Dear Parents and Guardians,
We continue to closely monitor winter weather conditions that impacted our area. The safety of our cadets, families, faculty, and staff remains our top priority, and we appreciate your cooperation and patience as we make adjustments to ensure everyone’s well-being.
Please review the important updates below:
Travel Advisory
We ask that families please exercise good judgment when traveling to campus, as temperatures and road conditions may remain hazardous in some areas.
Academic Schedule Adjustments
Our campus remained safe over the weekend. We accumulated approximately six inches of snow and sleet, and all cadets are warm and safe. We are grateful for our dedicated employees who worked tirelessly to plow and clear roads and walkways across campus.
As always, please use absent@fuma.org to communicate any delayed return to campus.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support of Fork Union Military Academy.
Best regards,
Kelly Barnette
Director of Communications
Fork Union Military Academy
Email: barnettek@fuma.org
DAY STUDENT REMINDERS:
Fork Union Military Academy is closely monitoring the winter storm advisory impacting our area and has made several schedule adjustments to ensure the safety of our cadets and staff. Classes will be canceled Monday, January 26, with a delayed start on Tuesday, January 27. Weekend activities and athletics have been canceled or rescheduled, and the Term 3 exam has been moved to February 3.
Read the full Winter Weather Update here: https://www.forkunion.com/announcements/winter-weather-update-schedule-adjustments/
Re-enrollment contracts are now available in Clarity. You should have received an email from the Admissions Office detailing what is required to re-enroll your cadet. The deadline for re-enrollment is April 1. For questions about the re-enrollment process, please contact admissions@fuma.org.
Fork Union Military Academy is offering an optional Junior Seminar for cadets in the Class of 2027 focused on SAT preparation and early college application planning. This 0.5-credit, pass/fail course meets twice a week and is designed to help cadets prepare for the May 2 SAT offered on campus while making the most of the end of junior year and summer before application season begins.
Topics include SAT strategies, building a college list, requesting letters of recommendation, setting up College Board and Common App accounts, and brainstorming the personal statement.
Details at a Glance:
Families interested in enrolling their cadet are encouraged to complete the registration form here: registration form here.
As a reminder, the next Major Leave is Spring Break and is scheduled for Thursday, March 5-Monday, March 16. All cadets must depart campus for Spring Break. Spring Break Leave Requests are due in Orah by Friday, February 6. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about Spring Break.
Graduation will be here before we know it, and we want to ensure your cadet’s diploma is perfect. The Class of 2026 families will soon receive a form to confirm how their senior’s name should appear on the diploma. Please take time to review and complete this form carefully using the exact name and spelling as you would like it to appear. It’s important that both you and your cadet agree on the name submitted, as changes cannot be made after the stated deadline.
All submissions are due by TODAY to meet our diploma ordering deadline.
Don’t miss your chance to secure a lasting keepsake of this school year! Pre-order your cadet’s yearbook today for $100. Yearbooks will be delivered in May and will feature all the unforgettable memories, moments, and milestones that made this year special. Families can also purchase yearbook recognition ads, starting at $60, to honor their cadet’s achievements and celebrate their journey.
For the safety and security of our cadets and campus community, independent delivery services such as Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, and similar vendors are not authorized to deliver on campus. All outside deliveries must follow the Academy’s approved procedures and be coordinated through the Quartermaster. Unscheduled or unauthorized drop-offs create safety and logistical concerns and will not be permitted.
Please ensure that any items your cadet needs are sent through commercial parcel carriers such as UPS and FedEx.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a secure and orderly environment for all cadets.
We are pleased to recommend Kristin Firewicz Studios to our cadet families for senior and cadet portraits. Kristin is a professional photographer contracted by the Academy to capture campus photos throughout the year and has been specializing in high school senior photography for over 10 years. Based right here in Fork Union, Kristin also has a studio conveniently located on campus.
For more information or to book your cadet’s private session, please visit Kristin’s website for special FUMA rates: Kristin Firewicz Studios
Do you want to do something special to surprise your cadet while being away from home? Treat him to a birthday surprise, a pick me-up, or a just because treat from the list below:
Ms. Rhonda White, Assistant to the Commandant, provides parents with the opportunity to treat their cadet with something special. Choose from the following:
For more information, please contact Ms. Rhonda White at whiter@fuma.org or 434-842-4203.
Please always check the Academic Calendar for updates on events. Below are a few coming up in the next couple months:
Best regards,
Kelly Barnette
Director of Communications
Fork Union Military Academy
Email: barnettek@fuma.org
We are closely monitoring the winter storm forecasted to impact our area this weekend and early next week. The safety of our cadets, families, faculty, and staff remains our top priority, and we have made several adjustments to next week’s schedule to ensure everyone’s well-being.
Please review the important updates below:
With the canceled instructional day, the Term 3 exam originally scheduled for Friday, January 30 has been moved to Tuesday, February 3.
The scheduled leave weekend will remain open. We ask parents to use their best judgment when deciding whether to pick up and drop off their son, as winter weather is expected to arrive in the area on Saturday.
Due to the extremely cold temperatures expected throughout the week, we ask that all cadets return to campus by Monday, January 26 at 7:00 PM. Please note that FUMA Transportation will not be available.
If at any time road conditions seem too risky to transport your cadet to campus and they will not be in class on Tuesday, please notify us by emailing absent@fuma.org and reach out to your cadet’s teacher regarding any missed assignments.
Please rest assured that if your cadet remains on campus during this winter advisory, Fork Union Military Academy is fully prepared. We have multiple facilities equipped with backup generators, and our staff will ensure that all cadets are warm, well fed, and safe throughout the duration of the weather event.
We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we navigate these weather-related changes. We will continue to communicate any additional updates as conditions develop.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support of Fork Union Military Academy.
Best regards,
Kelly Barnette
Director of Communications
Fork Union Military Academy
Email: barnettek@fuma.org
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