Submitted by: CSM (Ret) Nathan Shaw Eight El Paso ISD seniors earned full four-year scholarships worth more than $200,000 to prestigious universities on QuestBridge National Match Day. Two Army JROTC Cadets from John L. Chapin High School, Savannah Sanchez and Katherine Hernandez-Ware, were recognized. Click here to read more about their accomplishments.

Submitted by: CW2 (Ret) Pedro Larribas The memorial was dedicated with a procession and ceremony on the National Mall on November 11, 2022. This tribute to Native heroes recognizes for the first time on a national scale the enduring and distinguished service of Native Americans in every branch of the US military.  Kirtland Central High School (KCHS) AJROTC Bronco [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (R) Paul Mahoney The Denver JROTC received a $100,000 donation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2461.  The money will go directly towards cadet achievement in competitions and travel such as Marksmanship, Drill, Raider, Drone, Robotics, Staff Rides, and also sponsor the annual Military Ball. Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, VFW 2461 [...]

Submitted by: LTC (R) Timothy P. Norman The Paragould JROTC program does a flag collection and disposal program for our community service. The cadets go out in the community and collect the flags and also to all the veteran organizations.  This year we built a new fire pit beside our building just for this event.  [...]

Submitted by: SGM (R) Frederick Carmicle (AI) The Somerset JROTC Bulldog Battalion conduct collaboration with Berrara Elementary. The 4th graders honored veterans at 9:00 a.m. November 10th.  Fourth graders sang the Star Spangled Banner as a tribute to Veterans.  Somerset JROTC Bulldog Battalion honor Veterans with Berrara Elementary Somerset JROTC Bulldog Battalion honor Veterans with Berrara [...]

Submitted by: MSG (R) Gary Hollins The East Central High School JROTC from San Antonio, Texas competed in the 2022 U.S. Army Cadet Command JROTC Raider Challenge Championships in Molena, Georgia. Bottom row left to right: Daisy Camacho, Marcos Sanchez, Adalia Herrera, Callaghan Chohlis, Melissa Arms Kelly, Savannah Lujan, Olivia Odlozolek. Top row left to [...]

Submitted by: CPT (R) Dwayne Rhodes (SAI) and SGM (R) Lamisa Carradine (AI) Central Catholic High School JROTC appreciated CSM Hendrex's visit very much, and JROTC was honored he chose to visit our program. He truly seemed to enjoy his time listening to our presentation, touring our facilities, and getting to speak to the cadets. The [...]

Dr. Jaime Aquino, Superintendent of San Antonio Independent School District, shares the following video, which, "Celebrates our employees who are military veterans, including our JROTC and LOTC instructors. Happy Veterans Day!" https://youtu.be/CjHWxhWEtv0

Submitted by: LTC (Ret) Derrick A. Corbett, SAI  On Thursday, 27 Oct 2022, the Army JROTC cadets of Alvarado High School (Alvarado, TX) traveled to the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. The cadets visited the flight line, EOD working dog teams and the Air Traffic Control Tower. The lead pilot on the [...]

Story by: CW4 (R) Christine Landers On 4 NOV 2022 Hillcrest High School attended the West Point LEADS Workshop. The workshop was to provide DISD JROTC Cadets a chance to work with current US Military Academy Cadets as well as a small team of West Point Staff. The cadets were later broken down into small [...]