{"id":38413,"date":"2020-12-23T20:10:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T20:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/23\/pennsylvania-teacher-stays-connected-with-her-students-while-deployed-with-guard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:14:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:14:31","slug":"pennsylvania-teacher-stays-connected-with-her-students-while-deployed-with-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2020\/12\/23\/pennsylvania-teacher-stays-connected-with-her-students-while-deployed-with-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania teacher stays connected with her students while deployed with Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When she learned earlier this year that her Army National Guard unit was soon to deploy, a third-grade teacher at a Pennsylvania elementary school faced the challenge of telling her 22 students about her departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I told them that I was \u2026 going overseas and showed them on a map where the Middle East was, they were definitely surprised I would be going so far away and for so long,\u201d said Spc. Anna Schmeck, who is usually found at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School in Womelsdorf. Now she\u2019s at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, deployed with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a fact sheet provided by the brigade\u2019s public affairs officer, Cpt. Travis Mueller, the National Guard brigade is currently deployed throughout the Middle East supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the fight against the Islamic State, in addition to Operation Spartan Shield. The unit has been conducting combat and medevac operations since this summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That hasn\u2019t stopped Schmeck from staying involved with her students, however, nor have issues with the time difference and unpredictable daily routine of her deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schmeck has managed to remain connected with her students and colleagues through letters, live video conferencing with classes, recorded book read-aloud videos, and other recorded messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI started by just making a short video for the kids<\/a> at the beginning of the school year to wish them good luck,\u201d Schmeck explained. \u201cI love my students as if they\u2019re my own children. I always refer to them as \u2018my kids.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schmeck described the response from her \u201cschool family\u201d as \u201camazing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have received multiple care packages and many letters\/cards. I love reading all of [them] from all the students,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spc. Anna Schmeck’s students have been sending her care packages throughout her deployment, including this Halloween-themed one. (Courtesy Anna Schmeck)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She is currently working on a special holiday message for the kids and their families, and \u201cone of our soldiers made a great sign for us to take a picture with to send home,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, pose for a photo at a motor pool in the 28th ECAB’s area of operations in the Middle East. Spc. Anna Schmeck, an automated logistical specialist with HSC, made a sign for her students and colleagues at Conrad Weiser West Elementary School, where she works as a teacher. (U.S. Army\/Spc. Anna Schmeck)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the holidays, Schmeck also plans to create a series of videos to teach the students about her fellow soldiers\u2019 various military and civilian jobs, time permitting. She said it was a great opportunity to educate the kids on service career options in an engaging way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked if she had a message for her students, Schmeck said, \u201cI want them to know that even though I am not at school right now to see them, that I am still thinking about them and hope they are all doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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