Military Magnet Completes 20 Successful Years in CCSD

Led by a retired Airborne Ranger Infantryman for the past 16 years, the Charleston County School District's Military Magnet has successfully educated middle and high school students for 20 years. Despite the low achievement of black students in other CCSD schools, this one has managed to best state averages and measure up to the rest of the district. 

Citadel cadets visiting the school's campus earlier this month should have felt right at home. "Charleston County School District built Military Magnet's new structure to look like The Citadel, complete with a similar red-and-white checkerboard in its center quadrangle." As part of the Citadel's Leadership Day, retired Army Captain Florent Groberg spoke at MMA, escorted by visiting cadets. Groberg received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for actions in Afghanistan five years ago. 

“'Whether or not you serve in the U.S. military, you have a responsibility to be a good person,' Groberg told the cadets in a brief speech."

“'I served with our nation’s finest and I lost some of our nation’s finest,' he added. 'Every day when I get up and I brush my teeth and I shave, I have to be the best person I can possibly be to honor their memories.'”

"He suffered the loss of nearly half of his left calf muscle with significant nerve damage, a blown eardrum and a mild traumatic brain injury. Groberg spent his recovery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., from August 2012 through May 2015, and was medically retired in July 2015."

"Groberg is currently director of Veterans Outreach for Boeing, based in Washington, D.C. He also spoke at The Citadel and Boeing while he was in town."

Let's hope that CCSD understands the importance of this school to the district and continues its full support.