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254 Cadets Community Service

Cadet training this week was once again an eventful session for the 254. This week there was a scheduled practice for the upcoming performance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. In addition, the Grade 8 classes were bused to the Discovery Centre for the Behind Racism: Challenging the Way We Think exhibition. With most of my leadership involved in these activities, it was an excellent time for the remaining students to step up, take command, carry the swords and take on more responsibility. This is necessary because even this early into the cadet program, I am looking ahead to next September and the layout of the Corps’ leadership. The new up and comings got to strut their stuff and get a feel for command positions.

Yesterday the Corps had a crew on the rifle range firing pellet guns. This proved to be a very worthwhile exercise as we did it with a small twist. This week we employed some of our senior cadets, Master Warrant Officer Noah Burch-Pottie ‘23, Warrant Officer Molly Singer ‘23, Sergeant Ann MacQuarrie ‘25, Sergeant Evan Foran ‘23, and Master Corporal Wesley Oulton ’25 as shooting coaches. These coaches laid down next to the shooter and guided them through the basics of hold, aim and fire. The results were great. The shooters listened to the coaches and the coaches discovered knowledge of shooting that they never realized they possessed.

One of the highlights of the training day yesterday was a community service project at Camp Mockingee. This site is a local Rotary camp which we adopt every year, and this is an excellent way of giving back to the community. The cadets, under the guidance of civilian Instructors, Mr. Kim Walsh and Ms. Janice Kleiner, performed a myriad of tasks to enhance and help to winterize the camp. Tasks accomplished included: grass mowing, stacking firewood, spreading soil, and cleaning windows. 

Learning new skills and giving back to your community; what a great day to be a cadet in the 254.

Major Keith Hynes
Commanding Officer
254 King's Edgehill School Highland Cadet Corps


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King’s-Edgehill School is located in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq People.