GENERAL’S GREETINGS What a year we are having on The Hill! The Yellow Jackets have returned to full participation in varsity sports, while complying with necessary safety protocols to keep athletes and fans healthy. I bow my head in thanks to R-MA’s Athletic Director, Frank Sullivan, and his coaches, for all the work they have done to put R-MA back on the fields and courts. God continues to bless our Academy and seeing young people play sports gives our campus a hint of the day we all pray is around the corner for our country and the world. In October, we were visited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools’ Accreditation Team for our Ten-Year evaluation. Their assessment of the Academy is the foundation of R-MA’s primary credential as an accredited school in Virginia. It was a great visit, allowing us an opportunity to display the progress our teachers, students, and staff have made in the decade since we last faced this test. Our updated strategic plan, the Pre-Professional Pathways, our impressive array of labs and cutting-edge classroom activities impressed the team. Their written report is something every Yellow Jacket can justly be proud of, and we received word of our accreditation in February. Shortly after the VAIS Team departed, we learned that the Federal Aviation Administration had awarded the Academy’s Unmanned Systems Lab a $307,000 grant,
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The Sabre Magazine
Winter-Spring 2022
