Bataan Military Academy
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Bataan Military Academy was a tuition-free, co-ed, college-prep public day high school. All cadets were members of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Corps, the U.S. Navy's youth organization. Bataan opened at the beginning of the 2007–2008 school year with freshmen and sophomores. The school closed at the end of the 2015–2016 school year due to declining enrolment.
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Bataan Military Academy | |
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Address | |
McLeod Road NE , 87109 United States | |
Coordinates | 35.092489°N 106.557448°W / 35.092489; -106.557448 |
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School type | Public Charter School |
Motto | Honor, Courage, Commitment |
Established | 2006 |
Founder | Mark L. Hendricks, William Barker |
Principal | Jan Zink |
Staff | 20 teachers |
Grades | 9-12 |
Gender | Co-ed |
Enrollment | c. 140 cadets |
Average class size | 23-25 |
Color(s) | Navy blue and gold |
Athletics | basketball, volleyball |
Mascot | Mythological Sea Lion |
Newspaper | Captain's Log |
Website | bataanmilitaryacademy |
The academy was named to commemorate the soldiers and sailors who surrendered to Japanese forces on Luzon in 1942. During a forced removal to a POW camp, some 70,000 of these American and Philippine soldiers died during what later became known as the Bataan Death March. In remembrance of these brave men (many of whom were from New Mexico's 200th Coastal Artillery) BMA Cadets participate in the annual 26 mile Bataan Death March Memorial Marathon held at the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico.