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Coldspring students named Distinguished Grads at JROTC school
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| Distinguished cadets Seven Coldspring-Oakhurst High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets achieved individual honors as “Distinguished Graduates” from the recent 11th Annual Air Force JROTC Summer Leadership School at Prairie View A&M. Competing against 400 high school students representing 22 schools from three states, COHS students ranked in the top 20 percent of the class. Cadets are, left to right, front, Kitty Horton, Christiana Marsh, and Jessica Lopez; back row, Logan Caraballo, Jason Pady, Shelbie Holt, and Benjamin Magby. Magby finished in the top 10 among graduates. |
A Coldspring-Oakhurst High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet graduated in the top 10 among 400 students in an Air Force summer leadership school, reports Lt. Col. Bradley Keane, COHS senior aerospace science instructor.
Seventeen COHS cadets attended the 11th Annual Air Force JROTC Summer Leadership School at Prairie View A&M University. In all, 22 high schools from three states were represented.
Benjamin Magby, incoming COHS senior, finished among the top ten in the 7-day program.
Six other COHS students achieved Distinguished Graduate status, thereby ranking in the top 20 percent of the camp. Local Distinguished Graduates numbered more than twice the national average for a senior high school, Keane notes.
Distinguished Graduates were Magby, Logan Caraballo, Shelbie Holt, Kitty Horton, Jessica Lopez, Christiana Marsh, and Jason Pady.
Additional COHS cadets who graduated from the leadership school were Ryan Barnes, Daniel Brumlow, Chase Carter, Victoria Esslinger, Hayden Gressett, Alan Muhle, Brittany Phillips, Halie Stokley, Meagan Vance, and Ariel Washington.
Each of the students completed an 80-hour course in Management and Leadership Training, Drill and Ceremonies, and Air Force JROTC Special Programs.
Keane said, “It is grueling. I would compare it to a week of college ROTC field training encampment for officer candidates or basic military training school for enlisted Air Force members.
“It is designed,” he said, “to foster citizenship, team building, leadership, respect for authority, physical fitness, and academic achievement.”
Cadets woke at 4:30 a.m. daily and reported to physical training at 5 a.m. for a timed, one-mile run. Activities continued until nightfall.
“Although some of the students were fonder than others of the military lifestyle,” Keane said, “they all learned to excel under the circumstances.
“I am so proud of our students and truly enjoyed watching them improve each day, overcoming both physical and mental obstacles. I have every confidence that COHS cadets will use what they’ve learned to take our JROTC program the next level of excellence,” Keane said.
Seventeen COHS cadets attended the 11th Annual Air Force JROTC Summer Leadership School at Prairie View A&M University. In all, 22 high schools from three states were represented.
Benjamin Magby, incoming COHS senior, finished among the top ten in the 7-day program.
Six other COHS students achieved Distinguished Graduate status, thereby ranking in the top 20 percent of the camp. Local Distinguished Graduates numbered more than twice the national average for a senior high school, Keane notes.
Distinguished Graduates were Magby, Logan Caraballo, Shelbie Holt, Kitty Horton, Jessica Lopez, Christiana Marsh, and Jason Pady.
Additional COHS cadets who graduated from the leadership school were Ryan Barnes, Daniel Brumlow, Chase Carter, Victoria Esslinger, Hayden Gressett, Alan Muhle, Brittany Phillips, Halie Stokley, Meagan Vance, and Ariel Washington.
Each of the students completed an 80-hour course in Management and Leadership Training, Drill and Ceremonies, and Air Force JROTC Special Programs.
Keane said, “It is grueling. I would compare it to a week of college ROTC field training encampment for officer candidates or basic military training school for enlisted Air Force members.
“It is designed,” he said, “to foster citizenship, team building, leadership, respect for authority, physical fitness, and academic achievement.”
Cadets woke at 4:30 a.m. daily and reported to physical training at 5 a.m. for a timed, one-mile run. Activities continued until nightfall.
“Although some of the students were fonder than others of the military lifestyle,” Keane said, “they all learned to excel under the circumstances.
“I am so proud of our students and truly enjoyed watching them improve each day, overcoming both physical and mental obstacles. I have every confidence that COHS cadets will use what they’ve learned to take our JROTC program the next level of excellence,” Keane said.
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