Writer & Photographer – C/Reaghan Chich – BN Public Affairs Officer

Knox County Tennessee Mayor Glenn Jacobs presented Cadet Command Sergeant Major Pressley Berger with the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement Medal at the annual JROTC Military Ball on 7 Dec 24. This medal is awarded by the US Army Cadet Command to only 80 Cadets worldwide, meaning that she is in the top 2 percent of ALL Army JROTC Cadets. C/CSM Berger is a Senior at Jefferson County High School, in Dandridge TN.  She was a Raider Team Commander, Varsity Tennis player, and member of the Academic Team that finished 2nd in the 2023 Army JLAB in Washington D.C.

She served in every company level leadership position, and as BN Plans and Operations Officer (S3) prior to her selection for BN CSM. She plans to pursue a career in medicine.

Creek Wood High School: Cadet honors Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

December 15th, 2025|Comments Off on Creek Wood High School: Cadet honors Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Cadet Mallerie Goulding (Photo by Jodi Orman) Written by Ronald Schlangen Cadet Mallerie Goulding of the Red Hawk Battalion recently experienced one of the nation's most profound honors when she was selected to lay a [...]

Howard High School: Cadets win first at regulation drill competition

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Howard High School Army JROTC Lions Battalion celebrates their success at the Dec. 6 Atholton Drill Competition with an impressive display of teamwork and precision. (Photo by Cadets Iliana Gaitan-McCastle and Biak Tial) Written by [...]

Ansbach High School: Cadet embraces leadership opportunities

December 15th, 2025|Comments Off on Ansbach High School: Cadet embraces leadership opportunities

Cadet Kennedy Lange (Photo by Madonna Roberts, Senior Army Instructor) Written by Cadet Marley Shackleton Cadet Kennedy Lange, an Army JROTC Cadet from Ansbach High School, received the distinct honor of attending two leadership programs [...]