Social Networking for Alumni

Lyman Ward Military Academy and its Alumni Association are embarking on a social networking journey, and we invite you to join in our efforts. While your financial contributions and support of the Academy provide us with the ability to continue with our mission statement, a few Internet clicks and computer keystrokes will help us to strengthen our brand with your words of kindness and affirmation of who we are, and what we do.

We'd like to encourage you to participate in our social networking efforts by offering you a few quick and easy recommendations that take only a few minutes each week. LWMA Facebook Page: Did you know that more than half of American adults use Facebook? Connect with the 375 + supporters of the Academy by joining our Lyman Ward Military Academy Facebook page, or visit with other alumnus at our SII/Lyman Ward Military Academy Alumni Association Facebook page. This will allow you to stay informed about Academy news, events and happenings. We encourage you to engage in online discussions, by posting comments and recommendations, sharing memories and positive stories about your LWMA experiences, referring the site to others, showing support of Cadet athletic teams and activities and posting photos from day's past. Online Business Networking: Wear your ring proudly, and update your online profile to include your athletic, personal and academic accomplishments while at LWMA. From personal pages at www.facebook.com or www.myspace.com, to business networking sites like www.linkedin.com, impress your friends and business associates with your LWMA badge of honor. Blogging & Micro-Blogging: Many of you may have personal blogs, discussing everything from family vacations to your favorite college football team, to your infamous rib rub recipe. Take some time and write about your positive experiences while at LWMA and thank those faculty members and administrators who helped shape your life. Have a twitter account at www.twitter.com? "Tweet" a positive remark about LWMA, or simply refer potential parents/students to the web site at www.lwma.org. Photos & Videos: We certainly live in a visual society, and photographs and video clips are a great way to build an emotional connection with Internet users, especially folks interested in sending their sons to LWMA. Share your memories through photo and video sharing sites such as www.youtube.com , www.photobucket.com and www.flickr.com. It's easy to set-up an account, and download photos/videos. You'll also have the opportunity to "tag" photos/videos with multiple key words so search engines can find these files with ease. Consider "tagging" photos/videos with words such as "Lyman Ward Military Academy," "military boarding school," boarding school," "military school," or "boys military school." If each of you takes just a few minutes each week to assist us in our online efforts, the result will be thousands of positive stories, testimonials, memories, photos and videos on the Internet - all designed to promote a positive image of Lyman Ward Military Academy, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Help us to support and defend your alma mater. Thanks for your Support

Amanda Kelly Executive Director
The Alumni Association of SII/Lyman Ward Military Academy
(256) 896-2715
lwalumni@lwalumni.org
amanda.kelly@lwma.org

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Look for your friends and fellow Alumni on Facebook! Lets get networked!!

Amanda Kelly - Your Executive Director

Greetings from the Alumni Center and Museum, located on the beautiful campus of your Alma Mater, Lyman Ward Military Academy. I am honored to serve as your Executive Director. I believe in the purpose and ideals of LWMA and share your Ranger pride and spirit.
The Alumni Association serves as a perpetual bridge between members past, present, and future and the Academy, insuring you will always be a part of Lyman Ward as it will always be a part of you.
 
Southern Industrial Institute and Lyman Ward Military Academy have a rich history and a strong tradition of excellence. You are a part of this history and tradition, if you have attended, graduated, taught, worked, or given in any way to these fine institutions. A strong and active Alumni Association helps maintain this lifetime of pride, passion, tradition, and excellence.
Annual Membership is $35.00 and Lifetime Membership $500.00. Alumni may join the Association at any time during the year. You can take pride in knowing your tax-deductible membership contribution will be helping provide academics, athletics, and leadership for current LWMA cadets. The mission of the Alumni Association is to insure longevity of Lyman Ward Military Academy and your membership and participation helps keep the long time traditions alive and prosperous.
 
The Alumni Center and Museum is open Monday through Friday and during special events. Please drop by, visit, reminisce, and share your stories.

Important Please Read!!

My name is Stuart Cooksey, and I am currently a senior at Lyman Ward. In about a month I will have the honor of joining the prestigious ranks of the LWMA Alumni Association. As a leader, I feel that I have one last objective to accomplish.

It is my duty to ensure that the morale of the Corps of Cadets remains at a high level. In my two years at Lyman Ward I have realized the profound effect this school can have to change a person for the better. LWMA has given me the tools to craft myself into a better teenager, and provide a firm foundation of principles to achieve success later in life. Instilled within me are the qualities of discipline punctuality, loyalty, and integrity, just to state a few.

I am writing this letter to ask for your assistance, I firmly believe that if, on a few days out of the year, cadets from years past came to campus and talked to present-day cadets on the subject of what you gained from Lyman Ward, and how it helped you later in life, it would encourage cadets to have a greater appreciation for the school, and a more optimistic attitude toward it. The ultimate result of these talks would lift the morale of the cadets, and instill a sense of pride in Lyman Ward.

In a world which is lacking quality men, Lyman Ward has answered the call by producing
excellent young men and citizens since 1898. Why not assist an institution that is doing such good work.

Your time is greatly appreciated. Thank you,

Sincerely

Stuart Cooksey