Fishburne’s Class of 2017 Raked in Scholarship Dollars

Fishburne’s Class of 2017 Raked in Scholarship Dollars and College Acceptances

Waynesboro, VA — The Class of 2017 at Virginia’s oldest and smallest military school just racked up the most ROTC scholarships of all Mid-Atlantic JROTC programs.

Although Fishburne Military School’s Class of 2017 consisted of only 44 students, they claimed the most ROTC Scholarships of any school in US Army JROTC’s 4th Brigade.

Representing 318 schools from West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and the District of Columbia, 4th Brigade is made up of over 3000 JROTC Cadets.

“Competition is stiff for ROTC scholarships,” noted Fishburne Military School’s Senior Army Instructor, LTC Robert Hunt, USA(Ret.). “Our young men work hard and they prove, year after year, that opportunities like this can be won at a small, traditional school like Fishburne. You don’t have to have the biggest program to make the most noise, you just have to strive to be the best…that’s an important lesson that our Cadets learn in FMS JROTC.”

As a testament to their hard work and the success of the FMS program, seven Fishburne Military School Seniors earned US Army ROTC Scholarships for college…”that’s more than any other school within 4th Brigade has earned,” Hunt explained.

Taken as a group, the seven Fishburne Military School seniors account for nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in scholarship awards among their classmates.

“I think you’ll find some VERY relieved parents and cadets today,” Hunt laughs. “The truth is, these young men took the opportunities presented to them at Fishburne and have made the absolute most of them. Their parents made an investment in their high-school education and now that investment is paying off in real terms…not only did these young men get themselves accepted to some outstanding colleges, but their performance at FMS is helping to pay the way.”

In addition to their financial success in the scholarship realm, the Fishburne Military School Class of 2017 also boasted a 100% college acceptance rate and invitations to attend some of the nation’s finest colleges and universities.

This Fall, freshmen will be unpacking their Garnet and Gold at schools like the University of Virginia, the Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, The Ohio State University, Arizona State University, Pepperdine and more.

“This class has done a great job of securing bright futures for themselves at some very prestigious schools,” notes FMS Superintendent, retired Navy Captain Mark E. Black. “Fishburne Alumni will carry the lessons learned here on with them and they will, I have no doubt, use those extraordinary skills to begin making names for themselves all across this country. It’s truly an exciting thing to witness and to take pride in.”

“With Fishburne men going on to institutions of higher learning such as these,” Black continued, “the power and value of a Fishburne diploma grows just a little stonger each and every year.”

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.