The 2022 Day of Giving is set for Saturday, October 15. This year is the Academy's 124th birthday and we are inviting everyone, including alumni, former and current parents, friends of the Academy and employees to donate $124 in hopes to meet our record goal of 200 donations! If you would like to learn for about Fork Union's Day of Giving, please click here.
The 124th birthday of Fork Union Military Academy will be celebrated on Founder's Day Weekend. Festivities will begin on Friday, Oct. 14 and end on Saturday, Oct. 15. All day students will be required to participate in the following events on campus:
Day Students are dismissed on Saturday, Oct. 15 after the Warrior Breakfast, which is scheduled for 9:30 AM.
Ms. Rhonda White, Fork Union's Coordinator of Assessments & Student Records, is offering something special to parents if they would like to celebrate their cadet's birthday at FUMA if it falls during the school year. Ms. White is offering birthday bags and/or special cupcakes for parents to purchase. If you are interested, please contact Ms. White at or 434-842-4203.
Items offered for purchase:
It's time to schedule your son's portraits! We are please 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 have been specializing in high school senior photography for 10 years. Kristin is local to Fork Union and has a studio on campus. For more information regarding booking your son's private session, please visit the website below for special FUMA rates: Kristin Firewicz Studios.
Act fast so you don't miss out on the beautiful fall colors!
Each year, the Academy offers a special weekend designed for parents to spend time with their cadet. Families will have the opportunity to visit campus, meet the faculty and staff, and enjoy a fun afternoon with their cadet prior to an extended weekend leave. The extended weekend will go until Monday, October 24 at 7:00 PM. Please click the link for a detailed schedule.
A Josten's representative will be on campus for Parent's Day answering all questions about the yearbook, class rings and graduation. They will be set up in the Dining Hall all Friday afternoon.
Learn more about all your post-secondary options! The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) is one of the most widely used, multiple-aptitude tests in the world to support for Career Exploration. The assessment measures your strengths and weaknesses and aligns post-secondary options with your interests, skills and work values. This test is open to juniors, seniors and postgraduates only. The test is scheduled for Friday, October 28 from 1 PM to 4 PM in the Library.
Interested cadets must pre-register for the test with Mrs. Rhonda White in the Commandants Department.
Parents were emailed the link to the Tennessee carpool list this past week. Please contact Ms. Shannon Higginbotham if you missed the email.
Here is the link for the Tennessee carpool list. This list will enable you to make travel arrangements with other families in your area. Please update this document with your contact information if you are willing to ride share or would like to make similar travel plans with other Fork Union families, then use the contact information added by others to coordinate with them directly.
To request to be included on lists of additional states, please contact Ms. Shannon Higginbotham.
This year, the Academy is offering exciting trips during the Thanksgiving and Spring Break Major Leaves. We understand that traveling home for a short leave can be frustrating and tiresome. Below are trips that we believe would be a great opportunity for your sons. All of the trips will be fully chaperoned by FUMA staff and faculty. The fees for the trips will cover all lodging on-site (FUMA) and off-site, transportation to and from each location, and all food and drinks (three meals per day). Not included in the fees would be any souvenirs or any food and drink outside of regular meals. We recommend that your son bring a credit card for any extra items he may wish to purchase.
You can reserve a spot for your son by contacting Mr. BJ York at and by clicking here. (For payment, if you are not sure of your son's ID number, please reach out to Mr. York. When filling out the form, under Description of Payment, please select activities - under other/comments, please write in Thanksgiving Trip or Spring Break Trip.)
Thanksgiving Leave Trip - November 18-27 | Outer Banks Beach Trip (All Inclusive)
Spring Break Leave Trip - March 10-19 | Disney Work Orlando Trip (All Inclusive)
Please bookmark the link to our Academic Calendar for the 2022-2023 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.