Today is the Final Challenge. The culmination of everything the cadets have learned and practiced throughout the week. It's so great to see the concentration turn into excitement when a Mission Achievement is accomplished.
With all of the excitement in San Diego this week, I nearly forgot. It's finally live! The all-new STEMWorksII website. Make sure to visit for information about who we are and what the @JROTCSTEM Academy is. Let me know what you think. https://t.co/7lLqq2aiL6
Tours of local industries are a key component of the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy experience, allowing cadets to see the workforce opportunities available to them. This week, one of those visits was to the SSAB steel mill in Axis. #BeEXTRAordinary#LearningLeading
Today was the day. After investigating gear ratios, rotational speed vs torque, and lifting force vs arm length, it was time for the Final Challenge of the STEM on the Ground curriculum. Cadets in Mobile, Troy, and Columbus performed admirably!
So exciting to see the #JROTC cadets being exposed to industries in the @TroyCity Alabama region while tackling #STEM challenges as part of the hybrid JROTC-JCLC camp!!
The Wiregrass cadets built their robots around visits to REX Lumber, Troy University's 3D printer lab, and Lockheed Martin. Can you guess what Lockheed Martin provided for lunch.
The Wiregrass cadets built their robots around visits to REX Lumber, Troy University's 3D printer lab, and Lockheed Martin. Can you guess what Lockheed Martin provided for lunch.
After jumping off a high dive, learning how to use OCP pants for floatation, and visiting Panasonic and Columbus Water Works, the GA Academy cadets got started building remote controlled robots.
Nearly 400 JROTC cadets from almost 60 different schools started Hybrid JCLC+STEM Academies in 3 different cities today thanks to the support of their local school districts and @DoDstem. Here's a snapshot from each. More to come...
Fantastic Veterans Day Ceremony at Baker High School this morning where former graduates and faculty veterans were recognized for their service. My friend and fellow 82nd Airborne Division vet, Reginald Wilson, was the honoree today! The JROTC Hornet Battalion hosted the event!
It was an honor to be the guest speaker at Murphy High School’s Veterans Day Ceremony! The JROTC program led by LTC Chevelle Thomas along with the school choir and dance team put on a magnificent performance! I even met cadets who were children of my former cadets! Getting old!
Beautiful Winter day for Mobile County JROTC cadets to participate in Rappel Training at the Fort Whiting Armory near downtown Mobile! Cadets were excited and apprehensive at the same time as they overcame their fear of heights! Great job cadets and Rappel Masters!
Today is a reminder, a painful one, that democracy is fragile. To preserve it requires people of good will, leaders with the courage to stand up, who are devoted not to pursuit of power and personal interest at any cost, but to the common good.
How does all of our water get cleaned? Ask your kids to do this short activity with you to learn more about how water is filtered through lots of different ways!
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