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Sioux City School District adds Junior ROTC program

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October 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – The public has gotten a look at the new Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in the Sioux City School District. The JROTC program was formally introduced Monday in a ceremony featuring some of the 150 students enrolled in it. The program is a partnership between the school district, the city and other organizations.

The school district announced in December that it was one of two districts picked nationwide by the Air Force to add the JROTC program for the 2015-16 school year. The Sioux City Journal reports the idea was pitched about four years ago to Superintendent Paul Gausman.

Lt. Col. Larry Brockshus says the curriculum consists of aerospace science, leadership, and wellness and physical fitness, and classes will rotate each year. Brockshus says the program is not a binding military commitment.