{"id":65544,"date":"2015-08-10T16:59:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T23:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=65544"},"modified":"2015-08-10T16:59:36","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T23:59:36","slug":"california-cadet-corps-program-is-marching-to-eastside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/08\/10\/california-cadet-corps-program-is-marching-to-eastside\/","title":{"rendered":"California Cadet Corps Program is marching to Eastside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Calif-Cadet-Corps.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-65545\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Calif-Cadet-Corps.jpg\" alt=\"Calif Cadet Corps\" width=\"163\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a>LANCASTER \u2013 Eastside Union School District officials announced the implementation of the California Cadet Corps program.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning this school year, 7th and 8th graders at Cole Middle School will be able to select the cadet program as an elective class. The overall mission of the California Cadet Corps is to develop youth into tomorrow\u2019s leaders. The program will enhance students\u2019 academic skills, social behavior and physical health<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to provide students the resources they need to become empowered and feel self-assured they can accomplish any task at hand,\u201d stated Eastside Union School District Superintendent Dr. Mark Marshall. \u201cThe cadet program will aid students to become the next generation of leaders and problem-solvers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those enrolled in the program will receive a complimentary military uniform to wear once a week to school.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, students will participate in team building exercises that will focus on character development, leadership growth and basic medical training. Throughout the year, students will participate in camping trips, tours to military bases, physical fitness competitions, and community service projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs educators it\u2019s important to provide a variety of programs to engage all of our youth,\u201d Dr. Marshall said. \u201cThrough our community partnerships Cole Middle School is capable to address the needs of each student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The California Cadet Corps program is just one of many programs offered at Cole Middle School.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year the district announced it would begin offering Project Lead the Way\u2019s Gateway middle school program, an educational program focused on science, technology, engineering and math.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER \u2013 Eastside Union School District officials announced the implementation of the California Cadet Corps program. Beginning this school year, 7th and 8th graders at Cole Middle School will be able to select the cadet program as an elective class. The overall mission of the California Cadet Corps is to develop youth into tomorrow\u2019s leaders. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":65545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65544"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}