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JROTC instructor and English teacher join the team to ensure students’ application materials are complete. The result? One hundred percent of the class of 2013 was accepted into a four-year college or university. Equally impressive, 77 percent of the 71 graduates earned scholarships totaling $7.3 million. So respected is Randolph-Macon’s curriculum and success rate, it has been deemed one of seven Falcon Foundation Schools; these offer postgraduate scholarships to select students who hope to attend the Air Force Academy the following year. And for students who have their sights on becoming military officers or attending any U.S. service academy, there’s the High Flight program, an intensive offering of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) classes plus a physical training program which, under the mentorship of retired Air Force officers, helps them prepare for the Candidate Fitness Assessment. Of course, staying completely grounded does little good for these future leaders. That’s why Randolph-Macon offers an in-house flight-training program. Thanks to two full-time flight instructors and two Cessna 172 aircraft, 30 to 40 students can enroll in the program each year, with five to seven of them making solo flights. A few will even earn a private pilot certification — before they learn to drive a car. For all its intensive focus on academics and Air Force training, Randolph-Macon offers its students plenty of time for athletics, with 20 varsity sports and about a dozen at the middle school level. There are also numerous opportunities for artistic expression: Randolph-Macon’s marching and concert bands, among the best on the East Coast, have performed at the St. Patrick’s Day Parades in New York and Washington, DC, while its chorus and drama departments give performances for the local community. Whatever future endeavors they embark upon — the arts, the sciences, the military — Randolph-Macon students are, without question, prepared for takeoff. usairwaysmag.com Clockwise from far left: flight training school, officers’ parade, chemistry class, and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in new York City november 2013 123 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - November 2013

Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: A Caribbean Christmas
Hub Crawl: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Wine & Dine: Mead
Wine & Dine: Smith & Wollensky
Wine & Dine: Silver Oak Winery
Style Spotlight: Holiday fashion for men and women
Great Escapes: Nova Scotia
Great Escapes: Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg
Adventure: Cyclocross
Adventure: Wandering Manhattan
Gear Up: Time, Space, and Labor Savers
Travel Feature: Madrid, Bite by Bite
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Destination 48: Phoenix
Military Colleges and Schools
University Spotlight: Auburn University
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot and Ankle Surgery
Must Read: Running Like a Girl
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Giving: Carolinas Freedom Foundation
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - November 2013