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Parents and cadets hail decision to continue Romeoville MCJROTC at Valley View CUSD 365U
Summary
At its April 13 meeting the Valley View CUSD 365U board announced the Romeoville High School Marine Corps JROTC program will continue after weeks of community advocacy; cadets returned from national competitions with top finishes and parents credited the program with scholarships and student transformation.
At its April 13 regular meeting, the Valley View Community Unit School District 365U Board of Education confirmed that the Romeoville High School Marine Corps JROTC (MCJROTC) program will continue after recent discussions with the national program’s office and sustained community advocacy.
The announcement followed testimony from dozens of parents, cadets and alumni who credited the program with discipline, scholarships and tangible changes in students. "You changed their world," community member Nicole Alanis told the board,…
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