[CharterSchools] New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Holds Open Houses May 13 & 29

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May 6, 2019 Contact: Heather Harper hharper at h2nola.net  or (504) 289-0499 New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy Holds Open Houses 6 p.m., Monday, May 13 & Wednesday, May 29 New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (NOMMA), a public charter school adjacent to the Marine Forces Reserve national headquarters in Federal City, will be holding two open houses this month for prospective students and families in grades 8-12 for the 2019-20 school year. The open houses will be held on Monday, May 13 and Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 p.m. at the NOMMA Annex, 501 O'Bannon, Suite 101 in Algiers.  Registration for the Open House begins at 5:15 p.m. with the meeting beginning promptly at 6:00 p.m.  The entrance is located on Heerman Street at the rear of the Annex. Free parking is available in lots across from the main entrance of the school, 425 O'Bannon. Any interested parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must attend an open house with their prospective student in order to be eligible to apply.  Parent identification is required.  NOMMA is open to all students in the Greater New Orleans metro area. Any student can apply for 8-11 grade at NOMMA through enrollnola.org  with priority given to military dependents in the greater New Orleans area. New student admittance to 12th grade is only authorized for relocating military families.  For more information call (504) 227-3810 or go to www.nomma.net NOMMA’s high quality academic program has a 100 percent student body participation in the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC), and was designated as a Naval Honor School due to superior performance of its MCJROTC program. NOMMA has a rigorous college preparatory curriculum and also offers career and technical training. It is one of the top open-enrollment public high schools in the four-parish metropolitan area with a graduation rate over 90 percent.  NOMMA exceeded both the city and state averages for ACT scores, End-of-Course (EOC) exams, and LEAP 2025 assessments and was recognized by the Louisiana Department of Education as a Top Gains Honoree for consistently demonstrating exceptional student progress.
 “Our goal is to instill in all our cadets the value of citizenship, self-discipline, and a sense of accomplishment.  We strive to motivate and prepare our cadets to succeed with their future education and in their chosen field of endeavor,” said NOMMA Commandant Colonel Chris Schlafer, USMC (Ret).    
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