River Ridge JROTC Students Earn Honors At The Citadel

From Cherokee County School District:

River Ridge High School JROTC Cadets performed at outstanding levels at the Air Force JROTC Cadet Leadership Course at The Citadel in Charleston.

Major Marlon Ayers and Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Palmer took 19 cadets to participate in the summer course, the largest group to date from River Ridge HS.

The Cadet Leadership Course is one of the most important annual training events for an Air Force JROTC cadet. It incorporates a wide range of subjects designed to develop and evaluate leadership ability. The challenges are rigorous and demanding, both mentally and physically, and test intelligence, common sense, ingenuity and stamina. Cadets must meet established standards in physical fitness, weapons training, communication, combat patrols and demonstrate their proficiency in many other military skills.

“All cadets represented their school with the highest caliber of professionalism and dignity,” Major Ayers said. “River Ridge is proud of these cadets and their accomplishments!”

The following River Ridge HS Cadets received these superlative commendations:

• Outstanding Flight Commander: Nicholas Manning
• Best Flight - ECHO Flight: Luke Andraschko
• Honor Graduates: Tyler Haygood and Paxton Nayman
• Superior Achievers in Academics: Tyler Haygood, Brandon Hewgley and Paxton Nayman
• Superior Drill Performers: Brandon Davis, Mathieu Sepulveda and Kelsey Wessinger
• Dorm and Personal Inspection Superior Performer: Paxton Nayman
  

Photo courtesy of Cherokee County School District

PHOTO: From left to right, front row: Nicholas Manning, Heather Ramirez, Luke Andrasckho; second row: Tristan Mitchell, Brandon Davis, Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Palmer, Tyler Haygood, Ryan Monez, Nic Naliwajka; third row: Joey Johnson, Mathieu Sepulveda, C.J. Thompson, Kelsey Wessinger, Andrew Thomas; back row: Jacob Salmond and Paxton Nayman.