The Advocate, Kandace Graves - One of the West Bank’s best-kept secrets might be the New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy, a public charter school where all students are cadets of the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Program (JROTC). The school opened in 2011 to offer military families stationed in New Orleans a high-quality, free education for their children. Enrollment preference is given to military families, but otherwise, enrollment is open to anyone who wants to attend. The school covers eighth to 12th grades.

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