Parents
April 11 - 13, 2025
Founders Day is a time to celebrate our school's incredible legacy and the wonderful accomplishments of your cadets. Please click "Read More" for a full schedule or click the button below to purchase your tickets.
Founders Day 2025 – Family Schedule
April 11-13
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April 11-13
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Friday, April 11, 2025 *Families ARE NOT ALLOWED to check out cadets
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | RAIN PLAN |
12:45 p.m. | Parent Check-in | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | |
1 – 4 p.m. | Parent-Teacher Conferences Please schedule by emailing academics@militaryschool.com | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | |
1 – 3 p.m. | Cadets Drill | Company Street or Football Field | Cadets clean barracks until 4 p.m. |
1 – 4 p.m. | Merch Sales | Quartermaster’s Office | |
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Sports | Various | Free time in Mess Hall |
3:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Drama Practice | Memorial Gymnasium | |
5:45 p.m. | Mess III Formation | Company Street | Stay in Mess Hall |
6 – 7 p.m. | Mess III^ Tickets: $15 | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | |
6 - 7 p.m. | Donor Reception **by invitation only | Caskey Auditorium | |
7 – 9 p.m. | Bonfire & Tractor Rides | Fire Pit | Trivia & Karaoke in Mess Hall |
Saturday, April 12, 2025 *Families can check out THEIR CADETS ONLY overnight (excluding Drama cadets)
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | RAIN PLAN |
9 a.m. | Formation | Company Street | |
9:15 – 11 a.m. | NHS Induction, Honor Roll & STEM Showcase A selection of food will be provided by the Mess Hall | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | |
11:30 a.m. | Parade | Bowman Stadium | Cancelled |
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Founders Day Luncheon^ Tickets: $15 | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | Starts at 11:30 a.m. |
1:30 – 2 p.m. | Ice Cream Social (for seniors) | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | Location change to HAC |
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Merchandise Sales | Near softball field | Location change to Quartermaster |
2 p.m. | Senior Night | Softball field | Becomes part of Luncheon |
2:15 p.m. | Parent, Alumni and Cadet Softball Game Please RSVP to Gabi Warwick by emailing gwarwick@militaryschool.com if you would like to participate! | Softball field | Bingo in Caskey and Corn Hole in Mess Hall |
5 - 6 p.m. | Themed Dinner ^ Tickets: $15 | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall | |
6:30 p.m. Doors open: 6 p.m. | MMA Dramatizers present “Moana Junior” ^ Tickets: $10 for adults $5 for children 6 - 17 Free for children 5 and younger | Memorial Gymnasium |
Sunday, April 13, 2025
TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
11 a.m. - Noon | Brunch^ Tickets: $15 | Cook & Kitchin Dining Hall |
1 - 3:30 p.m. Doors open: 12:30 p.m. | MMA Dramatizers present “Moana Junior” Matinee^ Tickets: $5 for adults Free for children 17 and younger | Memorial Gymnasium |
^ indicates that tickets are required. Each ticket price is listed in Purple. Parents are also welcome to join us at the Alumni Social at the Woodstock Brewhouse Friday, April 11th from 7 – 9 p.m. Click here to purchase tickets for that event. Please email gwarwick@militaryschool.com if you have any questions.
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At Massanutten Academy, every student matters. We develop honorable young people of character through an intentionally personal educational experience in which students are known, challenged, encouraged, and supported.
Here, education is purposeful. Through academics, athletics, leadership opportunities, mentorship, service, and community, students discover their strengths, develop confidence, and learn to accomplish hard things.
We develop young people of character and competence prepared for college, leadership, and life. Honor in Character. Excellence in Purpose. Leadership in Service.
This is The Massanutten Way.
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