The Board recognized a number of JROTC students at the Board of Education meeting.
Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement ROTC Award
Students Maria Burks, Benson High School and Loredmi Camacho, Bryan High School were recognized for recent receipt of the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement ROTC Award, one of the top recognitions for ROTC cadets in the nation. It recognizes cadets that demonstrate scholastic excellence in military and academic subjects. Only one cadet out of 4,000 receive this award or approximately 27 cadets nationwide. They are the 86th and 87th OPS recipients since the national award began in 1961.
2019 JROTC Leadership Bowl
Omaha South JROTC was recognized for placing 25th at the Leadership Bowl Championship held in Washington, D.C. this past summer. Over 2,000 high school programs, which include military installations and Department of Defense schools worldwide compete online throughout the year to qualify to attend the championship competition at Catholic University.
The team members were Suraj Poudel, Iain Rincon, Alejandro Gomez-Vargas and Erick Garcia. The team was coached by Lieutenant Colonel David Smith and Sergeant First Class Thomas Sorrenson.
75th Anniversary D-Day French Flag Presentation
June 6, 2019 marked the start of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy. Sixty-nine people from 10 schools and three school districts represented the Heartland of America this past June in France at the 75th Anniversary Commemoration.
To commemorate the students participation, Laurent Laillier, the mayor of Saint Laurent sur Mer located on Omaha Beach, gifted a French Flag (each of which was flown over Omaha Beach, Normandy, France) to each of the Omaha Public Schools that participated. The flags were presented to Bryan, Burke, Central, North, Northwest and South High Army JROTC.
