Fighter Pilot Chats With Pennsbury Students

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA — On Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles fans were treated to a flyover by four Air Force F-15 jets before the game against the New England Patriots. The next day, one of the pilots of those jets took time to chat with members of Pennsbury High School's JROTC.

Air Force Capt. Sean Lipkin, an Air Force Academy graduate currently stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in South Carolina, discussed his Air Force journey with the students.

One of his career highlights as a pilot was conducting a combat mission to bomb one of Saddam Hussein’s former palaces in Iraq. He also said by participating in the flyover he fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams.

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Lipkin is the nephew of Pennsbury High School administrative assistant Marla Lipkin.

In December, JROTC students at Pennsbury will visit a veterans' home, ring the kettle bells for the Salvation Army, tour the 177th Fighter Wing of the N.J. Air National Guard at Atlantic City Airport, and represent Pennsbury at a Villanova Basketball game by presenting the colors.

Parents and students interested in learning more about Pennsbury’s JROTC program may contact Major JamesMacEachern at jmaceachern@pennsburysd.org. JROTC is an academic and leadership course of study at Pennsbury High School. Unlike other courses in the block scheduling format, JROTC is a year-long class that meets every other day. JROTC cadets are taught subjects covering the science of flight, frontiers of aviation, and exploration of space. There is no military commitment for students who participate.