Not every day does someone ride a Black Hawk military aircraft to college. On Monday night, but,  , Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District , staff and students were entertained by the entrance of , Air Force , members who touched down in the , Chippewa Falls High School , practice area.
Their arrival to Chi-Hi was no surprise to staff however, as a site visit by the , Air Force , was also a chance to discuss the potential for a , U. S.  , Air Force Junior Reserve Officers ‘ , Training Corp , ( JROTC ) program.
With conversations of introducing this system to Chi-Hi a year in the doing, high class Principal , Donna Goodman , said that having associates in the university to continue those conversations was really exciting.
” We’re excited to partner with them and to give children this opportunity”, she said. ” We have a branch of the military that visits and is present in the canteen each year. So if youngsters have an interest in the military, they may come and talk with someone from the , Air Force,  , Marines, Army,  , Navy , — we have that once a week”.
But with a dedicated Air Force JROTC system, Goodman said,” This would be programming to really teach the things that the defense wants them to know about, like management classes, communication, administration, drill process for rue ed and the history of aviation. All the preparation materials that would be required for a military career for those kids… We work on employment every day in our ( Career and Technical Education ) fields, but this also provides an opportunity to develop our students into leaders.
Representatives from the Air Force and the Air Force were shown what their institutions have to offer as they were led into the restaurant alongside customers and staff who supported the potential program.
John Kinville, a social studies instructor and consultant to two Chi-Hi clubs, discussed patriotism and how students are already performing civic duties and honoring veterans and military personnel.
He claimed that the students in our neighborhood have always been a “patriotic group” of students. Our culture in the , Chippewa Valley is tasked with a “tightening” issue that is seen by students ‘ participation in our , American Club, where they learn to discuss issues with one another without being sexist, and also through our Flags4TheFallen club, where they research and honor the fallen soldiers of our country.
Regarding student interest, Kinville said,” The reality is that kids are looking for these kinds of opportunities for self-improvement and giving back to their communities, and frequently they do n’t know how. They rely on their kids, their schools, and community partners to give them opportunities above and beyond. In my course, American Government, we talk about freedom and what that means, but I always try to tell the kids that liberty is not what you do for yourself, it is also what you do for others. I believe this would make a very popular addition to our neighborhood and do appeal to students.
The school had the opportunity to demonstrate the JROTC system, Fab Lab, and another Fab Lab activities during the site visit as well as a drone class demonstration in other areas of the building.
Debate about the potential offer of this system are continuing despite no approvals right now. Goodman said she thinks the student body’s capacity to run an Air Force JROTC system is at the center of the program.
Our incredible pupil body, she said, is our greatest resource. ” We have about 1,500 students below on average every time,” according to the statement from the school.” I believe that’s what we need in our service and in our jobs to improve the world.”
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