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Fort McCoy Garrison leaders Cameron Cantlon, the deputy to the garrison commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Riddle, garrison command sergeant major, participated in the May 27 meeting of the Sparta, Wis., Board of Education.
The meeting was held at Sparta High School, an institution that has educated many Fort McCoy family members over the years. The board includes Pat McKenna, Colin Burns-Gilbert, Ashley Berendes, Todd Wells, Amy Lopez, David Burnett, and David Gaunky.
During the visit, the Fort McCoy leaders showed the April Month of the Military Child video produced by Fort McCoy staff.
Cantlon also discussed his family’s experiences of having children in multiple school districts. He also introduced Riddle who was attending his first meeting with the school board members.
Riddle spoke on his three school-age children, and his spouse who is a new high school history teacher in the Sparta Area School District.
Sam Russ, superintendent for the Sparta Area School District, mentioned to the Fort McCoy leaders that the Month of the Military Child luncheon that was held in April in Sparta was a great event. He also said they are grateful for their partnership with Fort McCoy.
On the school district’s website, https://www.spartan.org/district/about/index, they discuss more about the school district.
“We are very proud and have a passion for academic, social, and emotional excellence, while focusing on personal growth, positive relationships, collaboration, and curiosity,” the website states. “Our district holds strong traditions from every level K4-12, while also being open to making changes to meet the needs of our students. Our highly qualified and outstanding staff have enabled our students to be ready and prepared for the next step in their own personal journey.
“With an infusion of instructional technology, a challenging curriculum, and student access to industry standard learning tools, we believe Sparta students are prepared to compete in this changing society and global market,” the website states. “Our district is committed to developing the whole child, through a strong commitment to not only the core subject areas, but the arts, physical education, (science, technology, engineering and math), music, technology, world languages, and a large after school and co-curricular program.
“Our staff, buildings, facilities, and instructional technology will continue to meet the needs of all our learners through our curriculum, assessments, activities, and other learning opportunities. Our schools also follow the Spartan Way (respectful, responsible, and safe) which helps us establish common expectations to ensure our learning environments foster collaboration, creativity, communication, and problem solving,” according to the website.
Cantlon’s and Riddle’s involvement with the school board is part of an Army garrison’s command team’s regular effort to have community engagement and to meet with local leaders as part of Army community relations.
Community outreach is an important part of the Army mission. According to the Army, as stated at https://www.army.mil/outreach, “the Army is about more than ensuring our national security at home and abroad, it’s about giving back and getting to know the communities that support us.”
Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.”
Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.
The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services nearly every year since 1984.
Learn more about Fort McCoy online at https://home.army.mil/mccoy, on Facebook by searching “ftmccoy,” on Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/fortmccoywi, and on X (formerly Twitter) by searching “usagmccoy.”
Also try downloading the My Army Post app to your smartphone and set “Fort McCoy” or another installation as your preferred base. Fort McCoy is also part of Army’s Installation Management Command where “We Are The Army’s Home.”
| Date Taken: | 05.28.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2025 00:28 |
| Story ID: | 499141 |
| Location: | FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US |
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