FMS News
Fishburne students honored by Waynesboro NAACP chapter
The Waynesboro Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) met at the Shiloh Baptist Church this past Sunday to honor local students. Keynote speaker, Alphonso Bowers, asked students to look beyond entertainers and athletes as role models and find family members, teachers and outstanding community leaders to emulate. The top two students of color graduating from five local high schools were honored during the event. Cadets Jonathan Vincent and Cletus Moffi represented Fishburne during the ceremony and received awards for their tremendous academic performance. Everyone at FMS is proud of Cadets Vincent and Moffi for their hard work.
Read More: Click hereFishburne performs at the 83rd Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade in Winchester, Virginia
Fishburne deployed over 50 cadets to Winchester, VA on Saturday, located in the northern part of the Shenandoah Valley, to participate in the Apple Blossom Festival. It was a hot and humid day reaching a high temperature in the upper 80s. Cadets were outfitted in their parade dyke of coatees and tunics… not really designed for this extremely hot climate. The corps was resupplied with water in the staging area by Mr. and Mrs. Richer which really helped the cadets perform beautifully. The corps was relentless and persevered during the three hour event, never lowering their performance standards.
Read More: Click hereMSG Mike Anson Delivers Stroehmann Award Speech at CYB Dinner
We had our first track meet in five years earlier this month at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg. A lot of young guys on the team—7th, 8th, 9th graders—a little bit tentative and apprehensive about participating in their first high school track meet. We have this one kid, a 7th grader, Lozie Goolsby (great name, isn’t it). He couldn’t sleep much the night before the meet, so at 6 a.m. he decided to round up some other runners on the team and run a couple of miles. When I found out I asked him, “What were you thinking?” He said, “Coach, we were just warming up a little bit to get ready for the meet.” I didn’t want to get too upset about that because I admired the initiative, but I let Lozie and the others know that running the morning of a meet is not the best idea they ever had
Read More: Click hereFishburne Hosts 8th Annual JROTC Raider Challenge
The JROTC Raider Challenge was an annual competition featuring 20 high schools from Virginia and North Carolina. Army JROTC Raider teams were tested in five categories: physical fitness, orienteering, one rope bridge, first aid/litter carry, and a 5-k forced march/run. Each of the events tested the Raiders both physically and mentally. All Raider meets start with an individual event called the Modified Physical Fitness Test.
Read More: Click here183rd RTI hosts JROTC Raider Challenge
The Fishburne Military School and the Virginia National Guard’s 183rd Regional Training Institute hosted the JROTC Raider Challenge at Fort Pickett April 4.
The JROTC Raider Challenge is a multi-state, annual competition that tests students in five categories including a physical fitness challenge, orienteering, a rope bridge, first aid/litter carry, and a 5-K forced march.
Read More: Click hereCadets help at Battle of Waynesboro Reenactments
Fishburne Military School cadets welcomed every one of the hundreds of observers attending the two-day Civil War reenactment events sponsored by the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation, Inc., on April 11 and 12 at beautiful Locust Isle plantation six miles north of Waynesboro.
Read More: Click hereCoach Huckaby holds first PG tryout for 2010-2011 Season
Over a dozen families arrived with their sons at Fishburne on Saturday afternoon for the opportunity to showcase their skills for a possible spot on the 2010-2011 PG Basketball squad. Coach Huckaby and his team were very pleased with the turnout. Parents brought their sons to participate from significant distances including: Arkansas, Illinois, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey and of course, Virginia. Additional tryouts are planned for June and July. Dates are still TBD.
Read More: Click hereChoices and Consequences
It was “back in the classroom again” for former FMS Battalion Commander Steve McElroy, ’84, who spent April 6 engaged in lively discussions with JROTC cadets here from his unique perspective as a long-time Baltimore County Police Officer.
The Maryland resident focused on basic concepts such as the mindset of right versus wrong, the importance of making good decisions, and the fact that poor choices can have dire consequences. Cadets were candid in opening up about their own experiences inside and outside of the barracks.
Read More: Click hereRichmond or Bust
Brigadier General Andrew Lewis (1720-1781), a Virginian of French & Indian and Revolutionary War fame, had a bronze bust of his likeness installed in the Old Hall of the House of Delegates at the Virginia State Capitol on Monday, March 22, 2010. The ceremony was opened with the Color Guard of Fishburne Military School of Augusta County presenting the national and Commonwealth colors, along with the colors of the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia 3rd Virginia Regiment, a standard honoring Gen. Lewis’ service during the Revolutionary War.
Read More: Click hereFishburne Participates in Honor Ceremony at VA State Capitol
The Fishburne Military School Color Guard was on view and in action in the historic rotunda and Old Hall of the Virginia House of Delegates in the Thomas Jefferson-designed Virginia State Capitol at the dedication of a heroic-sized bronze bust of Revolutionary War hero General Andrew Lewis on Monday afternoon, March 22, 2010.
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