Indiana Military Academy To Close After 135 Years

Associated Press

St. James Chapel at Howe Military Academy.
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HOWE, Ind. (AP) — Officials say a private military preparatory school in northern Indiana will close after 135 years due to ongoing budget shortfalls and dwindling enrollment.

The Journal Gazette reports that Howe Military Academy President Thomas Tate announced Monday that the boarding school for grades 7 through 12 will close after the current school year. Tate blames "rising costs and declining enrollment for more than a decade" at the school located in Howe, about 40 miles east of South Bend.

Officials say the school will help students, faculty and staff pursue alternative plans for the next school year.

The planned closure of the 100-acre campus comes five years after the school survived a similar financial crisis thanks to a $2 million donation from a graduate.

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