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ACADEMY
GUIDANCE
Welcome to the Academy
Guidance Department! Here you will find important information about
each year of your VFMAC education, grading, testing, graduation
requirements, and college planning. Please take note of the
following class structure used within VFMA:
| 12th
Grade |
Seniors |
First
Classmen |
| 11th
Grade |
Juniors |
Second
Classmen |
| 10th
Grade |
Sophomores |
Third
Classmen |
|
9th
Grade |
Freshmen |
Fourth
Classmen |
|
8th Grade |
(Middle
School) |
Fifth
Classmen |
|
7th
Grade |
(Middle
School) |
Sixth
Classmen |
Refer to the general information
below or select from this menu
to look for more specific information:
SCHOOL
PROFILE
(click
to download printable version)
 School Size:
| Full-time
teaching faculty |
53 |
| Total
enrollment |
378 |
| Class
of 2004 |
106 |
| %
entering 4-year colleges |
71 |
| %
entering 2-year colleges |
27 |
| %
entering VFMC |
20 |
| %
not entering college |
2 |
Minimum Graduation
Requirements*
| English |
4
years |
| Mathematics |
4
years or each year of residence
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| United
States history plus two other social studies |
3
years |
| Science
(at least two laboratory sciences) |
3
years |
| Foreign
Language |
2
years |
Physical
education
(not included in 20.5 credit requirement for graduation) |
1
credit |
| Health
education |
|
.5
credit |
*Additional
courses are available as electives to make up the
20.5 credits required for graduation.
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Grading System |
Honors
Courses |
Advanced
Placement |
| A |
90
-100 |
|
science |
physics |
| B |
80
- 89 |
|
mathematics |
calculus |
| C |
70
- 79 |
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social
studies |
English |
| D |
65
- 69 |
|
foreign
language |
(language & composition) |
| F |
0
- 64 |
|
English |
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Class Rank
Rank in class is computed at the end
of the junior year, and at the completion of the first marking
period and the first semester of the senior year. Calculations
are based on recommendations of the NASSP and AACRO and include all
students and all major subjects beginning with grade 9 through 12.
Honors courses are weighted .05. Advanced Placement courses are
weighted .1.
College Placement
Both the Class of 2002 and the Class
of 2003 graduated 128 cadets. Of those graduates, 98% from the
Class of 2003 and 99% from the Class of 2002 chose to further their
education. Ninety-one graduates from the Class of 2003 went on
to 4-year schools, as did 88 graduates from the Class of 2002. For
full details, click
here.
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CEEB/ACT
# 395-100
