Cadet Honored as Ethics Award Recipient

Posted February 5, 2014
Filed under FMS News
Fishburne Military School honored Cadet Sutton C. Jones as he was named 2014 recipient of Staunton Rotary Club Ethics Award.
Fishburne Military School honored Cadet Sutton C. Jones as he was named 2014 recipient of the Staunton Rotary Club’s Ethics Award.

Waynesboro, VA – Cadet Sutton C. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Jones from Knoxville, TN, was honored before the assembled Corps of Cadets today at Fishburne Military School. Jones was selected as this year’s winner of the Staunton Rotary Club’s Code of Ethics Award.

The award, established in 1930, was designed by educators within the Rotary Club to recognize and encourage high standards of ethics within the area’s high school communities. A permanent plaque, engraved with the names of past winners, is located in the main foyer of Fishburne Military School’s Alumni Memorial Gym. Jones, along with winners from other area high schools, will be presented with a special award during the Rotary Club’s April banquet.

For many recipients, the award has even deeper meaning because the winner is determined by a vote of their peers within the school. The Class of 2014 overwhelming voted for Jones and rose in thunderous applause as he was called forward by Guidance Director, MAJ Dan Baranik (VA), to be formally recognized by Fishburne’s Assistant Superintendent, Mrs. Susan Johnson, and by FMS Commandant of Cadets, LTC Alec Gunn (VA).

The plaque, to which Jones’ name will be permanently added, reads:

“Presented each year to the Senior who, in the opinion of his classmates, best exemplifies those qualities of
Integrity, Responsibility, Dedication and Hard Work set forth in the Rotary High School Code of Ethics”. 

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Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built upon the structure of an Army JROTC program. Boasting a 100% college-acceptance rate for the past 10 consecutive years, FMS has also been designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academics. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command. For more information visit www.fishburne.org.