Pike County schools’ JROTC program is holding its first camp today at Troy University.
PIKE COUNTY, Ala. - Pike County Schools’ JROTC program is holding its first camp today at Troy University, teaching skills for the military and beyond.“We have a lot of students that are from this area. We toured places like Rex Lumber, Lockheed Martin, KW Plastics, and KW Container. They didn’t know what they do there.
While touring companies around the Wiregrass, 100 students were put into groups to construct a robot from the ground up. “We’re trying to stimulate the mind from various different missions. We have four missions that they have to do, and those missions can get these kids interested in the various stem ideas we have in Pike County,” said STEM Camp Commander Major Calvin Morris.
At the end of the camp Friday, students will present what they completed during this experience. Some students were surprised by how hands-on the camp has been. “This one ties in a lot more academics and not just military academics like STEM, you know, science, technology, engineering, and math. It was just amazing to be able to able to tour different industries that most of us wouldn’t be able to do on our own.“ said student Javon McGough.“I take part in a lot of activities but I never really opened up, so I was the type of person that would take the credit and stay in the back corner, but it has opened me up as a leader,” said McGough.
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