Sewanhaka students swear in for military service

Ten students from Sewanhaka Central High School District were sworn into the United States Marine Corps during a memorable ceremony held at Sewanhaka High School.

The students’ families, Marine Corps personnel, veterans and district administrators, including Sewanhaka’s Career and Technical Education Department Assistant Principal Peter Dalton, a former officer of the United States Air Force, attended the morning ceremony.

“I can tell you first hand that the oath you are about to take this morning is the first step in a transformation that you will undergo as a person,” Dalton said.

The event was highlighted by beautiful vocal performances by New Hyde Park Memorial High School student Kaila Hasenflue and patriotic music performed by members of Sewanhaka High School’s band. It also included a flag raising and a presentation by Skills USA students, which emphasized the Marine Corps values. Captain John Stange, operations officer of the 1st Marine Corps District then asked the students to raise their hand and take the Oath of Enlistment.

Congratulations to Kevin Gutierrez, Adrian Harris, Charles Jimenez, Peter Latorre, Christian Lowe, 
Jason Luna, Anthony Marin, Gianfranco Perez, Kyle Roberts
and Naresh Singh.