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Eddie White Drone Program Helps Students Imagine Bigger Futures
There's a moment in almost every movie where the camera lifts. The city opens up below. San Francisco, maybe, the bay sliding past under a wide sweeping shot that lasts four seconds and then cuts away. Every kid at Eddie White Middle Academy has seen many shots like that. But Dr. Micki Harris, principal of the school, says many of them ever wondered who took it. "They…
Drone Program Builds More Than Technical Skills at Clarke Central
Cadet Alicia Arellano came into the Clarke Central drone program hesitant to speak up in class. Months later she was part of a team, teaching drone safety and piloting fundamentals to 180 of her fellow cadets. Cadet Ezra Long came in to learn how to fly and ended up learning how to fix what breaks, a skill he…
Taking Flight: HireSmart Grant Helps Cedar Shoals JROTC Students Build Discipline and Drone Skills
Cedar Shoals High School JROTC instructors see the success stories. There’s Zachary Van Hessen, who entered high school out of shape, but joined the Raider team and transformed himself into a fit athlete, earning a full scholarship to West Point. There’s Logan Rounsaville who worked full-time while attending school, living in an apartment with no…