Academy Guidance

 

VFMA 2010 College Acceptances (PDF)

Welcome to the Academy Guidance Department! Here you will find important information about each year of your VFMA&C 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

 

Guidance Staff (all telephone numbers are: (610) 989 - XXXX)

email: guidance@vfmac.edu

 

Director of Guidance

9-12th & PG (A-L) 

TBA

x1382

Guidance Counselor

7th-8th (all), 9-12 & PG (M-Z)

Mrs. Janet L. Ford x1384
Registrar Mr. Josh Sands x1380
Administrative Assistant Mrs. Claire Reynolds x1381
     
Other contacts:    
Club Z! Tutoring Christine Bacher
mainlinenclubz@comcast.net
484-319-5990
Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions   800-527-8378

 

Current Cadet Resources:

Academy Course Catalog (PDF)

Links to Service Academy information (PDF)

Links to College information (PDF)

Academy Guidance Questionnaire

Transcript Release Form

Transcript Request Forms

Teacher Questionnaire

Teacher Recommendation Form

 

Former Cadets/Alumni Resources: 

Transcript Request Form, PDF File  (Adobe Acrobat Required)

 

School Profile

School Size:

 Full-time teaching faculty 

25

Total Fall 2010 enrollment TBD
Class of 2009 59
% accepted to colleges 97
% entering 4-year colleges 76
% entering 2-year colleges 12
% entering workforce or other 8
% entering military service 3

 

Minimum Graduation Requirements*

 

 English 

4 credits

Mathematics 4 credits
Social Studies 3 credits
Science (at least two laboratory sciences) 3 credits
World Language 2 credits
Health 0.25 credit
Information Literacy 2 credits
Electives 3 credits

 

*Physical Development/Athletics required each year of residence.

 

Grading System Honors Courses Advanced Placement

A 90 -100

Science

Literature

B 80 - 89

Mathematics

US History

C 70 - 79 Social Studies European History
D 65 - 69 World Language Biology
F 0 - 64 English Physics B
    Statistics
    Language and Composition

 

Honors courses are weighted .05. Advanced Placement courses are weighted .1.