Senators of the Sea
Above , Flotilla 72 ’ s Patrick Alarcon FC , Joe DeFranco FSO-PE , and Rob Talley FSO-MT with students in Brien McMahon ’ s marine studies cirriculum and Marine Studies Coordinator Eva Bartush ( right ).
Opposite , Rob Talley familiarizes the students with marine radio communications .
dents with the Connecticut Boat America / PWC course . Mr . Alarcon who is also an instructor for the Boat America course for the Auxiliary , met with Eva Bartush , who is the Department Chair of Marine Sciences at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk , home of the Senators .
As a result , the Boat America class became part of the marine studies curriculum . In February 2023 , the first class of 81 students was held at the Brien McMahon High School . The instructors were Patrick Alarcon , FC72 , Joe DeFranco FSO- PE and Robert Talley FSO-MT . In addition to the Boat America course , Robert Talley provided a complementary class about Emergency Radio Communications . Flotilla 72 conducts numerous Public Education classes virtually and in-classroom . The classes for Brian McMahon High School were conducted in the school marine science lab , surrounded by many aquariums of tropical and local species of fish who are maintained by the students of marine sciences .
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