Welcome back to New Day Northwest.
Our schools rely on volunteers for both in
person support like coaches and mentors,
as well As for funds for
activities and equipment. U.S.
Army recruiting Seattle and Mount
Vernon High School are part of the
school partnership program that both
groups say is benefiting students.
Well, I would like to start with Sarah,
if that's possible. Gentlemen,
tell us more about the US Army
recruiting sponsorship program.
Sure. So our school sponsorship program
allows us to partner with schools and
educators to fund programs or activities
right wherever they have a need.
And in return, the school and our
recruiters come to an agreement on how
that sponsorship would run, right,
how they can best present some U.S.
Army opportunities to students and
educators in different capacities.
So that could look like.
A number of things, right?
Maybe having soldiers who work in
stem related fields come give a
class presentation to high school
students on their job in the army.
Or it could look like a field trip for
our seniors down at JBLM tons of fun.
Or they could get a day long
glimpse of army life.
So it really runs the gamut.
That's really fun. Well, George,
your school participated in this
program and as an educator, what were
some of the benefits that you saw?
It wouldn't all started until
I was invited down to JB.
JBL, which is Fort Lewis and that's
where it opened everything because
I had an old mentality how things
were working versus now like it's
more helping in the way I look at it.
It's giving our kids another option
to be able to help them succeed.
So always said you have an option
of kids that go to college.
You have kids that go to trade school in,
you know, be plumbers, electrician,
which is all great and you know,
now this opens 1/3 option to be able to,
you know, do something and succeed
and go to college and get it all.
Paid for.
And I, I think with the partnership
it was amazing because it helped
our Malvern and soccer team,
the boosters out and then also
we tied in Latinos in action,
which is a business leadership class
to be able to help them succeed.
And it was amazing.
And Sergeant Rocha was, you know,
he does great with the kids and I
got to meet him on the one base.
And, you know, I,
I think that when you have great
recruiters and you know that,
you know,
say everything that's going to
happen and give these kids an
opportunity to be able to succeed.
I think it's awesome.
And then when I went down to the base,
just seeing everything all down to their,
you know, nursing school and their college,
college funds that,
you know,
departments would be able to have different
options for these kids to be able to do.
Because a lot of times when you do go,
you think, oh, you're going to go to
the battlefield right off the bat.
And I think that's the misconception that,
you know, when I went down there
when that was nicely invited,
it opened my eyes.
And I'm like,
you know what?
I want to give these kids an
option to be able to help them
succeed because that's what we're.
We're all in the be able to help these kids,
give them another option to
be able to help them succeed.
And that's where I love it and I
want to thank both of them because,
you know,
they they brought in out a lot
and you know how these,
how these funds were used or to be
able to do a lot of these kids,
you know, at Mount Vernon School district,
some can't afford cleats,
they can't afford certain,
you know, certain soccer gears.
So that's where these funds
will be able to help for them,
to be able to purchase them.
As well as part of this,
yes, there there is funding.
So we were were greatly
given a a check for $2000.
Wow. So not only are you engaging the army,
showing kids that there is another
option other than the traditional paths.
Oh, you're supposed to go to college.
You're supposed to go into a trade.
I mean, this is another option.
And you're engaging kids.
This is really fancy.
Very fascinating staff.
Sergeant Rocha.
What do you wish schools knew more
about partnering with Army recruiters?
I wish that they knew that.
We are always looking for volunteer hours.
We're always looking for
advance to help the school.
We have recruiters that
played college sports,
so we have people that want to be coaches,
want to help out.
We even have recruiters that are substitute
teachers and can help out the school.
So basically by partnering together
we can identify those students
who are looking for that guidance,
that mentorship,
and we can help them identify what
they're going to do after high school.
Sierra, how can schools maybe
take advantage of this program
and this scholarship program more?
How can they get in touch and find out more?
Yeah. I mean, wherever they have a need,
right? We're here to help.
Our past sponsorships have funded
lab coats for a high school
STEM program practice jerseys,
a student body organization.
So there is no deadline per se.
Honestly. Just send us an e-mail at
goarmyseattle@gmail.com and we'll
get that process rolling and then,
you know, roll you, right.
Into our school sponsorship program.
And For more information on the
school sponsorship program and to
learn how your school can take
advantage of these benefits,
you can use the e-mail that you
see right there on your screen.
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