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A Wood-nerful Teacher Has Arrived!

A Wood-nerful Teacher Has Arrived!

Alexus Workman, Editor in Chief March 6, 2025

To hire a teacher when the second semester rolls around is a challenge to both administrators and the teacher that takes over. Luckily for our school, the newest addition to UMA’s staff has taken to...

The Speech and Debate team at Regional Competition

UMA Speech and Debate Team Show Excellence at Buffalo Battle

Remington Frost, Staff Reporter March 5, 2025

Utah Military Academy’s Speech and Debate team kicked off this month with anamazing performance at Buffalo Battle (Pre-Buff), laying out the road map fortheir current preparation for the...

Captain Dominguez gives directions to the class.

A No-Nonsense Approach to Teaching

Amaya Brown, Staff Reporter March 5, 2025

Although he may look intimidating, Captain Daniel Dominguez has made a positive impact on UMA’s JROTC classes. To understand how he got to UMA, there is a lot of experience thatmade him how he...

Cadets Hunter Bricco and Anessa Brady share their joy for graduation last year.

Solving the Myth of Post-Graduation

March 3, 2025

The topic of graduation feels almost too taboo for many of the seniors at UMA. Many areunsure of where they’ll end up after completing high school. Will they vanish for the next couple years...

The Lunch Ladies
Left to right, M. Lopez, J. May, K. Stokes, T. Farley

The Story of the Lunch Ladies

Alex Pierson, Staff Reporter February 18, 2025

The lunch ladies begin their day early in the morning preparing breakfast for cadets. They then start working tirelessly throughout the school day to supply lunch to UMA; Tonya Farley, Marrissa Lopez,...

UMA Gossip Girl pt.2

UMA Gossip Girl pt.2

January 24, 2025

“Hey UMA did you miss me? Well, I sure missed you.” - Gossip Girl In recent years, anonymous cadets from UMA have formed an odd obsession with setting up accounts to spread gossip about other cadets....

Mr. Mark Summers works diligently to make sure the athletics at UMA are managed and coordinated.

Athletic Director is a Man of Action

Alex Pierson, Staff Reporter January 24, 2025

Every student, regardless of experience, should join a sports team. UMA's athletic Director, Mr. Summers, believes that being part of a team creates bonds and memories you cannot build in a classroom....

Mr. Ben Crisanto is the new business teacher at Utah Military Academy.

Shut up… Thank you!

Amaya Brown, Staff Reporter November 8, 2024

Cadets first impressions of the new business teacher, Mr. C: He has a lot of sass. During one class period, Mr. C shouted “Shut up!” followed by a warm, caring smile… “Thank you guys!” Mr....

Cadet Kallie Rounds and Charlotte Walston work on their Hope Squad project with Mr. Wendel.

Watching Out for Others

Amaya Brown, Staff Reporter October 30, 2024

1 in every 7 teens will experience mental health disorders, according to the World HealthOrganization. Along with that, 42% of teens feel hopeless or sad, 22% have considered selfharm. (Teen...

Decision 2024: Do Cadets Care?

Decision 2024: Do Cadets Care?

Alexandra Skibiel, Staff Reporter October 30, 2024

My grandma always used to say,“There are three things you don't discuss: religion, money, and politics.” It is one of the most famous pieces of advice. However, this may not be an entirely realistic...

Cadet Teegan Scharp conducts daily inspection for his flight.

The Inspection Scramble

Severin Glenn, Staff Reporter October 30, 2024

The Utah Military Academy is preparing for the AFJROTC Inspection to take place on Wednesday, November 6th. Inspection is a major headache for UMA’s JROTC department and the cadet body....

Mr. Dockter watches as Journalism Editor-In-Chief, Alexus Workman reviews the format of an article.

Journalism Class

Grace Perry, Staff Reporter October 30, 2024

Journalism is a very fun class. Some cadets love it because it helps them with their writing. Other cadets like it because of the way the articles are written. Cadet Remington...

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