Fork Union Military Academy honored its seniors on National College Decision Day this past Monday. All 47 seniors were allowed to wear their college t-shirt representing their plans after graduation.
Director of College Placement & Academic Services Mrs. Kelsey Hill organized a fun day for the seniors starting with a group photo on the Hatcher Hall steps, followed by a scavenger hunt, teacher bingo and a lunch celebration.
For the scavenger hunt, the seniors had to identify the teacher that matches the picture of the graduation cap. For the past two years, Mrs. Hill has provided all staff and faculty laminated graduation caps to post outside their door that represents their alma mater, allowing cadets to inquire about their college experience.
For the teacher bingo, the seniors were given a bingo card with descriptive blocks, and they had to try and find a staff member that matched the criteria. Examples of the criteria are below:
- “Played in his/her college’s band” – ETN1(SS) John Warren
- “Took dual enrollment courses while still in high school” – Mrs. Kelly Barnette
- “Was in a fraternity or sorority” – CPT Alton Terry
During the lunch periods, Mrs. Hill sectioned a part of the dining hall specifically for the seniors. They had the opportunity to sit with their fellow seniors, have cupcakes and sparkling cider, enter a raffle, have fun in a photo booth and celebrate their college decision. The winner of the $25 Amazon Gift Card from the raffle went to senior Tugsbilguun Sodbaatar.
Congratulations to the following seniors that have finalized their post-graduation plans:
- Laquan Almond | Enlist in the Military
- Gene Anderson | Lewis University for basketball
- Jordan Anderson | FUMA PG Basketball
- Jeremiah Baston | The Citadel
- George Boitano | University of Rhode Island
- Charles Campbell | The Citadel
- James Clarke |New York University
- Kendall Coard | United States Naval Prep School
- Jace Corbett | Bluefield University for football
- Maurizio D’Alessandro | United States Merchant Marine Academy for basketball
- Minh Phu Dao | Penn State – Kensington Campus
- Dalton Davis | The Citadel
- Grant DeMorro | West Point
- Ousmane Dieng | Vanderbilt University
- Jackson Edwards | University of Lynchburg for track and field
- Justin Fraser | Hampden-Sydney College
- Lance Gowans | Mary Baldwin University for baseball
- Sean Hall | NOVA Community College en route to Virginia Tech
- Chayse Hill | Palm Beach Community College en route to Florida A&M University
- Tzu-Heng Hung | Portland State University
- Jai Johnson | Norfolk State University
- Damarre Joseph | Central Connecticut University
- Ashton King | Undecided
- Dominic Lancey | Bridgewater College
- Wesley Lay | Tennessee Tech University
- Maddax Lee | Christopher Newport University for football
- Austin Lenherr | James Madison University
- Thomas Manganiello |Sacred Heart University
- Michael Marandure | James Madison University
- Trenton Maxwell | The Citadel
- Jack McCall | The Citadel
- Charles Moore | James Madison University
- Matthew Moore | University of Lynchburg
- Nicholas Petrillo | Southern Utah University for football
- Jackson Pretus | College of William & Mary (joint degree program with University of St. Andrews)
- Isaac Rivera | Undecided
- James Robinson | Virginia Military Institute for band
- Alibek Saurambayev | Norwich University
- Jacob Seymore | US Coast Guard
- Ahmad Shah | Morehouse College
- Peter Signorino | Piedmont Virginia Community College
- Tugsbilguun Sodbaatar | University of Massachusetts – Boston
- Copeland Spearman | Hampden-Sydney College
- Ethan Stroh | Undecided
- Francisco Toral-Munoz | Universidad San Francisco de Quito
- Matthew Vinso | Virginia Commonwealth University
- Lucas Yates | United States Merchant Marine Academy
