FMS News

Video: Blessing of the Colors

Video by Jon Iwanicki

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9/11 Remembered

By Nolan O’Connor On September 11, 2011 we remember that horrid day ten years ago.  The 9/11 attacks were a cowardly attack on civilians, and were an attempt to bring a way of life down.  Ten years later we remember this date, and prove to the world that our way of life is not going […]

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Fishburne Military School 2011 Blessing of the Colors

Photos and Video by Kevin Blackburn

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More from the FMS 9/11 ceremony

Video by Jon Iwanicki

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Travis Knapp ’12 has earned 55-plus awards, but has a good reason for wearing only one

Cadet Captain Travis Knapp is in his fourth year at Fishburne.  A senior, he is the A Company commander and also leads the school’s Ranger unit. The 18-year-old holds many academic, military, and athletic awards, all of which he has earned the hard way through tireless effort and strong commitment to excellence. He was tapped […]

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FMS hosts local 9/11 commemoration

– Link to story covering the FMS 9/11 event in The News Leader. – Link to story covering the FMS 9/11 event in The News Virginian. Tuesday, Sept. 11. It was a beautiful late-summer morning on the East Coast. The sun was out, shining bright, barely a cloud in the sky.The weather forecast for the […]

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Field trip to Grand Caverns

Photos by Kevin Blackburn. Video by Chris Graham.

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NBC29: Going High Tech-Backpacks at Fishburne Military Get Lighter

Virginia’s oldest military school has some of the newest pieces of technology and every single student is required to have one. Backpacks at Fishburne Military School are a bit lighter because students have traded in their heavy books for an iPad. The rest of the story on the NBC29 website: Click here.

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WHSV-TV3: Fishburne Military School Hosts First Formation

Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro held its first formation of the new academic year on Tuesday. With freshly shined shoes and crisp new salutes, the cadets showed up ready for the new academic year. Leading all 149 of the cadets falls on the shoulders of Battalion Commander Cadet Lt. Col.  William Ulrich. The rest of […]

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Does single sex education benefit young men?

Story by Ed Crews For many Fishburne graduates and parents, the answer is an emphatic – Yes! Alumni tend to agree with Damon Edwards, Class of 1988, when he praises the effectiveness of our all-male classrooms. “The obvious benefit that comes to mind is focus!  Had there been girls there I would not have focused […]

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