Fishburne Military School

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name =Fishburne Military School


motto =Scientia Est Potestas; "Knowledge is Power"
established =1879
type =all-boys, all-male, boarding, military
affiliation =JROTC
grades =8-12
superintendent =Brig. Gen. William Alexander
commandant =MSGT Jeffrey Jones|
headmaster =COL William Sedr, VA
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enrollment =180
athletics =Football, Soccer, Lacrosse, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Track and Field, Baseball, Rifle Team, JROTC, Raider Team, Boxing (non-conference), and others.
conference =Virginia Independent Conference
colors =Garnet and Gold
mascot =Caisson
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location =225 South Wayne Avenue Waynesboro, VA 22980-0722
information =[phone]
website =http://www.fishburne.org/

Fishburne Military School is located in Waynesboro, Virginia. Founded by James A. Fishburne in 1879, it is one of the oldest military schools in the country. Fishburne still thrives today, consisting of 140 cadets.

Military activities

Rappelling, Raider Team, Two drill teams Regulation (Precision) and Exhibition ("Spinning"), Military & Social Courtesies, leading Army JROTC boarding school, and trips yearly to VMI and FT. Bragg for their obstacle courses.

History

James A. Fishburne, a student and protégé of Robert E. Lee, opened the coed Waynesboro High School in 1879. The school became male only in 1881 and a series of name changes followed: Fishburne Home School in 1882, Fishburne School in 1883, and finally Fishburne Military School in 1886, two years after the school adopted a military program. The school is listed on the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps charter and has continuously been rated an Army JROTC Honor Unit since 1924. [ [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/VAmainstreet/fis.htm Fishburne Military School, Virginia Main Street Communities: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary] . National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-02-11.]

Campus

The 1916 Gothic Revival barracks designed by Staunton architect T.J. Collins was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 1984 (Ref. # #84000058). [Search result from [http://www.nr.nps.gov/nrname1.htm National Register Information System] . National Park Service. Record retrieved 2007-02-11.] It is the center of the Fishburne campus and dominates downtown Waynesboro as it sits on a hill overlooking the school's parade and athletic field. The barracks building is constructed in the form of an open three floor rectangle with cadet rooms, some offices, and most classrooms facing the open Quadrangle. Attached to the barracks themselves is a wing containing the chapel and the messhall. Attached to the barracks by a breezeeway is the administrative/gym building. The most recent occupied campus building is the new Hobby-Hudgins Hall, combining library and physical education facilities.

Notable alumni

*Gerald L. Baliles, 1959, Governor of Virginia 1986-90
*Vince McMahon, 1964, World Wrestling Entertainment chairman [Drucker, Joel. " [http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA_Profiles/People_Profile/0,2540,168,00.html King of the Ring] "."Cigar Aficionado". Retrieved 2007-02-11.]
*W. Richard Stevens, technical author

References

External links

* [http://www.fishburne.org/index.php Fishburne Military School]
* [http://www.case.org/guide/fishburne_military.html Fishburne Military School] listing in the 2006 CASE Guide to Giving to Educational Institutions
* [http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/328 Fishburne Military School - Boarding School Profile] at boardingschoolreview.com