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Important Announcement
The Fork Union Village Project will host the annual Fork Union 4-Miler on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM. Runners and walkers are welcome to participate. The course starts and finishes at Fork Union Military Academy. All proceeds from the event go to the Fork Union Village Project to benefit revitalization and beautification efforts of the local community.
For more information or a registration brochure contact Cathy Hitchcock at hitchca@fuma.org or go to www.forkunionvillage.org.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 03:45 PM
Announcements
Important Announcement
Check out the new Admissions Blog hosted by LTC Steve Macek, our Director of Admissions. Steve will be blogging regularly about issues and events for those interested in admissions to FUMA, as well as any other topics that might tickle his fancy from time to time.
You can find the Admissions Blog here at:
http://www.forkunion.com/blogs/admissions
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Friday, June 27, 2008 02:55 PM
Announcements
Featured Story
Fork Union, VA - The Class of 2008 at Fork Union Military Academy has set a new benchmark in academic achievement at this venerable college prep institution. In a class of only ninety-seven seniors, twenty-three students will be attending college on full academic scholarships - and that's before one starts counting those students receiving athletic scholarships. That's approximately twenty-five percent of the Academy's senior class that will be attending college for free, due to their outstanding academic performance.
In total, FUMA's Class of 2008 received over $9.3 million in college scholarship grants. Fork Union Military Academy's 2008 class of seniors included thirteen Honor graduates, thirty-seven graduates with Academic Distinction, and twenty-six members of the National Honor Society.
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"25% of FUMA Graduates Receive Full Academic Scholarships to College"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Friday, May 30, 2008 09:46 AM
Top Story
In the news . . .
The faculty and staff at Fork Union Military Academy have a national reputation for helping young men develop character, self-discipline, and achieve academic success. This week on campus, the teachers become the students.
Noted author, educator, and award-winning speaker, Dr. Robert Brooks, Ph.D., has been invited to provide staff development at Fork Union Military Academy this Thursday, August 21, 2008.
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"Noted author and educator, Dr. Robert Brooks, to speak at FUMA"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Wednesday, August 20, 2008 06:38 PM
General News
The Catholic Cadet Association will be collecting and "recycling" old eyeglasses this year for use by school children and their families in Fond Pierre, Haiti. St. Joseph's Church, where the Cadets attend Mass during the school year, has a twin parish there.
The CCA asks all cadets to stick a pair or two of old glasses in their luggage before heading out to FUMA. Both prescription and over-the-counter eyeglasses are being collected for "recycling." This is a small, yet thoughtful gesture, with countless benefits for the environment, our neighbors in need, and our Cadets.
For more information, contact the CCA Sponsor, Mrs. Lauren Taddei at taddeil@fuma.org or by phone at 434-842-4331.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 10:12 AM
General News
Members of the 2008 Prep and Jr. Prep Football Teams should report to school Sunday, 10 August between 8:00 am and 12:00 noon. Players must register in the Estes Dining Hall no later than 12:00 noon. All players must report by this time. A mandatory meeting for all parents and students will be held at 1:00 pm in the Academy Chapel, with the FUMA coaching staff and FUMA administration. Supper will be served at 5:30 pm. There will team meetings after supper. If there are any problems, please contact the Athletic Director at 434-842-4281.
For more information go the athletic section of the download center.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, July 29, 2008 10:38 AM
General News
The cadet group led by Chaplain James Benson and Commandant Al Ivens returned from their China mission trip this week. While in China the cadets spent time helping care for children in an orphanage and experiencing the culture of China.
The Daily Progress published this nice article upon their return.
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Thursday, July 24, 2008 08:56 AM
General News
The Fork Union Village Project will host the annual Fork Union 4-Miler on Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM. Runners and walkers are welcome to participate. The course starts and finishes at Fork Union Military Academy. All proceeds from the event go to the Fork Union Village Project to benefit revitalization and beautification efforts of the local community.
For more information or a registration brochure contact Cathy Hitchcock at hitchca@fuma.org or go to www.forkunionvillage.org.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 03:45 PM
Announcements
Chaplain James Benson is leading a group of students from FUMA's summer session on a mission trip to China this July. The group leaves on Tuesday, July 8th, and will return on July 21st.
While in China, CPT Benson intends to maintain a blog and upload pictures to keep in touch with our FUMA family. You can find his blog at:
http://fuma08china.blogspot.com/
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Monday, July 7, 2008 08:55 AM
General News
Forkunion.com has received kudos from a respected private school web blog and a link to this blog post has found its way to digg.com, a site that offers a lot of visibility to popular postings.
You can HELP US by visiting this digg.com entry and clicking the "digg!" button. The more people who "digg" this item, the more people will see this great review of the forkunion.com web site.
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Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Friday, July 4, 2008 11:34 AM
Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that incoming PG football player Damon Julian, a wide receiver, showed impressive Division I level talent in the annual Adam Taliaferro Football Classic at Rowan University.
Read Marc's story at Philly.com...
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Wednesday, July 2, 2008 09:12 AM
Athletics
Check out the new Admissions Blog hosted by LTC Steve Macek, our Director of Admissions. Steve will be blogging regularly about issues and events for those interested in admissions to FUMA, as well as any other topics that might tickle his fancy from time to time.
You can find the Admissions Blog here at:
http://www.forkunion.com/blogs/admissions
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Friday, June 27, 2008 02:55 PM
Announcements
Brian Fitzgerald, Class of 2004, is the first George Mason University player to win an All-CAA selection in the awards 12 year history for tennis. He has accumulated a 17-10 record for the season and a 13-5 record in the spring. Fitzgerald competed with Jordan Lipstock and Dan Schneider in doubles to go 13-13 on the season and 9-9 in the spring.
For more information go to http://gomason.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/041708aab.html
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, June 25, 2008 09:15 AM
Athletics
Fork Union Military Academy has long been an Authorized Provider for the American Red Cross. Every year several cadets become certified as Professional Lifeguards and get extensive training in CPR and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) essentials. This year marks the largest group of cadets to successfully undergo these ARC training courses in FUMA's history! 22 cadets took part in the course offering, with training spread over a six week span. In addition to the 22 cadets certified, 11 individuals from the community underwent the training. This was the first time FUMA opened its Red Cross training to outside community participants.
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"22 Cadets Successfully Complete American Red Cross Lifeguard and CPR Training"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Saturday, May 31, 2008 08:57 AM
General News
Fork Union, VA - The Class of 2008 at Fork Union Military Academy has set a new benchmark in academic achievement at this venerable college prep institution. In a class of only ninety-seven seniors, twenty-three students will be attending college on full academic scholarships - and that's before one starts counting those students receiving athletic scholarships. That's approximately twenty-five percent of the Academy's senior class that will be attending college for free, due to their outstanding academic performance.
In total, FUMA's Class of 2008 received over $9.3 million in college scholarship grants. Fork Union Military Academy's 2008 class of seniors included thirteen Honor graduates, thirty-seven graduates with Academic Distinction, and twenty-six members of the National Honor Society.
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"25% of FUMA Graduates Receive Full Academic Scholarships to College"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Friday, May 30, 2008 09:46 AM
Top Story
Start making plans now for an Alumni Reception and Dinner this summer in Charlotte, NC. Come and share fellowship with other alumni in the Charlotte area. It is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, network and learn more about what is going on at FUMA.
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"Alumni Reunion Scheduled in Charlotte, NC"
Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Tuesday, May 27, 2008 03:57 PM
General News
Members of FUMA's Chorale sang the National Anthem yesterday, May 22nd, at the 2008 Virginia Wall of Honor Ceremony in Richmond, VA.
Last year, the Virginia Wall of Honor was officially dedicated. The Wall pays tribute to all Virginians lost while serving in the Global War on Terrorism, from the attack on the USS Cole in October 2000 to the present. When the Wall was dedicated, 141 names and pictures were placed on it. One year later, 29 more Virginians have sadly had their names and pictures added to the Wall.
The chorale members include: Abgbonkpolol, Christian; Atassi, Azmi; Baldwin; Blue, Jeffrey; Chang, Jin; Cooper, Curtis; Edwards, Joe; Evans, Micah; George, David; Godsey, Mason; Gray, Lucas; Haines; Hart, Robert; Hatch, Dillan; Hong, YK; Hopkins, Robert; Hunter, Dejuan; Hunter, Jamal; Kim, Min Su; Lee, DJ; Lee, WJ; Lee, WS; Lee, Yung C; Liu; Lyu, Scott; McDowell, Vincent; Moneymaker, Nathan; Park, Hyun do; Peck, Cody; Rifenberg, Darrell; Shin, Wook; Soucy, Max; Timmons, Josh; Warren, John; Yonce, Hayden.
To read more go to WHSV-3.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 23, 2008 09:51 AM
General News
The following awards were presented on May 2st during Commandant's Call. Congratulations to these cadets for their accomplishments this year.
Zero Demerit Awards:
Underclassmen:
Taylor Anderson
Suk Chun
Mason Covington
Edward Jones
Scott Prichard
Jahmeal Quarles-Belt
Jonathan Snyder
Bennett Wales
William Wilkinson
Seniors/PGs:
John Billingsley
Timothy Brown
Hee Choi
David Gudeman
Michael Helm
Meng-Lin Hsieh
Ryan Langhi
Benjamin Long
Hyun Do Park
Cadet of the Year Awards:
Cadet Officer of the year: Lt Colonel Dale Helm
Cadet NCO of the year: Sergeant Nathan Crafford
Cadet Private of the year: John Delekto
Day Student of the year: Jeremy Haney
Winning Company (for the year):
Echo Company under the command of Captain Theodore Esposito
Drill Competition Awards (Competition held 20 May 2008):
Winning Company: Charlie Company under the command of Captain John Tuckey
Winning Platoon: Bravo Company under the command of 2nd Lt. Matthew McClure
Winning Squad: Charlie Company under the command of Staff Sergeant Luke Baab
Best Drilled Cadet: Cadet Private Van Trainor
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 23, 2008 08:23 AM
General News
On May 24th Lifetouch Studios will be taking photos at Fork Union Military Academy's graduation exercises. If you would like to order pictures of your son you can go directly to their website at www.lifetouchevents.com and enter the password 08FUMA. You will then have the option to order prints of your son during graduation. Please allow at least 10 business days from the date of graduation to check their website for pictures.
An order form is also being sent to all parents of seniors and postgraduates for a group photo. The cost of this print is $20.00 and is payable directly to Lifetouch Studios. Please do not mail payments to FUMA.
If you would like to contact LifeTouch the number to call is
800-441-0596. Their mailing address is LifeTouch Studios, 454 Southlake Blvd., Richmond, VA 23236.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Thursday, May 22, 2008 03:11 PM
General News
The graduation exercises for seniors and postgraduates will be held on Saturday, May 24th at 10:30 a.m. There will be a lot of traffic on Route 15 that morning as Fluvanna County High School is also holding their commencement exercises at 10:00 a.m. We highly recommend the use of Route 6 from Richmond or Scottsville. Route 6 is accessible from the Oilville (exit 167) turnoff on I-64 from the east and from Scottsville to the west.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Monday, May 19, 2008 09:31 AM
General News
Fork Union Military Academy will hold its graduation ceremony for seniors and postgraduates on Saturday, May 24th at 10:30 a.m. in Fork Union, VA. The Class of 2008 has 12 young men graduating with honors this year. The Academy congratulates each of them their their hard work and wishes the entire class much success in their future.
The honor graduates are as follows:
Sean Thomas Floyd (Valedictorian) is the son of Alicia Freeman and John Floyd of Fredericksburg, VA. Sean has been in attendance for 4 years and had accumulated a grade point average of 4.600. He will attend Georgia Tech this fall.
Brian Thomas Zitterkopf (Salutatorian) is the son of Mr. Tim and Captain Joan Platz of Pace, Florida. Brian has been in attendance for 5 years, was Salutatorian of the Middle School in 2004, and has accumulated a grade point average of 4.211. He plans to attend the United States Naval Academy this fall.
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"Honor Graduates 2008"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:57 PM
General News
The Silent Auction will open from 12:30 to 2:30 on May 11th for families on campus. There are several items remaining from Alumni Weekend including gift baskets, furniture and jewelry.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 7, 2008 03:15 PM
General News
The Prep, Junior Prep and Middle School baseball games scheduled for today have been postponed. They have been rescheduled as follows:
Middle School baseball at Collegiate on Thursday May 1st at 4:00pm.
Prep baseball Friday May 2nd at Woodberry Forest two games beginning at 2:00pm.
Jr. Prep baseball Friday 2nd at Fork Union two games beginning at 2:00pm.
Golf, Tennis, and Lacrosse are as scheduled.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 10:51 AM
Athletics
The following cadets passed the requirements to become certified PADI SCUBA Divers:
Keith Andrews
Peter Fletcher
Robert Keller-Hopkins
Robert Hart
Charlie Williamson
Photos of the scuba program's recent events can be found on the FUMA Photo Gallery.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 09:00 AM
Athletics
The Blue Devils traveled to Christchurch on Thursday, April 24th for a doubleheader that they split winning the first game 15 to 0, but lost the second 10 to 7. In the first game, FUMA batters pounded out 14 hits while scoring 15 runs.
John Malley (3 for 3, double), Josh Brown (2 for 3, 2 doubles) and Sean Sweeney (2 for 4, 2 doubles) led the way as the Blue Devils had 7 doubles in all. Pitcher, Jay Billingsley only gave up 3 hits as the defense was perfect in his support. The second game was a complete reversal from the first game as the Blue Devils only gave up 3 hits but committed six errors. Cole Herod (2 for 3, double and a home run) and Sean Sweeney (1 for 3, home run) helped FUMA claw back to within three runs but we couldn't quite make up the gap.
Courtesy of Coach Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, April 25, 2008 08:41 AM
Athletics
Article from Charlottesville's Daily Progress, April 25, 2008
Fork Union Military Academy's Waverly Washington was one of 16 Central Virginia high school football players recognized this past Sunday by the Commonwealth Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame at its 10th annual Scholar-Athlete Banquet.
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"Waverly Washington Recognized by National Football Foundation"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, April 25, 2008 08:32 AM
Athletics
Prep Baseball will now play a doubleheader at Christchurch beginning tomorrow, April 24th, at 2:30 p.m.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, April 23, 2008 03:45 PM
Athletics
Jr. Prep baseball will play STAB at Fork Union at 5:00 pm on Thursday, April 24th.
This change was made as a result of all the rain-outs earlier in the season.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, April 23, 2008 10:40 AM
Athletics
The tennis match scheduled for Tuesday, April 22nd has been cancelled.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:28 AM
Athletics
The team had a very good weekend and made excellent progress with this competition.
Friday the team traveled 10 hours to Rochester, NY and in the evening held study hall. This was necessary because we were going to miss the study period on Sunday evening due to the return trip. The hotel obliged us by allowing our cadets to use their breakfast room for our study hall. Thus, we had a period of supervised study (as we always do). Even away our cadets are following their normal routine.
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"Orienteering Travels to Rochester, NY"
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, April 22, 2008 09:08 AM
Athletics
This year's Military Ball theme is a Black & White Affair. The cost is $50 per couple and will be taken out of the cadets’ allowance accounts. The cost includes admission into the Ball, corsage, and keepsake gifts for the cadet and his date. There will be no charge for the parents.
For more information check out the link under Parents Resources & Networking or contact the Commandant's Department if you have any other specific questions.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Monday, April 21, 2008 04:05 PM
General News
Middle School and PRep baseball games for April 22nd have been postponed due to the weather conditions.
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Monday, April 21, 2008 10:02 AM
Athletics
The pitching for Saint Christopher shut down the Blue Devils twice this week. On Tuesday, FUMA lost 8 to 1 and then being blanked out at Saint Chris in Richmond on Thursday 10 to 0. The pitchers for Saint Christopher bedeviled the FUMA hitters allowing only 5 hits in the two games. FUMA had a chance to score in the second game when Ryan Nolan doubled in the first but were unable capitalize on it. Cole Herod was also one for two, hitting the ball hard in his first at bat but was robbed of a single on a nice play by the pitcher.
Courtesy of Mike Hooper
Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, April 18, 2008 01:03 PM
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