Cadet nominated for West Point appointment
Oregonia’s William Ulrich has been nominated for admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point by Second District Congresswoman Jean Schmidt. The nomination brings Ulrich one step closer to achieving his dream – attending the alma mater of his father, John Ulrich. William Ulrich will graduate this spring from Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, […]
Read More: Click hereFishburne varsity rallies, knocks off Blue Ridge
A 17-1 fourth-quarter run got the Fishburne Military School varsity basketball team back into the game, and the Caissons ran past a tired Blue Ridge School team in the overtime period en route to posting a 69-63 victory on the road Thursday night. The Caissons trailed 27-20 at the half and were down 10 points […]
Read More: Click hereOfficers of the Month
Story by Cadet Andrew Simons The Officer of the Month award for the month of November was awarded to Cadet 1st Lt. Nolan O’Connor. The NCO of the Month award was earned by Cadet Staff Sgt. Brian Draper. To earn these awards cadets must show an outstanding performance of duty and go beyond what their […]
Read More: Click herePGs roll to victory over Southern Tech, 80-53
The first time Southern Tech Prep was in Waynesboro, the WIldcats jumped out to a 13-2 lead before the Caissons were able to rally. There was no need for a rally from the postgrads Monday night. FMS jumped out to a 16-0 cushion six minutes in and coasted from there to an 80-53 win. Defense […]
Read More: Click hereFMS competes in first drill meet of 2011-2012 school year
On Dec. 10, the Fishburne Military School drill teams competed in the year’s very first drill meet hosted at the Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth. The cadets awoke at 0400 and traveled three hours to the destination, catching up on their sleep along the way. After the long drive the Regulation drill team was […]
Read More: Click hereFMS wrestling wins MMA Invitational
Four Fishburne Military School wrestlers won individual championships to lead the Caissons to the overall team title at the Massanutten Military School School Invitational on Dec. 10. FMS scored 216 team points to outpace runnerup Skyline High School (183) and third-place finisher Randolph Macon (154) in the eight-team field. The individual champions were Anders Lenardson […]
Read More: Click hereFMS varsity hoops falls to EMHS
Foul trouble and shooting woes put Fishburne into a deep first-half hole, and the varsity Caissons were not able to dig their way out in a 56-40 loss to Eastern Mennonite Thursday night. A hot first-quarter start by FMS quickly evaporated as Eastern Mennonite raced out to a 31-17 halftime lead. Tyrone Mason led Fishburne […]
Read More: Click hereBreakfast in Bed for Cadets
A silent auction has traditionally been held in conjunction with Parent’s Military Weekend. This past October we raised over $6,000 to help fund cadet activities. One of the items that always brings numerous bids is breakfast in bed for a lucky cadet served by the superintendent of the school, and this year our new commandant […]
Read More: Click hereAcademic, Leadership teams advance
By LTC Robert Hunt I am proud to report both our Academic Bowl and Leadership Teams advanced to the second round. Academic Team scored an 88% and the Leadership Team scored an 82%. There were only 18 out of 60 JROTC programs in Virginia that had both its academic and leadership teams advance to second […]
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