September 2008

LTC Giszack will be in the information kiosk at Tyson's Corner Center this weekend. Our October entry point is around the corner and now is an ideal time to look at enrolling your son for the remainder of the school year. LTC Giszack, the Assistant to the President and Director of Tuition Assistance has been with the Academy for over a decade. Prior to his administrative duties, he served as head of the Science Department and coached cross country and track. Please stop by and say hello.

Today's message centered on our response to times of adversity. The message this morning focused on the biblical story of Joseph (Genesis 37-50). Specifically, I looked at Joseph's comment to his brothers in Genesis 50:20. Joseph faced much adversity in his life, and his comment that God brought good from all his adversities is a lesson we can all stand to learn.

Greetings from all of us in the FUMA Guidance Department. Today marks the beginning of a new era for us as we launch our own blog. We are hoping parents will check this at least once a week as our plan is to use the blog to pass useful information along to everyone at home as well as to the cadets at school. There are several items of interest today: 1) For Washington DC area parents: The Lab School of Washington is offering the Kaiser Permanente Lecture Series for Parents on selected Wednesday evenings throughout the school year.

As we approach the middle of our first term in the upper school, the admissions team is actively working with prospective students who are looking at our October Enrollment. We opened with our largest enrollment in several years, and we are nearing our budgeted capacity, so space is becoming more limited for this year. But it is never too late to look at FUMA as an option. Our rolling enrollment allows us to bring students in at key points during the year so they can enter the program and transition smoothly. If you would like to learn more about our program, please call us at 434.842.4205.

Today's chapel message dealt with Jesus' command to pray for our enemies. On the seventh anniversary of the attacks on New York City and Washington, I challenged the cadets to follow Jesus' command to pray for our enemies. I acknowledged that it is definitely one of Christ's most difficult teachings, but it is also one of Christ's most important. Scripture verses referenced were Matthew 5:44 and Luke 6:28.