Fork Union, VA - May 30, 2008 - The Class of 2008 at Fork Union Military Academy has set a new benchmark in academic achievement at this venerable college prep institution. In a class of only ninety-seven seniors, twenty-three students will be attending college on full academic scholarships - and that's before one starts counting those students receiving athletic scholarships. That's approximately twenty-five percent of the Academy's senior class that will be attending college for free, due to their outstanding academic performance.
 
In total, FUMA's Class of 2008 received over $9.3 million in college scholarship grants. Fork Union Military Academy's 2008 class of seniors included thirteen Honor graduates, thirty-seven graduates with Academic Distinction, and twenty-six members of the National Honor Society.
 
Seven cadets will be attending one of our nation's service academies including the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, the U. S. Air Force Academy, and the U. S. Naval Academy. One cadet will be attending West Point Prep, and expects to continue on to the U. S. Military Academy in the following years. These service academies are known to be among the most difficult academic institutions to enter, with high academic and physical standards. Fewer than ten percent of applicants are selected for admission each year.
 
At least five cadets have received prestigious full academic scholarships to the college of their choice. At least ten cadets other will be attending colleges from Virginia Tech to the University of Alaska in Anchorage on ROTC scholarships.
 
Sean Floyd, the class Valedictorian, is the son of Alicia Freeman and John Floyd of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sean has attended FUMA for four years and graduates with a grade point average of 4.600. He will attend Georgia Tech in the fall. Sean is a recipient of the President's Scholarship, Georgia Tech's premier merit-based award, offered annually to approximately 100 top students.
 
Brian Zitterkopf, Salutatorian for 2008, is the son of Tim and Joan Platz of Pensacola, Florida. Brian has attended FUMA for four years and accumulated a grade point average of 4.211. Brian will attend the U. S. Naval Academy, following in the footsteps of his mother, a Navy pilot and alumnus of the Naval Academy.
 
Fork Union Military Academy was founded 110 years ago to provide a college preparatory education for students, and that mission is still being carried out today. Using the unique One Subject Plan curriculum in its high school grades since 1950, the Academy is nationally-known for helping students excel to the best of their ability by removing the distractions and influences present in so many other schools today.

 

Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia, is a college preparatory military boarding school for young men in Grades 6 through 12 and postgraduates. Affiliated with the Baptist General Association of Virginia and open to those of all religious denominations, Fork Union was founded in 1898 and has a rich tradition promoting character, leadership, and scholarship.