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On the heels of programs to give high school students in Springfield a chance to study building trades or the medical field, and as yoga and wellness classes in elementary schools continue to be discussed by the Springfield School Board, further innovation will be seen in Springfield schools this next academic year.
District 186 will launch a program next fall for students hoping to pursue a career in the military.
Superintendent Jennifer Gill announced Friday that the district has won approval for a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program – JROTC.
Gill says all three high schools will be able to participate in the program, which offers instruction about the role and responsibility of the military.
Participants in the program are not required to join the military of course – but those who do so may be able to obtain a higher rank upon enlisting.
More details of the program will be released later this year.
