SEPAFAPA Hosts Alumni at January Meeting

Current and alumni parent's gathered at snowy Chalfont, PA in the warmth og the Kuchan homestead to share experiences and swap stories about the life of an Air Force parents. A great time was had b y all and we have a couple of photos from the event. Click each image for a larger view.

High School Counselors Rate USAFA No. 1
by John Van Winkle, Air Force Academy Public Affairs

9/16/2011 — U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Academy was ranked No. 1 in the nation by high school guidance counselors and second in the nation in aeronautical and astronautical engineering Monday by U.S. News and World Report's Best College Rankings of 2012.

Other accolades the Academy earned include a tie for the No. 5 position in undergraduate engineering programs with California Polytechnic University and the U.S. Naval Academy, No. 5 among undergraduate electrical engineering programs, No. 33 among liberal-arts colleges and No. 55 among undergraduate business school programs.

High school counselor rankings are new to the U.S. News rankings, according to a release announcing the rankings.

"In spring 2011, we asked guidance from counselors from all the high schools in U.S. News' 2010 Best High Schools rankings, as well as from the largest private independent schools nationwide, to tell us which national universities and national liberal arts colleges they think offer the best undergraduate education to their students," a U.S. News and World Report release states. "They rated the universities on a scale of one to five, with five being the top score."

Almost three out of four classes at the Academy have fewer than 20 students, and the overall student-to-faculty ratio is 8:1.

Cadet Wing accepts Class of 2015

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Academy's Cadet Wing formally absorbed the Class of 2015 into its fold during the annual Acceptance Day Parade here Aug. 3.

During the ceremony, basic cadets received copies of "Contrails" from their legacy class, the Class of 1975. They swore the Academy's Honor Oath before exchanging their gold baseball caps for Airman Battle Uniform caps and joining cadets from the classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014.

During Acceptance, the new freshmen march toward the Cadet Wing in an inverse wedge formation to signify their entrance into the Cadet Wing. At the Graduation Parade, the outgoing seniors march out of Stillman Field in a wedge formation, signifying their departure. `

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2011-12 Executive Board Announced

With great enthusiasm for the future, we wish to introduce to you the new 2011-2012 SEPAFAPA Executive Board:

• President: Mark Kohan
• Vice President (returning): Robin Eubank
• Secretary: Jane Stoll
• Treasurer: Dominic Boyle

SEPAFAPA Members can find e-mail contacts for each in the Member Only section of the site.

Benefits of SEPAFAPA Membership

• SEPAFAPA name tags: don’t attend Parent's Weekend without them!
• Discounts on fundraiser merchandise
• Appointee Picnic
• Goodie boxes mailed to your cadet for finals 2x per year
• Annual birthday card mailed to your cadet
• Access to Members Only section of club website
• Contact with direct AFA information
• Adopt a Basic program
• Parent to Parent program
• Support from other parents as a Cadet (active duty military) parent
• Graduation gift for your 2nd Lt
• Monthly meetings with GREAT FOOD!

SEPAFAPA Membership Application

• Membership Application (PDF)

Membership Application