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Fishburne Military School
Address
Map
255 South Wayne Avenue

Waynesboro
,
Virginia
22980

United States
Coordinates38°04′03″N 78°53′33″W / 38.0676°N 78.8924°W / 38.0676; -78.8924
Information
Other nameFMS
TypePrivate, military boarding school
MottoLatin: Scientia Est Potestas
(Knowledge is Power)
Established1879 (1879)
FounderJames A. Fishburne
SuperintendentColonel Shelly Banks
NCES School ID01433791[1]
Teaching staff19.8 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades7–12
GenderBoys
Enrollment165 (2015-2016)[1]
Student to teacher ratio8.3[1]
Color(s)Sliver and Gold
Athletics conferenceVirginia Independent Conference
MascotCaisson
Team nameCaissons
YearbookTaps
AffiliationJunior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Websitewww.fishburne.org
Fishburne Military School
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectT.J. Collins
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.84000058[3]
VLR No.136-0004
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1984
Designated VLRAugust 21, 1984[4]

Fishburne Military School (FMS) is a private, military boarding school for boys in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. It was founded by James A. Fishburne in 1879 and is the oldest military high school in Virginia, and the 13th oldest in the Nation, still in operation today.

History

Jame Abbott Fishburne an honor graduate of Washington college, was inspired by its founder, Robert E. Lee and in 1879 with 24 students, opened what eventually was to be called Fishburne military School. Professor Fishburne died on Nov 11 1921. The first section of the wooden barracks (now called the front parapet) was built in 1883, it was accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools in 1897. Staunton architects T.J. Collins & sons designed the 1916-22 barracks complex, the 1915 library (Virginas second Carnegie library) and the 1940 gymnasium-administrative building. Colonel Morgan H. Hudgins, is the schools second great leader. He began teaching in 1901 and served as Principal/Superintendent from 1912-1952. In February 1919, the school adopted one of the nation's first Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. The Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation Inc. was organized by alumni in 1951 to acquire and perpetuate the school and was named for the schools founder and his successor, COL Hudgins. This Foundations Board of Trustees continues to oversee the operation of the school.

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).[3] 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 above the mess hall which is above the swimming pool.

Attached to the barracks by a breezeway is the administrative/gym building. The most recent occupied campus building, sitting on the southeast corner is Hobby-Hudgins Hall, combining a modern computer center and library with physical education facilities including locker rooms and weight room.

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Fishburne Military School". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Faculty and Staff". Fishburne Military School. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. ^ Epitropoulos, Alexa (September 8, 2017). "'Jonny's Come Home': Alexandria native Jonathan Edwards to perform at the Birchmere | Alexandria Times | Alexandria, VA". Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Patricia (2009-12-15). "Leonel Gómez, Salvadoran human rights activist, dies". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  7. ^ Drucker, Joel. "King of the Ring Archived 2010-03-07 at the Wayback Machine".Cigar Aficionado. Retrieved 2007-02-11.

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States
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