UPPER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES at Fork Union Military Academy MARCH CALENDAR
MARCH 6-15
WED. MAR 18
Charlie Company builds the “ADMIRABLE” Snowman
1830—WINTER AWARDS PROGRAM
THU. MAR 19 1800-1930—PENNY WAR CELEBRATION FOR WINNING COMPANY
MARCH 20-21 OPEN LEAVE WEEKEND
SAT. MAR 28 1300: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS TOURNAMENT * 1900-2100 NACHOS NIGHT IN THE SOCIAL CENTER
SUN . MAR 29 1400-1600: OPEN SWIM IN POOL-ESTES CTR.
* ACTIVITY REQUIRES SIGN-UP IN ADVANCE
Finally the first snow arrived at FUMA on February 16th, with an accumulation of 6-8 inches. It was all too tempting for the cadets who were seen making a quick snowman (or snowball) during morning break, so we organized a bit of snow fun after class. The cadets participated in a “build a snowman” company competition that ended in a snowball fight, with some choosing to be buried in the snow and others just laying in the snow and making snow angels. Just SNOW much fun! A bit of FUMA cadet teamwork
Each Saturday the Commandant’s Department conducts a Saturday Morning Inspection (SMI). The inspecting teams vary between TACS, Cadet Staff and or Company Commanders. On February 7th, the Admiral’s SMI was conducted. During this inspection, a random platoon was selected for Rear Admiral Burhoe to inspect. The Corps was very meticulous as they prepared for Rear Admiral’s Burhoe’s inspection, and the Admiral’s comments were favorable.
Debate Team Wins First Place Sweepstakes Trophy On February 7th, the Debate Team headed to Cosby High School for the last “qualifying” tournament (for STATE FINALS) of the season. When the final results were announced, Ozz Ben-David was awarded the first place trophy in Student Congress, Michael Head second place in Student Congress, Miles Seaburg fourth place in Extemporaneous Speaking and Ryan McEnroe fifth place in Extemporaneous Speaking. Three additional cadets were named State Qualifiers: Chris Pianalto in Student Congress, Adam Zhao and Jonathan Muniz in Extemporaneous Speaking. Due to winning first and second place in Student Congress, FUMA was awarded the FIRST PLACE SWEEPSTAKES trophy in debate. Congratulations to ALL!
As Activities Coordinator, I had the easy job of securing space in Estes Athletic Center, renting the equipment, and providing adult supervision—Battalion Commander Cadet Seth Jackson did everything else. Jackson recruited friends to set up the playing field and then totally reorganized the barriers for the next day. He organized and ran various games every 10 minutes for the two-day weekend event. The Corps, both upper and middle school, had a fun-filled weekend of Laser Tag!
RIFLE TEAM MEMBERS HEADING TO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT CAMP PERRY, OHIO IN MARCH FOUR-MAN TEAM QUALIFYING FOR CMP REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM PLACED 16TH OUT OF 77 TEAMS INDIVIDUAL SHOOTERS PLACED: REECE CONLEY
58 OUT OF 370
JUSTIN DIXON
72 OUT OF 370
JAMES FLEETWOOD 87 OUT OF 370 THOMAS DENTON
93 OUT OF 370
ALTERNATES: BEN VANDERPOOL NASH JOHNSON
94 OUT OF 370 108 OUT OF 370
Cadet Reece Conley
Charlie Company’s Snowman “MAJ Sidwell”
Our Official First Snowman Anonymous a FUMA cadet Snowman made Snowman
during AM break
Bravo Company’s Snowman “CPT Pelham”
Alpha Company’s Snowman “1SGT Brice”
Echo Company’s Snowman “MAJ Justice”
(they either lost interest or focus by the time they got to making the head)