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Greenbrier Military School

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Greenbrier Military School
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TypePrivate
MottoTruth, Duty, Honor
Established1812; 212 years ago (1812)
StatusClosed
Closed1972; 52 years ago (1972)
GenderBoys
CampusRural

The Greenbrier Military School was a boys-only, private, military, boarding high school and Junior College, located in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The school was founded in 1812 and closed in 1972,[1] when the campus was converted into the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. The sister school was Greenbrier College.

History

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Present Day Impact

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In the early 2000s, alumni of The Greenbrier Military School created a program called The Greenbrier Cadet Program where they partnered with Fork Union Military Academy. The program honors one cadet each year that exemplifies the values held by The Greenbrier Military School and the cadet wears an honor cord which is presented at the spring parades, where Greenbrier Military School alumni are the guests of honor.[2]

The school's alumni fund a scholarship at the WVSOM osteopathic college that occupies the former military school plant and campus.

The Greenbrier Military School Alumni Association (GMSAA) directs and funds the Greenbrier Military School Leadership Scholarship, that grants scholarships to at least one graduating senior from both Greenbrier East High School and Greenbrier West High School.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ "The History of Greenbrier Military School | The Greenbrier Military School Alumni Association". gmsaa.org. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ^ "The Spirit of Greenbrier Military School Lives On at Fork Union". www.forkunion.com. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
  3. ^ {{cite web |url=https://honorarydegrees.wvu.edu/past-recipients/2018/2000s/don-panoz |title = Don Panoz | Honorary Degrees | West Virginia University}}