AFJROTC Celebrates Accomplishments in Annual Awards Ceremony
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Lena Greene ’20 is given a national award by one of the national awards presenters.
Emma Van Metre ’18 participates in the POWMIA ceremony.
Maggie McCracken ’18 and Norman Piercy ’18 act as the MC’s for the ceremony.
Cadets Nisha Seyed ’19, Jack Hemphill ’19, and Elena Van Metre ’21 showcase their Academic Bowl Team awards.
Regina Nababan ’20 receives her award from Angel Ramirez ’18.
Toran Degen ’18 displays the letterman jacket he has earned.
Maggie McCracken ’18 holds her Charlie Brown award.
On Saturday, May 12, the TX-861st had their annual awards banquet, signifying the end of the year. National awards presenters from around Austin came out to present cadets who had won national awards, local awards and scholarships were also awarded.
“Being in the POW-MIA ceremony, a ceremony where we recognize fallen soldiers before any dinner event we hold, was very important to me. I represented the Coast Guard,” Emma Van Metre ‘18 said.
Smokey Mo’s Barbeque was served for dinner, and cadets, families, and awards presenters were all invited to join one another. Awards were handed out and everyone was thanked for their time this year.
“It felt great to watch all of the cadets receive their awards and feel proud of themselves and their fellow cadets at the end of the year. The awards banquet we have is always the best way to bring the whole corps together for one last time, before our seniors graduate and new cadets come,” Samantha Tarafdar ‘18 said.
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