So they're really trying to build it up. That's why people really shine when we say we go to Bronzeville. They think back to the armory, and how it used to be, and they built that back up. Mabry thinks the experience at the academy will change his son's life. Well, he's in a different environment now, and that should mold him into good leadership.
School administrators see the academy as an option for changing urban school systems.
This is a model that we're going to continue to expand throughout the system. The Chicago Military Academy will add a new class every year. When this class graduates in 2003, all four classes will be in place, and this public school military academy will have brought back much more than a building to Chicago's south side. All Rights Reserved.