CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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CityViewNC.com | 27 from the Philippines a year ago. She plans to enroll in the nursing program at Fayetteville Technical Community College. She hopes to get a nursing certificate and a green card. Gellor says she was seeking a more structured learning environment when she enrolled in JROTC. "I was amazed. It exceeded my expectations," she says. "One of the biggest things I've learned from the sergeant major is that it's OK to ask for help because you can't survive alone." Freshman Ailana Ross made it to the rank of staff sergeant in her first year of JROTC. She says that staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on her. She wanted to go back to school. "e sergeant major helped me the entire year to grow as a person and in ways to become more successful," Ross says. "e biggest thing I learned is how to become a leader. Next year will be a little easier; I'll be a sophomore." Ross plans to join the military aer she graduates, either in the Army or Air Force dental program. She grew up in Hope Mills and wants to travel. Murray and her students believed the school system needed to recognize military veterans who have made education their second career. So she spearheaded a program for veterans appreciation by asking Superintendent Marvin Connelly Jr., a veteran himself, to approve a venue to honor veterans. Connelly gave her the go-ahead, and she formed a committee to establish an annual veterans banquet. "It lets us honor each other and showcase veterans in the school system along with our students," Murray says. Murray says COVID negatively affected her students because they could not be in the classroom. During online instruction, Murray says, she required face-to-face dialogue. "ey had to turn on that camera. I'm a teacher who can say I saw all my cadets," she says. As part of her curriculum, she requires students to write an essay titled, "Who I Am." "I get to know every one of my cadets. I want to know who I am dealing with." 1843 Quiet Cove, Fayetteville, NC 28304 (910) 483-8080 | www.villageinternalmed.com VIM welcomes new provider Daniela Marques, PA. June 2022 V I L L A G E I N T E R N A L M E D I C I N E VIM Sathy Viswanath, MD A Tradition of Caring Since 1993 Wikrom Chaiwatcharayut, MD Toni D. Meeks, MD