Three Atlanta Public Schools JROTC (Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) cadets were awarded the national Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement recently by U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Legion of Valor Headquarters in Cypress, California. Cadets Elonte Porter from New Schools at Carver High School, Lam Dang from Maynard H. Jackson High School, and Odyssey […]
This week, over 100 Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets from 10 APS schools are doing more before six a.m. than their peers are doing all day. The 2013 JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) Benning, held near Columbus, GA at the Fort Benning army base, will give JROTC cadets from schools around the country — […]
APS News 22 spends the week with JROTC cadets from Atlanta Public Schools and neighboring districts. Take a look below at our daily video updates. DAY ONE DAY TWO DAY THREE DAY FOUR DAY FIVE
On Dec. 4, 500 cadets from the APS Junior Officer Training Corps (JROTC) showcased programs at 10 APS high schools. The dramatic Pass-in-Review at Grady Stadium also marked the end of an era for Lt. Col. Thomas E. Torbert, who retired as the Deputy Director of Army Instruction in the Office of High Schools.
While we were incredibly moved by the experienced shared by our community and business partners who spend Principal Shadow Day learning more about the exciting things happening in our schools, we were equally moved by the speeches provided by male students from Benjamin E. Mays High‘s Eagle Leadership Academy at the concluding luncheon. The academy […]
UPDATE: Check out the final version of this video here. APS’ media production team of Scott King and Armon Moore captured the excitement of JROTC cadets flying in a Black Hawk helicopter for the first time, at Fort Benning. Aldo, check out this previous post.
UPDATE: Watch the complete video of the experience here. Watch video of cadets in a Black Hawk helicopter here. You know APS media production team members Scott King and Armon Moore are taking their coverage of APS’ JROTC troops seriously when they report back via text that they’re sampling MRE’s (“meals ready to eat”) along with […]