Marine Corps JROTC

Willow Canyon High School will be the newest school in Arizona to offer a U.S. Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (MCJROTC) program. The program will launch for the 2026/2027 school year at the school campus, located at 17901 West Lundberg Street, Surprise AZ 85388, and was approved by the Dysart Governing Board at the March 30 meeting. Students in grades 9-12 will be eligible to enroll in the program, which consists of up to four levels of leadership education instruction.

The Marine Corps JROTC program is one of the Marine Corps’s contributions to assisting America’s youth to become better citizens. The program produces successful students and productive adults, while fostering in each school a more constructive and disciplined learning environment. The mission of the program is to develop character and citizenship in the youth of America. Objectives include: Give students an appreciation for the origin, advantages and responsibilities of citizenship; Develop an understanding of leadership skills and the advantages of strong moral character; Promote in the students an understanding for the need and application of national security; and Develop in students a sense of pride and personal discipline.

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