Fishburne Drill Teams Dominate in Harrisonburg

Fishburne Military School JROTC Continues to Lead the Way in 4th Brigade

Harrisonburg, VA — On Saturday, the Fishburne Military School Drill Teams took the short trip north to compete in Harrisonburg High School’s annual “Bluestreak Invitational” Drill Meet. The Caissons took top honors for the event and made the very most of beautiful Shenandoah Valley weather.

The Cadets from Waynesboro dominated the events for the day, bringing home eight medals and the 1st Place Overall trophy.

“We were delighted to have had such a strong performance here today,” noted Fishburne Military School’s Senior Army Instructor, LTC Robert Hunt, USA(Ret). “Harrisonburg always hosts a great event and the competition is always top-notch, so this victory really means a lot to us as a program. Our young men stepped up once again and showed that they are willing and able to compete on any level.”

Particularly noteworthy was the excellent performance by the Drill Team Commander Cadet Lieutenant Connor Green who prepared the team for success. Green personally led the armed squad and armed individual events, which performed exceptionally well. The FMS Varsity and Junior Varsity Color Guard also were singled out by the judges for precision and expertise.

In addition to earning top honors as a unit, six different Cadets from Fishburne Military School brought home hardware from the competition; with four 1st Place winners, three 2nd Place awards and one 3rd place finisher.

Harrisonburg High School “Bluestreak Inivitational” results are as follows:

1st Place Overall –Fishburne Military School
1st Place Color Guard (Varsity) – Cadet Myles Hurlbut (Thousand Oaks, CA), FMS
1st Place Color Guard (Junior Varsity) – Cadet Bryson Overton (Sanford, NC), FMS
1st Place Armed Squad – Cadet Connor Green (Virginia Beach, VA), FMS
1st Place Individual Exhibition – Cadet Justin Payne (Waynesboro, VA), FMS
2nd Place Platoon (Unarmed) – Cadet Jack Clegg (Clarks Summit, PA), FMS
2nd Place Inspection – Cadet Justin Payne (Waynesboro, VA), FMS
2nd Place Individual (Junior Varsity) – Cadet Riley Malone (Waynesboro, VA), FMS
3rd Place Squad (Unarmed) – Cadet Justin Payne (Waynesboro, VA), FMS

Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built on the structure of an Army JROTC program. FMS has been designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation that is accredited by US Army Cadet Command.