Huntsville Teen Takes New Outlook on Life & Success
Huntsville Teen Takes New Outlook on Life & Success - Military Boarding Provides Direction
Headed down a “wrong path” before high school, Huntsville teen Clay Marcous says he has finally found a school that has taught him the discipline, structure and hard work necessary to succeed, not only academically, but also in life.
Marcous’ daily routine as Senior Cadet at Camp Hill, Alabama-based Lyman Ward Military Academy is much different than many of his friends back in Huntsville, and he is quick to attribute his academic success to this routine, something he was unable to achieve at other schools.
“I was reluctant to come to Lyman Ward, but my parents and the Academy’s Superintendent all told me to just give it a chance,” says Marcous. “I was lost while attending Huntsville High School, and was one out of approximately 600 students in my class,” says the Cadet. “Once I joined the Academy, I soon learned to embrace the decision, and began getting good grades. I wouldn’t trade my experience at Lyman Ward for anything,” he says.
Marcous added that this was the first time in his life that he received encouragement from teachers, school administrators and peers. “Everyone kept telling me that I had so much potential, something I always questioned. Now I’m in a leadership role, am getting good grades and am planning to attend college,” says the Cadet. Marcous plans to join the military upon graduation from Lyman Ward, and is exploring military academies.
LWMA, like other military boarding schools, is designed to not only educate, but to teach traditional values such as leadership, time management, respect, civics, and accountability.