Some parents and students are now scrambling after Valley Forge Military Academy officials announced Friday that part of the school is shutting down earlier than expected. VFMA planned on closing at the end of the school year , but that has since changed.

Classes will end for all students, except for the senior class, at VFMA next week.

"My teachers are really good," seventh grader Bobby Hally said. "I'm going to miss them a lot."

Bobby and his family received word earlier Friday that the storied school with a rich history on Philadelphia's Main Line will close by the end of next week. That's six months sooner than expected.

"I'm really going to miss Valley Forge because of my friends," Bobby said, "and that's where I've been doing good in school and good in the military environmen

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