KHS JROTC holds annual awards ceremony

Student cadets with the Kellogg High School (KHS) JROTC program were recently recognized for their accomplishments throughout the year at their annual year-end awards ceremony.

Held in the KHS gym earlier , some of the cadets even received promotions within the program.

Instructor Major Craig Petersen thought the event went well and highlighted some of the bigger awards that were won during the event.

“The event went really well, it was well attended and had seven different organizations there to recognize the cadets,” Petersen said. “Joey Gibbs received the Silver Medal from the Sons of the American Revolution which was a big deal. We submit a nomination and Joey was the Idaho selection for the Bronze Medal. Winning the Bronze Medal makes you eligible for the Silver Medal and only 52 Silver Medals are given out nationally each year. Shea Curran received the Scottish Rite Award as well as the Women Marines Outstanding Cadet Award.”

Over 20 National Awards were given out, each carrying with it a scholarship opportunity for the cadet who received it.

“If an underclassman wins an award as a sophomore they can go and apply for a scholarship from that award later on when they’re a senior,” Petersen stated, “and we’ve got some kids who are really knocking it out of the park right now.”

Prior to the awards ceremony, the program also held a leadership camp at Shoshone Base Camp in early May.

Cadets who attended were able to take part in various exercises to help build teamwork and continuity within the program.

The list of cadets who received awards and promotions are as follows:

NATIONAL LEVEL AWARDS

American Legion Bronze Medal for Scholastic Excellence- Cadet LCpl Tyler Oertli

American Legion Bronze Medal for Military Excellence- Cadet LCpl Ethan Tomczyk

Sons of American Revolution JROTC Silver/Bronze Medal- Cadet 2ndLt Joseph Gibbs and Cadet PFC Lora Allred Daughters of American Revolution JROTC Bronze Medal- Cadet 1stLt Orin Tomczyk Daughters of American Revolution Youth Citizenship Medal- Cadet Cpl Kris Cameron Military Order of the World Wars Medal of Merit- Cadet SSgt Zach Bergem Military Order of World Wars JROTC Senior Award- Cadet Maj Bailey Haynie

Military Order of World Wars Outstanding Cadets of the Year- Cadet Sgt Jared White, Cadet 2ndLt Joey Gibbs

Military Officer’s Association of America JROTC Medal- Cadet SSgt Mathias Benson

Veterans of Foreign Wars JROTC Bronze Medals- Cadet Sgt Aubrie Milholl and Cadet PFC Angel Beier

Daedalians JROTC Achievement Award- Cadet Sgt Jared White

Women Marines Association Outstanding Cadet Award- Cadet 2nd Lt Shea Curran

National Sojouners Award- Cadet LCpl Emma Miller

Non-Commissioned Officers Association JROTC Award- Cadet SSgt Zach Bergem

Military Order of the Purple Heart Award- Cadet PFC Serenity Waide

Navy League Youth Medal- Cadet PFC Caitlin Wendt

Reserve Officers Association- Cadet PFC Anna Turner

American Veterans Association- Cadet PFC Olivia Cagle/ Cadet PFC Taylor Domonoske

Scottish Rite JROTC Award- Cadet 2ndLt Shea Curran Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War- Cadet PFC Nick Arvidson

Marine Corps Association Honor Graduate Award- Cadet Maj Bailey Haynie

United States Marine Corps Certificates of Excellence- Cadets Angel Beier, Tyler Oertli, Caitlin Wendt, and Taylor Domonoske

PROMOTIONS

Cadet Major, Cadet Company Commander (CO)– Joseph Gibbs Cadet Captain, Cadet Executive Officer (XO) – Shea Curran Cadet First Sergeant- Mathias Benson Cadet 1st Platoon Commander – Jared White Cadet 2nd Platoon Commander - Zach Bergem Cadet Color Sgt/ Company GySgt- Anthony Debaldo

Cadet Staff Sergeant Cadet Aubrie Milholland

Cadet Sergeant Cadet Kris Cameron

Cadet Corporals Cadet Ethan Tomczyk Cadet Kaen Nelson

Cadet Lance Corporals Cadet Anthony Schiller Cadet Matthew Peite Cadet Mason Christman-Lorenz Cadet Nick Arvidson Cadet Angel Beier Cadet Taylor Domonoske Cadet Anna Turner

Cadet Private First Class Cadet Ethyn Stuart Cadet Jacob Camacho Cadet Caitlin Moore

MCJROTC Varsity Letter Awards

Cadet Joseph Gibbs, Cadet Mathias Benson, Cadet Anthony Debaldo, Cadet Shea Curran.