© Provided by Topeka WIBW-TV TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) The Kansas Army National Guard landed two Blackhawk helicopters at Seaman High School on Wednesday and they got that experience off the ground for the high schoolers.
Students say it was not an ordinary flight.
"It was kind of small, but when we actually got into the air, it felt really good, because we were going a lot faster than it seemed," Dominic Leighton, student of Seaman High School expressed.
Some Seaman High School students got to experience a Blackhawk helicopter.
"It's kind of an adrenaline rush, it's great being up there and just feeling the air and just feeling like how the gravity is just taking a hold of you when the helicopter move certain ways," Eli Gonzales, student of Seaman High School emphasized.
The visit was part of a lesson for students, teachers, and community leaders on what the Kansas Army National Guard is all about.
"We serve missions, both in the state of Kansas, like wildfires and floods, but also we can be deployed overseas to help and assistance villages and people in third world countries," Captain Joe Kinsey of Kansas Army National Guard explained.
"A lot of my students, they are looking for other options besides college and so this was a great intro, so I can talk to them about what is possible and all the benefits that they offer," Abby Buche, teacher of Seaman High School explained.
The orientation presentation hit home for some students.
"I've always wanted to enlist since I was a little kid, because of my dad," Cole Brown, 10th Grader of Seaman High School said. "Just hearing about the opportunities that I can have while enlisted is really nice."
"I think that this would make them realize there is a lot more out in the real world," Buche explained. "They might be afraid to join this at first, but once they're in it, then I think they'll realize their in it for a long haul and they can really utilize all the benefits."
"We're basically opening up doors to ensure the young adults in the audience have an opportunity to excel and take part into the benefits. Now the state of Kansas pays a hundred percent tuition assistance," Captain Kinsey added.
Kansas Army National Guard members hope students are left with the impression the sky's the limit.
"It's a good opportunity for us to be immersed in everything and just really see how much training they have to go through," Buche emphasized.
After the flight, students, educators and community leaders spent time with a question and answer session.
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