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Quantico Middle/High School senior Raquel Anderson, 18, is a talented singer who has auditioned for the television show “The Voice” and sung the National Anthem at multiple school, base and community events. - Quantico Middle/High School senior Raquel Anderson, 18, is a talented singer who has auditioned for the television show “The Voice” and sung the National Anthem at multiple school, base and community events.

Singing sensation aims to snag second audition for ‘The Voice’

Quantico Middle/High School Principal Michael Johnson is proud of all his students, though there are some whose accomplishments stand out to him. Senior Raquel Anderson, 18, is one such student, and Johnson praised her singing ability at a recent school event.

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Maj. Gen. Andrew O’Donnell, deputy commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and father of Ashurst first grader Isabelle read “Cedric and the Dragon,” to all the first grade students at Ashurst Elementary school aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. After O'Donnell read to the students Blue Star Families donated a book to each of the children in attendance. - Maj. Gen. Andrew O’Donnell, deputy commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and father of Ashurst first grader Isabelle read “Cedric and the Dragon,” to all the first grade students at Ashurst Elementary school aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. After O'Donnell read to the students Blue Star Families donated a book to each of the children in attendance.

Ashurst Elementary benefits from Books on Bases program

On Feb. 11, Ashurst Elementary School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico became the recipient of 90 books donated through the Books on Bases program run by Blue Star Families. The students from Ashurst’s three first grade classrooms gathered in the library after lunch for a special story hour with Maj. Gen. Andrew O’Donnell, deputy commanding general of Marine Corps Combat Development Command and father of Ashurst first grader Isabelle.

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Is it love or addiction?

With Saturday’s Valentine’s Day approaching, the Consolidated Substance Abuse Counseling Center aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico wants to remind people that healthy relationships are important year-round. Jacqueline Williams, CSACC program director, said that many of their clients have unhealthy relationships. Though the center’s overarching purpose is to help its clients work through substance abuse problems, “Addiction impacts every area of a person’s life,” Williams said, and “CSACC provides a holistic, health and wellness approach to the treatment of addiction.”

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Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Byrd Sr., base sergeant major, Marine Corps Base Quantico, speaks Friday to the 23 Marines taking the inaugural Personal Readiness Seminar at the Chapel Annex. - Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Byrd Sr., base sergeant major, Marine Corps Base Quantico, speaks Friday to the 23 Marines taking the inaugural Personal Readiness Seminar at the Chapel Annex.

Young Marines expand horizons during inaugural Personal Readiness Seminar

“Start the rest of your life right now!” With those few short words, Parisa Fetherson summed up the purpose of Friday’s inaugural Personal Readiness Seminar designed to better help young Marines succeed and prepare for life after the Marine Corps.

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NHCQ scores high on standards, quality assurance certification

In January, the Medical Home Port, Naval Health Clinic Quantico and Branch Health Clinic Washington Navy Yard received verification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for again achieving Level III recognition by demonstrating compliance and scoring high in all “must pass” elements of the following respective NCQA standards.

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April Canty, the financial technician for Food Service Branch Quantico, is the department’s lone civilian employee and plays a key role in overseeing the funds necessary to run the five mess halls and different accounts aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico. - April Canty, the financial technician for Food Service Branch Quantico, is the department’s lone civilian employee and plays a key role in overseeing the funds necessary to run the five mess halls and different accounts aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico.

Lone civilian employee plays key role at Food Service Branch

The white board hanging on the wall just behind her desk is there less for aesthetic beauty as much as for more practical reasons. Keeping tabs on large sums of money spread over various accounts as the Financial Technician for Food Service Branch Quantico means that April Canty will use every tool at her disposal to make sure the numbers are right and that the Marines she serves are always properly taken care of. It hasn’t always been easy, but Canty, the lone civilian employee among the department’s 17 staff members, has managed to do just that.

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Wounded Warriors’ ‘reverse career fair’ brings employers to potential employees

Quantico’s Wounded Warrior Regiment staff, working in conjunction with personnel from Army Wounded Warriors and Naval Sea Systems Command, hosted a reverse career fair for wounded warriors in the National Capital Region. A reverse career fair is one where the jobseekers are seated at tables with name cards, and the employers — who have received a book of the jobseekers’ resumes in advance — walk around and approach those in whom they are interested.

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During the St. Barbara’s Day celebration at The Clubs at Quantico on Friday, guest of honor Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and Col. Timothy Parker, commanding officer of Weapons Training Battalion, receive the colors. - During the St. Barbara’s Day celebration at The Clubs at Quantico on Friday, guest of honor Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command, and Col. Timothy Parker, commanding officer of Weapons Training Battalion, receive the colors.

Artillery community holds annual St. Barbara’s Day event at The Clubs at Quantico

The Leatherneck Chapter of the U.S. Field Artillery Association held its annual St. Barbara’s Day celebration at The Clubs at Quantico on Friday. Attending the formal event were members of the artillery community from throughout the National Capital Region and their guests. The guest of honor for the evening was Brig. Gen. Joseph Shrader, commander of Marine Corps Systems Command and an artilleryman for most of his career.

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New game check station and outdoor gear rental facility coming soon

Marine Corps Base Quantico’s aging game check facility — built in 1919, before the west side of base existed — has been on the demolition list for several years, according to Natural Resources Manager Tim Stamps. However, it will soon be replaced by a new, modular facility adjacent to the current building

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Three students from QMHS--Kwesi, Zane and Davion (not pictured)--recently won the Youth Spirit Award for their video contest entry titled "Ball is Life" in the Healthy Base Initiative "Fighting the Enemy" anti-tobacco campaign. - Three students from QMHS--Kwesi, Zane and Davion (not pictured)--recently won the Youth Spirit Award for their video contest entry titled "Ball is Life" in the Healthy Base Initiative "Fight the Enemy" anti-tobacco campaign.

Quantico Middle/High School students win award in DOD anti-tobacco video contest

On Jan. 28 three Quantico Middle/High School students were awarded an honorable mention for their anti-tobacco use video by Capt. Kimberly Elenberg, head of the Healthy Base Initiative. In the fall, HBI sponsored a nationwide video contest titled “Fight the Enemy” for teens in an effort “to change attitudes about tobacco by framing tobacco use as the ‘enemy’ that hurts our friends, families, health and fitness,” according to the promotional flyer. After a public voting period and voting by senior Department of Defense and government officials closed, the video by Davion (13), Kwesi (13) and Zane (14) was selected for the award.

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