FMS News
Fishburne Military School Selected to March in Presidential Inauguration Parade
Fishburne Military School has been selected to march in the 58th Presidential Inaugural Parade. Although this will be the first time Fishburne Military School has marched in a Presidential Inauguration,, the Corps of Cadets has previously marched in review for President Calvin Coolidge, Virginia Governors Harry Flood Byrd and Gerald Baliles, Secretaries of the Army Generals Geroge C. Marshall and Eric Shinseki.
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Kaine, Goodlatte recommend Fishburne for Inaugural Parade
Both Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and 6th District Rep. Bob Goodlatte have written letters of recommendation for Fishburne Military School cadets to march in the 58th Presidential Inauguration Parade next month in Washington, D.C..
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Fishburne Military School Drill Teams Excel at Liberty
The Hudgins Rifles, Armed Regulation Platoon, and Color Guard each took first place in their respective categories and Cadet Thomas Fosdick (Staunton, VA) received a first place trophy for Individual Unarmed competition. Hudgins Rifles were commanded by Cadet Blake Seydel (Woodbridge, VA); the Armed Regulation Platoon was commanded by Cadet Alexander Issacs (Reston, VA); and the Fishburne Military School Color Guard was commanded by Cadet David Eldredge (Carver, MA).
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STEM in Action at Fishburne Military School
Fishburne Military School may be the oldest accredited secondary school in Virginia but the Faculty and Cadets are far from living in the past. The school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics initiative is teaching young men an appreciation for 21st-century skills that will, undoubtedly, be critical to their future success. “The Hour of Code this year was an overwhelming success with 100% participation among cadets,” noted Rodes.
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Fishburne Military School CyberPatriots Advance in National Competition
The Fishburne Military School JROTC CyberPatriot team is busily preparing for the 2nd round of this year’s national competition and this year FMS JROTC has brought a little extra firepower to bear. James Madison University ROTC’s Cyber Defense Club has been tapped to act as advisors and mentors to the Caissons for the 2016-2017 season and is already bringing some innovation into the training and practice regimen.
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Kaine and Goodlatte Agree: Fishburne Should March
It isn’t every day that Democratic Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte find themselves solidly in agreement. This week, however, both men enthusiastically recommended that Fishburne Military School be invited to march in the 58th Presidential Inauguration Parade…both noted Fishburne Military School’s significant history and recognized the school’s well-respected reputation as one of America’s oldest JROTC units.
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Fishburne Military School Announces Summer Session Program and Dates
The FMS Summer Session will be held June 24 – July 29 and boasts an expanded curriculum. In addition to the school’s regular slate of academic classes during the summer, Fishburne has added Enrichment Courses in Coding, Physical Education, Art, Driver’s Education, Outdoor Adventure and SAT Prep and Study Skills .
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Fishburne Raiders Team Makes Best of Best Again
The Fishburne Military School (Wayneboro, VA) Raiders Team traveled to Frederick Douglass High School (Baltimore, MD) on Saturday to compete in a qualifier for JROTC 4th Brigade’s annual “Best of the Best” competition. The Fishburne Military School Raiders flexed some considerable muscle, separating themselves from the field and earning a 1st-place overall finish.
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Fishburne Military School Junior Achievement Reaches Out in Afton
38 Cadet leaders from Fishburne Military School (Waynesboro, VA) spent the day at our partner school, Rockfish River Elementary School (Afton, VA) conducting the National Junior Achievement High School Heroes program. The Cadets broke into teams to teach 9 classes, consisting of 200 students in grades 3 – 5, for the entire school day.
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Fishburne Cadets Attend Leadership Conference at Virginia Military Institute
As part of Fishburne Military School’s continuing focus upon Leadership Education, three FMS senior ranking cadets were selected to attend the 7th annual VMI Leadership and Ethics Conference last week on the VMI Post in Lexington, VA. Cadets Luciano Dolfi (Stuarts Draft, VA), Joshua Beard (Aguila, AZ) and Phillip Griffin (Winchester, VA) were selected by FMS JROTC to represent Fishburne Military School at the conference.
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