Mar. 25, 2022
News Type:  Parents Date:  Friday, March 25, 2022   March 25, 2022 Alumni Weekend Registration Now Open! Get ready to REVISIT, REFLECT, RECONNECT, and REDO the reunion you missed out on! Mark your calendars for April 29th - May 1st for our biggest reunion to date! We'll be celebrating three years' worth of reunions in […]...

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Parents Date: 
Friday, March 25, 2022

 

March 25, 2022

Alumni Weekend Registration Now Open!

Get ready to REVISIT, REFLECT, RECONNECT, and REDO the reunion you missed out on!

Mark your calendars for April 29th - May 1st for our biggest reunion to date! We'll be celebrating three years' worth of reunions in ONE WEEKEND! We're so excited to be able to come together again, and we can't wait to see you back on Fork Union's campus.

Visit www.forkunion.com/alumniweekend for hotel information, schedule of events, and to register!

Please submit your reenrollment documents for the 2022-2023 academic year!

May 31st is the deadline to submit your reenrollment contract and pay your registration fee for the next school year. If you have any questions please email our admissions team at .

Interested in Summer School 2022?

If you are interested in enrolling your cadet to Summer School, please contact the admissions office at . Please note that all cadets will have met with Mrs. Kelsey Hill before the end of the school year to discuss their schedule for 2022-2023.

Ring Ceremony Set for April 1, 2022

Cadets who have ordered their class ring will be honored with the Academy's annual Ring Ceremony which is set for Friday, April 1 at 1:30 PM in the Wicker Chapel. Parents of the recipients are invited and there will be a small reception to follow.

The Annual Military Ball is Set for April 2, 2022

The Quadrille Club invites all ninth-grade through postgraduate cadets to the 2022 "A Night Around the World" Military Ball on Saturday, April 2.

Tickets are $40 per couple. Please see Mr. York to sign up. Invitations will be emailed once payment has been made.

Does your cadet want to go to Italy?

Fork Union Military Academy cadets have the opportunity to pay their way to Italy with Explorica Educational Tours in December 2022! Ms. Regina Delman will be holding an informational meeting in the Wicker Chapel on May 6 at 11:00 AM. Any parent interested in their cadet joining the trip should come to the meeting. The meeting will be live streamed for those who cannot attend.

Academy Day set for April 23, 2022

Senator Mark Warner invites high school and middle school students, their parents or guardians, and school counselors to Academy Day 2022: April 23 from 1000-1230. Attendees will have the opportunity to join virtual breakout sessions with representatives from the United States service academies for presentations and an interactive question and answer period.

On the main stage, you will hear from representatives from the Virginia congressional delegation about the application procedures for congressional nominations to the academies as well as speakers from the Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board, the University of Virginia ROTC pro- grams, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, the Virginia Military Institute, and the Virginia Women’s Institute for Leadership at Mary Baldwin University. There will also be time to speak in more detail with many of these representatives at their virtual resource tables.

If interested in joining, please sign up click on the link: Academy Day 2022

Parade Schedule for Spring 2022

  • Sunday, May 1 | Alumni Weekend Parade | 1:30 PM
    • Prior to the parade there will be an Alumni Ceremony. Day students will need to arrive by 0900 in DCUs. Day students will need to bring their Class A uniforms with round hat for the parade in the afternoon. 
  • Friday, May 6 | Mother's Day Weekend Parade | 3:00 PM
  • Friday, May 13 | Military Appreciation Parade | 3:00 PM

National Honor Society & National Junior Honor Society Ceremony set for April 23, 2022

The National Honor Society & National Junior Honor Society Ceremony will be held on April 23 at 11:45 AM in the Wicker Chapel. The list of cadets can be found in this week's Front & Center

Families of the following cadets will receive an invitational via email to the ceremony. A small reception will follow. 

World Language Offering Survey

We would like your opinion on Fork Union's World Language offerings. Please fill out the quick survey on what language Fork Union should add in the future. Please click here to take the survey. 

Do you want to schedule Senior Portraits?

It is time to schedule your sons' senior 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 10 years. Kristin is local to Fork Union and her son attends the Academy. For more information regarding booking your son's senior session, please visit the website below for special FUMA rates:

Kristin Firewicz Studios

Remember to always check the School Calendar for more information throughout the next few weeks.

SCHOOL CALENDAR

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Best regards, 

Kelly Barnette

Director of Communications
Fork Union Military Academy

 


 

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