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Arizona High School Launches Air Rifle Team
Program promotes discipline, focus, and STEM learning
✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍Phoenix, Arizona
PHOENIX, Ariz. An Arizona high school has launched a competitive air rifle team, joining a growing number of schools nationwide embracing marksmanship as an extracurricular activity. The program is designed to teach safety, discipline, and focus, while also integrating STEM principles such as ballistics and optics into the curriculum. Coach Laura Nguyen says students are learning transferable skills like patience and precision, and the team hopes to qualify for regional competitions by spring. Parents have been supportive, citing the programs emphasis on safety and personal responsibility.