Student Testimonials
I graduated VFMAC in May of 09' with a Commission in the Ohio Army National Guard.
While at Valley Forge, the training and the Cadre were second to none. Although a small community, the one at Valley Forge is tight knit and the comrades you make while there will be your 'Battles' for life. I am currently down at Fort Benning Ga attending IBOLC with two good friends of mine whom I commissioned with two and a half years ago (LT. Sexton and LT. FRY). I would highly recommend Valley Forge to anyone who were looking to get a leg in the door towards a great career.
-LT Patrick Fineran '09C
Parent Testimonials
"As a parent of a high school junior at VFMA&C I am very pleased with the school in many ways.
My son had attended a small private school until this year. He has found Valley Forge as academically challenging as his previous school but in addition, he is able to experience many aspects of leadership training that would be difficult to find elsewhere. He has learned how to get along with and manage himself in the face of challenging people and situations, what it means to go beyond trying your best to pushing yourself to succeed, how to be of real service to your community, and the deeper meaning of brotherhood.
While VFMA&C has had some administrative challenges this year, as a public school administrator I have respected and agreed with the manner that all of these issues have been handled. In addition, I know of no school that is free of challenges like these - the difference (and really ALL the difference) comes in how the school administration responds.
I also know that attending VFMA&C will pave the way for my son to achieve many of the goals he has set for himself as he envisions his future. While some of those goals may change, he will always carry with him the lessons he learned about himself, leadership, and going beyond your own expectations."
-Parent of an Academy Cadet, Class of 2013
“I have had the occasion to mentor and coach others…and when the topic of finances comes up in relation to cost of education for kids these days here’s what I’ve shared:
Making the decision early on to invest in the education of my children has realized the ULTIMATE ROI – better than stocks or bonds or day or night trading – better than a mattress or a lottery ticket or a slot machine – every single dollar I have not paid to Uncle Sam I have invested in my WHOLE children – education, athletics, arts, community service…
It is in this spirit that I pause to thank VFMA&C for investing in my WHOLE son, New Cadet Niall Cuinn Gallagher and extending my reach into Five Cornerstones through his experience. If ever I felt drawn to a cause, to a school, to a mission – this is the one!”
-LJ Gallagher, mother of Niall Gallagher - class of 2015
"We have received your letter dated March 11, regarding our son´s Alejandro Roman plans for the future in regards to VFMAC.
We are very pleased to inform you that ours (and Alejandro´s) plans for the future include staying at VFMAC until graduation from High School next year, and then entering College at Valley Forge for two years until deciding where to complete his training in Laboratory Medicine.
Just a few comments we would like to add to our previous mail. We are very happy with this decision. It´s not only ours. Our son Alejandro feels extremely stimulated at VFMAC. He was with us in Nicaragua for his spring break. In this first semester at the Academy we were able to notice a profound change in him. Responsibility. Hard work. He has gained an incredibly amount of self-esteem, and a determination to achieve all his personal goals. He LIKES to be there.
We had heard of VF before, but never expected the quality of education and character building that our son is getting. I have special words of commendation for all his teachers and especially, for Mr. Gillyard, whom Alejandro has told us has been a source guidance and advise for him."
Very truly yours,
Jaime and Lorena Roman, Parents of Alejandro Roman-Arguello