Writer - SAI, MAJ Hilda Starks Photographer - SAI, MAJ Hilda Starks Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Esmeralda Huerta will be representing the state of Texas and Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, TX at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, LA at the end of May for the American Spirit Awards Program. The [...]

Writer - SAI: MAJ Hilda Starks Photographer - C/LTC Huerta eating dessert at the Junior Achievement SA Business Hall of Fame Fundraising dinner March 18, 2025. c/LTC Huerta posing for a picture with kid presenters and the MC for the night at the Junior Achievement SA Business Hall of Fame Fundraiser dinner on March 18,2025. [...]

Writer - Cadet Captain Kymora Robinson and SAI, LTC Charles Birdsong Photographer - Cadet Captain Kymora Robinson Denbigh High School JROTC Cadets Thinh Sam and Amaya Washington were recently recognized by Delegate Shelly A. Simonds of the Virginia General Assembly and Virginia House of Delegates for their outstanding academic excellence and achievement. Cadet Thinh Sam, [...]

Writer - Major Daniel R. Erskine (Retired) Photographer - Michael Soupkup On October 25, 2024, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan presented the prestigious Bronze Level Legion of Valor for Achievement to Cadet Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Isabella Iparraguirre at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School. This award is the highest distinction within the JROTC and ROTC programs, [...]

Story and Photos by: LTC (R) Rafael J. Morrison On 25 January, Tara High School Army JROTC Cadet Major Aria Washington from 6th Brigade was recognized for her academic excellence during a school-wide awards ceremony. Cadet Washington not only has the highest G.P.A. in the school with a 4.28 but she has the highest ACT score [...]

Story Photos by: LTC (R) Claudia Mason The Army JROTC program at Meadowdale Career Technology Center (MCTC) offers Introduction to Global Awareness as an elective course within the program. This course introduces students to world geography, history, and culture. To enhance classroom instruction, students recently attended a Naturalization Ceremony. On 15 November, students attended a Naturalization [...]

Submitted by: LTC (R) Mark StrehlePhoto by: LTC (R) Mark Strehle Boys Town High School youth elected Cadet Lieutenant COL Jafar Liebers as the 123rd Mayor of the Village of Boys Town and Abby Masonbrick was elected Vice-Mayor. Cadet Lieutenant COL Jafar Liebers was duly sworn and is now under oath to support and defend the [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (R) Randall WalkerPhoto by: LTC (R) Terry Hoyt Jamarion Hobbs, a hardworking and intelligent young man, has recently been accepted to West Point Prep. This is a remarkable feat for him and it is worth celebrating. West Point Prep is known for its rigorous academic programs and exceptional training for cadets. The [...]

Submitted by: CW4 (Ret.) Christine Landers C/LTC Jose Aguilera a fourth-year cadet and C/SGT Alyssah Martinez a second-year cadet represented Hillcrest JROTC on 19 April 2023 at the Dallas ISD Cadet Portfolio Competition. The rules of the competition, each Dallas JROTC must have one LET2 (Leadership Education and Training) and one LET4, on the two-person [...]

Written by: CW4 (Ret.) Christine Landers Jose Aguilera Magdeleno a fourth-year cadet at Hillcrest High School of Dallas, Texas, was selected by the Scholarship Committee of the “Military Officers Association of America” the Greater Dallas and North Texas Chapter as a winner of $1,000.00 Scholarship. Jose was one of three cadets that was present at [...]