Greetings from Fork Union Military Academy!
We invite you to read the latest issue of the Front & Center, our campus newsletter, available below. Don't forget to scroll down for the weekly updates.
The Front & Center - February 2, 2024
Below you will find all the new information that has been added this week.
On Friday during Commandant's Call, the cadets were informed that the Uniform of the Day will be Winter Class B Uniforms all week next week. All cadets are required to wear their Winter Class B Uniforms Monday, February 5 through Friday, February 9 to ensure that all cadets have their appropriate Class B uniform items as we get closer to the parade season.
Last week, there were numerous discrepancies with this uniform, so the Commandant would like to ensure that cadets have ample opportunity to wear it appropriately and that we have an appropriate amount of time to correct these deficiencies.
Next weekend (Friday, February 9 through Monday, February 12), is Winter Leave. We are encouraging all cadet families that are departing campus to submit their Leave Requests in Orah by Monday, February 5. This will allow us to properly plan for how many cadets we will have on campus throughout the weekend.
The 2024 Skirmisher yearbook is now on sale! This year's edition will be almost 50% larger than recent years! The books will be distributed in late May before the cadets leave campus but must be pre-ordered via the Jostens web site to guarantee your cadet gets a copy: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1119984/Fork-Union-Military-Academy/. Order your cadet's yearbook today!
Yearbook recognition ads (placed in the back of the yearbook) are now on sale. Honor your cadet by ordering one now: https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/yearbook-ads. The deadline for yearbook ads to be purchased is February 8.
Did you know that Fork Union offers a Visiting Family Guide? It lives on forkunion.com and offers discounts to local hotels in the area for Fork Union families. You can stay at the Best Western and the Hilton Garden Inn for 15-percent off when you call directly. Click here to view.
Call these hotels now to plan any visit to campus as we enter the spring and parade seasons.
The Admissions Office has made re-enrollment contract available on SchoolAdmin! If your cadet has received a re-enrollment invitation from the Admissions Office he is eligible to re-enroll. We are encouraging all families to re-enroll early to receive a $750 tuition credit. If you re-enroll and pay the registration deposit before March 29, you will receive the $750 credit.
The deadline to re-enroll for the 2024-2025 academic year is April 26, 2024. If you re-enroll after April 26, there will be a late fee charged per month after the deadline.
Below are the correct dates for re-enrollment.
Financial Aid: Ensure to reapply for Financial Aid before submitting the re-enrollment agreement and tuition deposit. For any questions about your financial aid award, feel free to schedule an appointment with Mr. Bob Williams, our Director of Financial Aid, Calendly - Robert Williams.
Re-Enrollment Process:
To begin the re-enrollment process:
Below you will find a video on how to re-enroll your cadet:
Re-Enrollment for 2024-2025 Informative Video
Below you will find important archived information that has been released in previous weeks.
January and February tend to be "gloomy" months for cadets. I was reminded today that alumni from some years ago used to refer to this time of the year as "The Dark Ages." The fun of the holidays is over, the weather can be cold or even icy, and it feels like a long time between Christmas Leave and Spring Break. Even our happiest of cadets can become a bit whiny and out of sorts during the sunlight-reduced days of wintertime.
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Ms. Rhonda White, our Coordinator of Assessments & Student Records, provides parents with the opportunity to treat their cadet with something sweet and special. Do you want to do something special to surprise your cadet while at FUMA? Treat him to a birthday surprise, a pick-me-up, or "just because" treat from the list below.
For more information, please contact Ms. Rhonda White at .
Our College Placement and Academic Services team will be hosting the Junior Workshop in Terms 4 and 5. The sessions will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays and the program is structured to help cadets in 11th grade prepare for the upcoming college applications process, provide SAT Test preparation, and will offer visits to nearby colleges.
There will be 23 sessions in total and the cost is only $345 for the entire workshop series. To put that cost in perspective, SAT Test Prep alone can cost anywhere from $50 to $150 per session and that is just for SAT Test Prep with no college prep. Our program at $345 breaks down to just $15 per session!
You must register your cadet by February 9th to allow him to participate in the Junior Workshop. No late registrations will be accepted after February 9th. You may register at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/N5dymb851M
If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Hill, our Director of College Placement and Academic Services, at 434-842-4272 or by email at .
Spring Break Travel Opportunity for Cadets
Fork Union Military Academy is partnering with Rustic Pathways to arrange an exciting travel and learning opportunity for our cadets during Spring Break, from March 9 - 16, 2024. Cadets will learn all about turtle conservation and work to protect native sea turtles on the Nicoya Peninsula of Costa Rica. They will spend the days both enjoying the beach and working to keep it clean, helping protect the turtles during evening patrols spent looking for nests to relocate to safety. Experienced conservationists will lead our young men through service and teach them about the many ongoing efforts to save sea turtles. In addition to these daily shifts in the hatchery, they willcarry out beach cleanups with park rangers and marvel at the beautiful beaches.
The Commandant's Department works hard with each company to provide a private Facebook Group for Alpha, Bravo and Charlie Companies. These groups are great ways to interact with the company TAC Officer, network with families and see candid photos for your cadet.
If you have not joined your cadet's Facebook group, you can find the links below:
It's hard to believe it's time to start thinking about your cadet's graduation and the emotions when you see him walk across that stage and receive his diploma. We want to make sure we have the correct name and spelling on his diploma, so we are asking you to please verify by emailing Ms. Rhonda White at before January 8th with the correct name and spelling to be printed on his diploma so we can get them ordered by the deadline. If you have any questions, please reach out to Ms. White.
The Parents Association of Fork Union Military Academy is a voluntary association of parents who wish to support the mission of the Academy with their time, talents, and gifts. The Association provides direct support to the Academy's educational programs and technologies through their dues and fundraising endeavors. It also helps encourage parent participation and facilitates parent communication and networking.
Each year, the Parents Association helps with arranging Carpools for Cadet Transportation. Below is the Carpool List for the academic year. Please read the instructions provided in the document. If interested, submit your information to families in your area.
Please consider joining the Parents Association! Click here to become a member.
Fork Union Military Academy depends on the Orah App for all cadet accountability purposes. Parents must use Orah when requesting their cadet to depart campus for any reason. With the first Leave Weekend of the academic year approaching, please read the detailed information on how to set up your Orah Account below:
It's time to schedule your cadet's portraits! We are pleased to be able to recommend Kristin Firewicz Studios to our cadet families. Kristin is a professional photographer contracted by the Academy to take campus photos throughout the year and has been specializing in high school senior photography for over 10 years. Kristin is local to Fork Union and has a studio on campus. For more information regarding booking your cadet's private session, please visit her website for special FUMA rates: Kristin Firewicz Studios.
Please bookmark the link to our Academic Calendar for the 2023-2024 year. This calendar highlights all the major events on campus for the academic year, including dates of when each term begins and ends, leave weekends, SAT and ACT tests and all holiday breaks.
The easy way to find it on forkunion.com is under Academics - Academic Calendar.
Please bookmark the link to the FUMA Athletics website. The athletic website will be your home for all game schedules, rosters and news stories. Below you will find the direct link to the Athletics Calendar:
FUMA Athletics also offers a mobile app! Follow the link to download the FUMA Athletics App for all updates including, news stories, rosters, and schedule changes. The app allows you to receive direct messages on all schedule updates and changes, so please allow push notifications in your settings.
Fork Union Military Academy works hard to live stream most events that happen on campus for our parents to view. We stream all home athletic events on the Fork Union Military Academy YouTube Channel. We are also able to stream events that are in the Wicker Chapel and Parades.
Please subscribe to the Fork Union YouTube Channel to get alerts on when Fork Union Military Academy is live.
Should you have any questions regarding your son’s class options and graduation plan, please contact their respective academic scheduler:
You can view photos almost daily of your son throughout the academic year at: photos.forkunion.com.
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