JROTC Cadet Lt. Commander Renee Simons, Cadet Lt. Colonel
Kaitlyn Ross Rayfield, and Cadet Commander Yessica Orozco, outstanding local
high school seniors, were individually honored with Good Citizenship medals and
campaign bars by the John Hoyle Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
(DAR), May 14 at Lake Hickory Country Club.
Preceding the awards, Ray Cerda, former long-time JROTC instructor at St. Stephen's High School, spoke on the true definition of citizenship
.
Cadet Lt. Commander Simons is a senior at Alexander Central
High School and is the daughter of Jack and Theresa Simons of
Taylorsville. Major personal awards
include Honor Roll, multiple NJROTC Academic Excellence Awards and physical
fitness awards. She is a member of the school
cross-country team and cofounder of the Junior Military Aviation Academy. Ms. Simons is also this year’s winner of the
Commanders Choice Award for leadership excellence and has just enlisted in the
Army Reserves as a horizontal construction engineer.
Cadet Lt. Colonel Kaitlyn Ross Rayfield is a senior at Fred
T. Foard High School. Her numerous
awards include Mid-Atlantic States Championship Raider Team, National Society
United States Daughters of 1812 Award,
National Physical Fitness Award, JCLC Leadership Award, Superior Cadet Award,
Distinguished Cadet Award, Academic Excellence Award, Achievement Award,
Community Service Award, and NC Scholars.
Ms. Rayfield is the recipient of a 4-year ROTC Scholarship at the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she plans to study Veterinary
Medicine.
Cadet Commander Yessica Orozco, St. Stephens High School,
has served four years in JROTC with distinction in almost every leadership
position the Company structure offers.
She served as Unit Executive Officer, leading the unit through its
Annual Military Inspection resulting in St. Stephens receiving the highest Navy
Award for the first time in unit history.
Ms. Orozco was the Unit Physical Fitness Team Captain and recently led
the team to victory in the Admirals Cup Fitness Challenge giving St. Stephens
its first win in this event since 2006.
*Pictured from left to right are: Kaitlyn Rayfield, Yessica Orozco, and Renee Simons
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