and Colleges in the United States (External Link))
TABS - (The Association of Boarding Schools (External Link))
NAIS - (National Association of Independent Schools)
NYSAIS - (New York State Association of Independent Schools)
MSBA - Military School Band Association

Organization

The Corps of Cadets has the following organization:

1 Battalion, consisting of:

Command Staff

Band Company

4 Line Companies (currently Alpha, Foxtrot, Golf and Tango)

Hazing

While the practice is officially discouraged, and against all rules and policies, pending lawsuits allege that physical and emotional abuse of hazing has indeed taken place.

Notable alumni

Robert (Tex) Allen (actor)

Les Brown, Class of 1932 (big band leader whose Band of Renown provided music for comedian Bob Hope's shows)

Francis Ford Coppola (attended, didn't graduate)

Troy Donahue (actor)

John A. Gotti, Class of 1983

Robert Douglas Heaton (1873-1933), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania

Martin Kunert, Class of 1982 film director and television producer

Johnny Mandel, Class of 1944

Alfred D. Sieminski, represented New Jersey's 13th congressional district from 1951-1959.

Stephen Sondheim (attended but didn't graduate)

Donald Trump, Class of 1964.

Spencer Tunick, (Photographer known for photographs involving large arrangements of nude people), Class of 1985

Major buildings

Davis Chapel (contains the second-largest theater pipe organ in New York State, built by M.P. Moller

Jones Barracks

Booth Library

Scarborough Hall

Pattillo Hall

Dingley Hall

Dickinson Hall

Alumni Gym and Pool

Athletics

The school's mascot is the Knight. The school competes in the following sports: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Lacrosse, Rugby, Swimming, Softball, Track & Field, Volleyball, Cross-country, Wrestling, Tennis, Rifle Team, Golf, Drill Team and Raiders.

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