Even as great things are happening every day within the organization, the Southern Regional School District occasionally receives some bad news from outside. Several weeks ago, in late January, such news arrived in the mailbox of high school Principal Joseph Medica.

In a lengthy letter from Col. Johnny R. McGonigal with the U.S. Air Force, Medica was informed that the district’s Air Force Junior ROTC program is now under probation for low enrollment – a notice shared with the board of education…