UPPER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

MARCH

CAL ENDAR

MARCH 6-15

WED. MAR 18

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

at Fork Union Military Academy

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

Charlie Company builds the

“ADMIRABLE” Snowman

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.

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!

Debate Team Wins First Place Sweepstakes Trophy

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 94 OUT OF 370

NASH JOHNSON 108 OUT OF 370

Cadet Reece Conley

Echo Company’s Snowman

“MAJ Justice” (they either lost interest or focus by the time they got to

making the head)

Our Official First

Snowman

Alpha Company’s Snowman

“1SGT Brice”

Bravo Company’s Snowman

“CPT Pelham”

Anonymous Snowman made

during AM break

Charlie Company’s Snowman

“MAJ Sidwell”

a FUMA cadet Snowman