Military Magnet Academy - MMA

You are invited to join our MMA Community on Thursday, November 9th at 10:00am as we honor all veterans with a parade and ceremony in our quad.

Congratulations to Dillian McLaughlin, All Region Football Player! #50 Check out his stats! Excellent job, Dillian! !

Playoffs!!! MMA Eagles play the East Clarendon Wolverines tonight (11/3) at 7:30pm at East Clarendon HS @1171 Pope St, Turbeville, SC. Let's GO EAGLE FOOTBALL!!!

Congratulations to our MMA cadet scholars who were recognized today in our military rank promotion and A/B and A Honor Roll ceremony! We are so proud of you and your outstanding achievements! MMA Excellence!

MMA winter athletics is on the horizon. Basketball tryouts for B-Team and JV Boys are today (7th -10th graders) from 4:30pm-7:00pm.

Wrestling practice also starts today! Good luck, Eagle athletes!

Our MMA Drill team participated in a meet at the Citadel last weekend. Enjoy the photos below!

Congratulations to our super fit cadets below who scored off the charts on their physical fitness test this week! Awesome work!

Congratulations to MMA's Defensive Player of the Week - Isaiah Moore! Awesome! #25

Today, MMA welcomed Ms. Minerva King, Charlestonian and multicultural storyteller, who shared African-American, Hispanic, and Caribbean stories with both our middle and high school students. It was a wonderful and engaging experience for everyone! Thank you, Ms. King, and thank you to our high school ESOL teacher, Heidi McKenzie-Parker for organizing this event.

Basketball Tryouts are nearly here! See the details below. Note that tryouts for B-Team and JV Boys are for 7th-10th graders on 10/30. Tryouts for Varsity Boys (non-football players and 11th-12th graders) are on 11/1. If you would like additional information, please see Coach Simmons. Good luck!

Military Magnet Academy and local schools in the Tri-County area have partnered with the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce to participate in Trident Merger, Industry, and Education Opportunities. On October 20th, 17 students participated in Trident Cybersecurity Day, "A Knack for the Attack." The CTE department chose students who were unfamiliar with Cybersecurity to provide exposure. The students collaborated with other Cane Bay, Stratford, and Summerville High School students with hands-on steganography and cipher encryption activities provided by NIWIC (Naval Information Warfare System Command). The students also learned about "ethical hacking" and the need for pe*******on testers in the industry. Enjoy the photos from this event!

Friday Night Football! Come on out to support our Eagles during their last football game of the regular season! MMA Eagles play the St. John's Islanders @7:30pm (10/20). Tickets are $10 for students and $20 for adults. The game is away at St. John's. Let's GO EAGLES!

This morning, Ms. Debuisseret's Law Education class, in MMA's high school, hosted speaker Beau "Grover" Seaton, Attorney-at-Law. Mr. Seaton spoke to our cadets about Family Law, Criminal Law, his own career path, and what it takes to be a lawyer. Thank you, Mr. Seaton!

Happy National Boss's Day to one of the very best - Dr. Robert L. Perrineau, Jr.! Thank you for your kindness, mentorship, and unwavering support. 🦅❤️🤍🖤

MMA is excited to announce that due to the tremendous growth of our robotics program, we now have two teams! In addition to our amazing RoboEagles, we want to introduce our newest team, “TalonSkies.” Both RoboEagles and TalonSkies have gotten off to a great start this season. We’ve created team leads and sub-team lead roles. We also have design, mechanical, electrical, programming, business/communications, audio/visual, outreach, and strategy sub-team leaders who have truly embraced their positions.

Both teams participated in the FTC Build Session at Orange Grove Charter School this past Saturday, October 14th. The students did a fantastic job. We want to spotlight one of our audio-visual specialists, MMA Cadet Sophie Chege, who took the event photos found here. Thank you to Sgt. Clark, TSgt. White, and Ms. “E” Johnson for their continued support and help on Saturday.

Congratulations to MMA's Raul Montero - SC Football Association Special Team Player of the Week! #13

Our Eagles love to read! Last week, MMA was in second place in CCSD for logging reading minutes in the 20 million minute reading challenge on Beanstack! We are already at 31% of our end of the year goal! Way to go!

This past weekend, the MMA Raider Team competed in a meet at Stratford High School placing third in one of the competitive areas. Here are some photos from the event!

Thank you to everyone who came out last night to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us at MMA! It was a fantastic evening!

Friday night lights! Eagle Football is happening this evening (10/13) at 7:30pm. Come out and support our team as they take on Cross High School. The game is away.

Today was an awesome day! The members of the Rotary Club of North Charleston Breakfast came to MMA to meet with staff and students and show their continued support and commitment to partnering with our school. President, Steve Lattuca, presented a check of $10,000 during a ceremony held in our gymnasium. Prior to the ceremony, Rotary Club members enjoyed an informative talk given by Assistant Principal, Herbert Singleton, about our school and our current activities. Afterwards, Rotarians and two exchange students from Switzerland and the Czech Republic (currently attending PSA and sponsored by the Rotary Club of North Charleston Breakfast) visited classrooms and talked about the benefits of study abroad and the strong support they have received from the Rotary Club of North Charleston Breakfast members. Thank you, everyone!

An awesome opportunity to take advantage of on Sunday, October 15th at the USS Yorktown Point in Mount Pleasant.

By Marissa Thompson
Published: Oct. 12, 2023 at 12:24 PM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, the first American coalition of Black military airmen, will be visiting Mount Pleasant for a meet and greet with the public.

Lt. Eugene J. Richardson, a charter member of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of Tuskegee Airmen who served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, will be at the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Oct. 15.

Richardson will be sharing stories about his experiences from his time in the service. Attendees will have the chance to speak with him and the opportunity to watch a documentary about the Tuskegee Airmen, “In Their Own Words: The Tuskegee Airmen,” in the Smokey Stover Theater.

“We are honored to provide this unique opportunity for the community to connect with a member of the Tuskegee Airmen,” Executive Director of Patriots Point Development Authority Allison Hunt said. “This event not only celebrates the heroic achievements of these remarkable individuals, but it also offers a chance to learn about their enduring legacy.”

The meet and greet will be from noon to 2 p.m. Admission to this event is included in the price of the ticket for the museum.

Lieutenant from Tuskegee Airmen to visit USS Yorktown A member of the historic Tuskegee Airmen, the first American coalition of Black military airmen, will be visiting Mount Pleasant for a meet and greet with the public.

Volunteers are needed to support STEM students attending FIRST South Carolina events this schoolyear. The full FIRST South Carolina Event list (except for some FIRST LEGO League Challenge Scrimmages) can be found here: https://firstsc.link/fis-events. All of the FIRST Tech Challenge events are shown in Orange in the Program Column.

Returning volunteers can start by updating any agreements on their FIRST Inspires Dashboard and then click on the volunteer tab. All SC events will show up and you can filter by program name and location.

New volunteers are best starting here: https://www.firstinspires.org/resource-library/volunteer/event-volunteer-checklist
All FIRST SC volunteers need to update their FIRST SC Consent and Release.

For FTC scrimmages, we need:
Referees
Scorekeeper
Field Technical Advisor/Field Inspector
Robot Inspectors
Pit Administrator/Team Check-in
Day of Volunteer Coordinator
Optional: Queuer, Game Announcer, Field Reset
For Scrimmage 3 events, we also need Practice Judges

For FTC tournaments - Qualifiers and Championship, we need:
Judges
Judge Assistants
Referees
Scorekeeper
Field Technical Advisor
Field Inspectors
Robot Inspectors
Field Manager
Pit Administrator
Team Registration
Queuers
Game Announcers
Emcee
Deejay
Livestream Manager
Photographer
Video Crew
Safety Glass Table Attendant
Practice Field Attendant
Volunteer Check-In

Contact for questions: Linda Stewart
FIRST Tech Challenge South Carolina
Program Delivery Partner
843-327-1471
firstsouthcarolina.org/ftc
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They may be young, but they are mighty! Congratulations to our 6th grade cadets who won the MMA Spirit Award at the Homecoming Pep Rally in October. Awesome.

Earlier this month our high school cadets took a tour of the Joint Base Charleston military base. Check out the photos below! 🦅

**Reminder** Eagle Family and Friends! You are invited to join us today - Thursday, October 12th from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the MMA cafeteria as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! There will be food, music, and dancing. We hope to see you there!

MMA wants to recognize Jalen Waters as our Eagle Player of the Week! Jalen recently hit the 1,000 yard milestone! AMAZING!

We are blessed. Dr. Perrineau, thank you for your care, support, and continuous commitment to our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community. Building relationships, embodying compassion, leading by example, and instilling pride in others. Eagle Family for life. ❤️

Principal Profile - Robert Perrineau, Military Magnet Academy

** DATE CHANGE** Burgers, yes! Please visit Sonic on Thursday, Oct 19th from 5pm-9pm at 6301 Rivers Avenue in Charleston and a portion of sales will benefit MMA! What could be better - Burgers and our Eagle Family! See you Thursday!

Eagle Family and Friends! You are invited to join us on Thursday, October 12th from 5:30pm-7:30pm in the MMA cafeteria as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month! There will be food, music, and dancing. We hope to see you there!

Friday Night Football (10/06)! It's Senior Night for MMA. Come out to celebrate our Eagle Seniors during the Football Game. Start time is @7:30pm. The Mighty Eagles play Baptist Hill High School old Garrett Stadium. See you there! Ticket link is here: https://gofan.co/event/1024052?schoolId=SC7442

MMA wants to recognize and celebrate four football players of the week leading up to the game this Friday. Today we recognize Eagle player, Jaylen Waters!

Volleyball Tri-Match Tonight, 10/5! MMA vs. CHS vs. CCMS at @5:30pm in the MMA Gym. Come out and support our Eagle Players! Link to buy tickets here: https://gofan.co/event/1024251?schoolId=SC7442

MMA wants to recognize and celebrate four football players of the week leading up to the game this Friday. Today we recognize Eagle Quarterback, Robert Perrineau III!

MMA Cross Country today (10/04) at Phillip Simmons HS. The meet starts at 5:00 pm! Let's Go Eagle Runners!

Congratulations to Ms. Mordon Small who was named teacher of the month for October at MMA this morning! Ms. Small serves as a middle school science at our school. Congratulations, Ms. Small! This recognition is well-deserved!

It's a Volleyball Tri-Match today between MMA, Burke HS, and PSA! Come out to Burke HS to support our Eagles today (10/3) at 5:30 p.m.!

MMA wants to recognize and celebrate four football players of the week leading up to the game this Friday. Today we recognize Eagle freshman specialist, Raul Montero! #13!

MMA wants to recognize and celebrate four football players of the week leading up to the game this Friday. Today we recognize Eagle lineman, Dillian McLaughlin! #50!