Waynesboro, VA -- Cadets, Faculty and Staff alike at Fishburne Military School have been busily preparing for one of the biggest weekends of their school year. Parents Military Weekend at FMS is an opportunity for Cadets to showcase their talents and achievements. Throughout the weekend parents will come to campus from across the country and around the globe.
Monterey, VA -- The Fishburne Military School Rocketeers traveled to their usual site in Monterey, VA to launch rockets on Saturday as part of the Teen America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) program. The cadets learned much from the launch and are expected to design around the problems they encountered. All of the Caissons' chutes deployed perfectly and no eggs were broken in landing.
The Fishburne Military School Key Club along with Waynesboro High School Key Club helped bring some colorful fun to to local kids during Waynesboro's annual Kite Day. Sixteen FMS Key Club members assisted with helping children prepare and fly paper kites. The annual event has been a Waynesboro, VA favorite since its inception in 2006.
Coyner Springs Park, Waynesboro, VA-- It was a perfect day to run a race and many Fishburne Military School Caissons Cross Country runners took advantage of the cooler temperatures to post improved times for the season. With a field of 105 runners, Sophomore Garrett Rose (Columbus, IN) again led the team. Fishburne's next meet is next Saturday in Lynchburg for the VIC Conference meet.
Waynesboro, VA -- Fishburne Military School Cross Country's 7th- and 8th-graders made the trek across town as Kate Collins Middle School hosted 81 runners in a XC meet for Middle Schoolers. Eighth grader Justin Hill (St. Augustine, FL) medaled in the event ,.. the next Caissons runner to finish was 7th grader, Ian Clardy (Arlington, VA), who earned a personal record.
The Fishburne Military School Varsity Soccer Team (3-8-0) traveled to Woodstock on October 9th to play Massanutten on a hard, gnat-infested pitch on a very humid late-afternoon. The Caissons had ten shots and a very productive 41 steals, while neither side was able to score in the first. Altogether, the Caissons had an even more productive second half than the first: with 26 shots and 63 steals.
A new book, "Developing World Class Leaders: The Ultimate Guide to Leadership Development" by Rick Tiemann, Fishburne Military School Class of 1970, is sure to become a required part of every Caisson's Leadership Library. During his Cadetship, Rick was the Commander of the Hudgins Rifles, and Vice-President of the Varsity Club. He earned athletic letters in Football and basketball.
A group of middle school boys from Fishburne Military School are spending their summer taking an introduction to coding and computer science class.
Fishburne Military School is expanding options for cadets.Starting April 3rd, the school began accepting applications for a five-day boarding program for the first time.
There are many things that high school seniors look forward to, applying to college or to jobs, prom, and of course, graduation.
Fishburne Military School formally announced this weekend that Cadet Major and FMS Battalion Commander Luciano Dolfi (Stuarts Draft, Va.) was the recipient of the 2017 Fishburne Military School General Douglas MacArthur Award for Leadership.
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..
Fishburne Military School - founded 1879
225 S. Wayne Avenue, Waynesboro VA 22980
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