10/07/2026
Highlighting the Learning at Birch Run Schools!
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Friday, Mr. Maksimchuk had a distinguished guest in his 21st Century Wars class, Mrs. Erinn Riedel who is a veteran of the Afghanistan War. She came to class to talk with the students about her experiences in the Army Reserves when she was deployed to Afghanistan. Students asked many questions & she talked about many topics including: what daily life was like on base at Bagram, assimilating back to civilian life, what her job was like as a transportation management coordinator, the landscape in Afghanistan, how the army reserves helped her to complete college, attacks that happened to her base, what communication was like with family back home, seeing President Obama speak, the capture of Osama bin Laden, boot camp, and much more.
One student asked what the biggest lesson she learned was. She said how small all of us are & how huge the world is, and that has given her perspective to the rest of her life.
Thank you, Erinn Riedel for sharing your experiences with our students at BRHS! We are honored that you came to speak to give the students your first hand knowledge and experience.
Thank you to Mr. Maksimchuk for connecting your students to the community to make their education even better! 💙💛
