The Oregon National Guard offers several programs for high school and college educators.  These programs are designed to supplement your students’ education and provide an alternate method of learning.  

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact the Oregon Army National Guard Career Counselor for your school.  A list of counselors and their schools can be found here.* 

* - Every attempt is made to keep this list accurate.  If for some reason your school is not listed or the information is not accurate, please contact Guy Britnell at 503.584.3821 or guy.britnell@us.army.mil

 

Physical Health and Adventure Training (PHAT)

The Oregon National Guard is excited to offer a physical fitness program we will deliver to your High School, at no cost to the school.  The Guard will set-up and run the equipment; the school need only provide the space, time and eager students!  The pieces of the PHAT are designed to give a demanding work-out, while at the same time providing an entertaining environment for your students.
    
The PHAT system is perfect for PE classes, athletic team esprit de corps, even Grad Night events!  Our team has more equipment than shown here, including video game systems, projector systems and other A/V equipment. The schedule for the 2009-2010 school year is filling quickly, contact your representative today! To download a short video that highlights these events, click here. To save this video, right click on the link and choose save target as.

 

YOU CAN School Program

The YOU CAN School Program gives students easy-to-understand messages and concrete steps they can use to solve problems and take control of their lives. Our presentations present new options and motivate students to make good choices.
The goal of the YOU CAN School program is to put students in contact with real-life role models who can give them essential skills, shift their thinking, and help them make wise decisions—now and throughout their lives.
The presentations are grouped thematically into four topic areas:

HUMVEE School Program

At your request, a National Guard representative will bring a HUMVEE to your school, demonstrate the vehicle’s innovation and technology, and involve the students in a hands-on preventive maintenance check. This demonstration gives students a glimpse into the work routine of a National Guard mechanic or HUMVEE driver.

The HUMVEE School Program can help open doors to exciting and rewarding technical careers. From automotive engineering to vehicle maintenance, the HUMVEE School Program exposes students to the many career paths they have. For students interested in vehicle maintenance careers, learning about HUMVEE history and technology is a unique learning experience.

 

Guard Fit Challenge

An Army National Guard representative can present Guard Fit Challenge to up to 40 students with an educator in attendance. There are minimal equipment requirements, and the program can be done indoors or outdoors (weather permitting).

The program can be presented during a physical education class or team practice; there are 45-minute and 90-minute versions of the lessons, depending on how much time you have. After a presentation on the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), the Army National Guard representative can return to present a full-body workout (core, upper body, and lower body) and a cardio workout. During both of the follow-on lessons, the presenter can measure students’ progress on the APFT.

Guard Fit Challenge is a great opportunity for schools to receive a valuable public service that may help them meet National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) Content Standards and National Health Education Standards including: