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Yahoo
03-05-2025
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Arkansas educators look forward to share what they learned at Marine Corps workshop
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – All week long, educators from Arkansas and beyond are getting a taste of the Marine Corps life in San Diego, On the final day of the Marine Educators Workshop, they say they're excited to share what they learned with their students. Arkansas educators experience Marine workshop in San Diego Kelsea Beasley, a teacher at Caddo Academy, said she is glad she came to the workshop because she had her students in mind. 'I have a few students of mine as we have gone through the week and I'm excited to bring back this information. I really feel like it will help them choose what path they want to take,' Beasley said. Rudy Clemens, a career coach for Hot Springs School District, said the workshop helped him learn more about the Marines and be able to give better information to the interested students. 'Help me in more ways than I could imagine because now when it comes to promoting the Marines to my students, it's no longer me just telling them it's a form of military service,' Clemens said. 'Being a Marine is so much more than just the title itself.' Arkansas educators learn marksmanship, experience field training during California Marine Corps workshop Educators had the opportunity to see the Marine recruits training at boot camp and get a small taste of it by doing some of the exercises recruits experience. On the last day of the workshop, all the educators received a certificate of completion and highlights for their marksmanship when they participated in weapons and field training. Beasley reacted by saying, 'I'm so excited to hang this up in my classroom.' While Hamburg High School principal Edward Tucker added, 'It absolutely was one of the best experiences of my life.' On Friday, educators went to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Graduation, where they saw recruits successfully transition from civilian to Marine. Jack Anzalone graduated at the top of his company out of over 200 other recruits and said how he was honored to earn his way to becoming a Marine. 'I took it up on the challenge, I put myself in an uncomfortable position, which is the most important thing because compliance and comfortability doesn't help you grow, it keeps you in the same place,' Anzalone said. 'So, I took the step to join the United States Marine Corps, and I flourished here. I put my heart and soul, blood, sweat and tears into it.' Arkansas educators learn about various careers in the Marine Corps Multiple educators say hearing from Marines' experiences personally helped them gain a better perspective and they feel like they're able to give more information, many stories and even some contacts they can share with their students. 'It's going to be so nice to offer up to them and let them know this is something you can consider,' Tucker said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
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Arkansas educators learn about various careers in the Marine Corps
SAN DIEGO, Ark. – From a fitness test to a weapons test, educators are learning it all during the Marine Educators Workshop in San Diego. On Thursday, multiple Arkansas educators went to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California to see for themselves what career options their students could have. Arkansas educators experience Marine workshop in San Diego Jessica Cunningham and Katie Gillenwater are both educators at Caddo Academy and said they learned more than they thought they would. 'I think my eyes have opened more to what the Marines have to offer,' Cunningham said. 'I just feel like being able to bring back a lot of students may not have the opportunity to learn about this thing,' Gillenwater said. Cunningham said that participating in the Marine Educators Workshop also broke down certain misconceptions she had about the Marine Corps. 'I think if I bring back what I know now to the kids, it's not just going to camp and getting drills, it's more than that, I feel like they can have more opportunities when they get their eagle, globe and anchor,' Cunningham said. Educators got an up-close look at tests of water survival, something recruits have to pass to earn a spot in the Marines. They also learned more about Marine Corps history in the Marine Corps Museum Historical Society, heard from recruits who are about to graduate about their experience with boot camp, and experienced the rappel tower exercise. Arkansas educators learn marksmanship, experience field training during California Marine Corps workshop With the workshop coming to an end educators say they have learned more than they thought imaginable and can't wait to see recruits graduate on Friday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-05-2025
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Arkansas educators learn marksmanship, experience field training during California Marine Corps workshop
OCEANSIDE, Calif. – On Wednesday, during the Marine Educators Workshop, those from Arkansas who are attending traveled to Camp Pendleton in Oceanside to learn about weapons and the field training recruits would have to do. While at Camp Pendleton, educators went to Edson Range, where they each took part in learning about the history of the range, what would be required from potential recruits during boot camp, and how to shoot with a rifle the recruits would use to train. Arkansas educators experience Marine workshop in San Diego Kelsey Beasley, a teacher at Caddo Academy, said she had a good time learning how to shoot the and she could see her students wanting to learn more. 'I think a lot of our students would enjoy this specifically.' Beasley adds, 'most of our students I believe come from a background of hunting and fishing and I believe they could excel in this.' Gunnery Sgt. Cristoval Melchor, a Senior Drill Instructor, has been leading the Arkansas teachers, among others, during part of the workshop. Melchor is also a native of the Natural State. 'I'm from Northwest Arkansas. I was born in Rogers and I grew up in Springdale,' Melchor said. He also explained it's important for the educators to learn what they can and bring it back to the students in Arkansas, knowing he was once a student there. 'I know our core values of honor, courage, and commitment will resonate really well with Arkansans,' Melchor said. Melchor has served for 16 years and said it's here young people can find purpose and direction. 'We teach them the fundamentals of weapons handling and weapon safety and when they fire that weapon, you can see that newfound confidence they have,' he said. 6 Arkansas teachers learn about life as a Marine Throughout the day, educators also experienced field training through teamwork obstacle courses. Edward Tucker, the Principal of Hamburg High School says he liked when instructors with the Marines talked about the success rate, and he can't wait to share that information when he goes back to campus. 'I want to be able to go back and say this is what it will look like,' Tucker said. 'we want to ensure that every kid when they get out of high school has a definite path or options when they move on to post-secondary education.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
