The Major William Thomas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently presented Youth Citizenship Awards to 33 St. Mary’s County students who demonstrated qualities of Honesty (high principles, trustworthiness, loyalty, truthfulness, punctuality, moral strength and stability, cleanliness in mind and body), Service (cooperation, meritorious behavior bringing honor to school or community, kindliness, unselfishness, true Americanism — individual responsibility to home, to country, to God), Courage (mental and physical and determination to overcome obstacles), Leadership (personality, originality and hold others, good sportsmanship, responsibility) and Patriotism.
The recipients of the JROTC awards this year were Cadet Kailani Meade of Chopticon High School, Cadet Ensign Addison Jennings of Great Mills High School and Cadet Luke Thomas Price of Leonard Hall Junior Naval Academy.
A news release said the organization is “proud to present three JROTC Medals to students who demonstrated the above qualities along with adherence to military discipline, leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of JROTC training.”
The following are the students (and their schools) who were awarded the Youth Citizenship Medal:
Cameron Bowles (Mother Catherine Academy), Albany Boyd (Spring Ridge Middle), Olivia Brill (Margaret Brent Middle), Danielle Bruni (Lexington Park Elementary), Ellie Madeline Buckner (Ridge Elementary), Aditi Chauhan (Leonardtown Elementary), Alex Chen (Chesapeake Public Charter School), Monique Chisholm (Great Mills High), Rylee Goddard (Little Flower School), Zachary Greer (Father Andrew White), Emma Jane Hager (Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary), Mackenzie Harris (Piney Point Elementary), Regan Kiernan (Town Creek Elementary), Ryan Ledig (Leonardtown High), Lucy Long (Dynard Elementary), Giselle Maldonado (St. Mary’s Ryken High), Baylon Moser (The Kings Christian Academy), Alexis Mynes (Evergreen Elementary), Samuel Parker Armsworthy (St. John’s School), Nora Pennington (Green Holly Elementary), Colton Pepper (White Marsh Elementary), Joshua Prucha (Chesterton Academy of St. Mary’s), Colson Raley (Oakville Elementary), Kassidy Ridgell (Benjamin Banneker Elementary), Lauren Salazar (St. Michael’s School), Amaris Shiek (Greenview Knolls Elementary), Demitry Simmons (Virtual Academy), Jenna Soderstrom (Chopticon High), Kyle Swanson (Park Hall Elementary), Charles Towers (Hollywood Elementary), Aiden Warren (Esperanza Middle), Kevashi Cecilee Williams (George Washington Carver Elementary), Camille Winings (Capt. Walter Francis Duke Elementary) and Drew Sunny Wolcott (Leonardtown Middle).
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