Family Testimonials

What Parents Have to Say About Lyman Ward Military Academy

Cadet Dennis Reynolds and dad following graduation ceremonies.

1. "Thanks you for giving us our son back"

2. "It is evident that your leadership, dedication and personal interest reaches through the staff and cadets to make Lyman Ward a highly effective educational institute."

3. "The leadership qualities of your people pulled out the potential in my son that no one was ever able to do before."

4. "Whenever our son comes home, my husband and I notice such a change in him. He is so confident and has more self-esteem. I do not know how you have done this."

5. "In a short period of time, Lyman Ward has made a tremendous difference in our son's life."

6. "When our son is away from Lyman Ward he still carries the lessons and advice learned."

7. "I sent Lyman Ward a scared boy, and you returned me a confident young man. How do I repay such a debt as that to you?"

8. "We are selling our house to pay for his Lyman Ward education. It is worth having to do so."

9. "My son came home from school having learned how to say "I'm sorry"."

10. "We were so pleased with our older son's experience; we went home and enrolled our younger son as well."

Letters From Grateful Parents 

"A grateful parent describes her family's experience at Lyman Ward."

View letter from Anne E. Chabot - Biddeford, Maine
Cadet Benjamin Gardner Class of 2006 BiddeFord, ME

"The music begins to play, and I can hear our names being announced.  My hand is resting on the arm of my senior cadet son, and I smile up at him with a wink.  We’ve both waited so long- five years to be exact- for this moment and we savor it.  The years flash through my mind again, those years and the people who made this moment possible.  I owe them all so many thanks."

View letter from Dr. and Mrs. (Jill) Ekkehard Bonatz
Cadet Colonel Thomas Bonatz Class of 2006

"I would invest my very last cent in such boys as these!"
Dr. Lyman Ward, 1928