Fred Brock Auxiliary Unit 828 is sponsoring nine high school juniors to attend Texas Bluebonnet Girls State at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas, in June. More than 20 students from throughout Bexar County and surrounding areas met at William M. Randolph Post 593 in Converse, Texas, for orientation. (Photo by Secretary Pam Oliver-Shepheard/Auxiliary Unit 828)

 

Fred Brock Post 828's Auxiliary sponsors 17 youth for Texas Boys & Girls State and honors JROTC cadets

San Antonio, TX

May 23, 2024

SAN ANTONIO – (May 23, 2024) – The American Legion is a strong supporter of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) and ROTC programs across the country.

Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 annually presents Military Excellence and Scholastic Excellence Award medals to outstanding cadets from Sam Houston, Brackenridge and Highlands High Schools, all within the San Antonio Independent School District (ISD).

On May 1, Post Commander Burrell Parmer attended Sam Houston High School’s JROTC Awards Ceremony and presented the Military Excellence medal to Cadet Capt. Davina Carreno and the Scholastic Excellence medal to Cadet Lt. Col. Zariah Ford.

Additional JROTC awards were presented at Brackenridge High School on May 17, to Cadet 1st Lt. Jackelyn Hernandez-Rangel (Scholastic Excellence medal) and Cadet Capt. Daniel Perdomo (Military Leadership Excellence medal). The awards ceremony for Highlands High School was held May 22, with medals presented to Cadet Pfc. Mariana Carranco (Scholastic Excellence medal) and Cadet Cpl. Noah Martinez (Military Leadership Excellence medal).

In support of Texas Boys State and Texas Bluebonnet Girls State, the Post and Auxiliary Unit 828 is sponsoring eight boys and nine girls for the weeklong programs. The boys will be traveling to the University of Texas at Austin and the girls will be at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas, in June.

To prepare statesmen for Boys State, the “Mighty” 20th District held its Boys State Orientation at Alamo Post 2 on May 8, 2024.

More than 100 statesmen, joined by their parents, attended the orientation, hearing remarks from District Americanism Chair Eric Mayer of Business and Professional Post 10. And, for the first time, the orientation was conducted by Texas Boys State Alums. On May 19, District Orientation for Bluebonnet Girls State was held at William M. Randolph Post 593 in Converse, Texas.

American Legion Boys State and Girls State are among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. They are participatory programs where students become a part of the operation of their local, county and state government. At American Legion Boys State and Girls State, participants are exposed to the rights and privileges along with duties and responsibilities of an enfranchised citizen.


Steven Birkner, a 2023 Texas Boys State Alum, speaks with more than 100 statesmen who will be attending 2024 Texas Boys State at the University of Texas at Austin during the 20th District Texas Boys State Orientation Meeting held at Alamo Post 2. Birkner, a 2024 graduate of Robert Cole High School, will be attending Harvard University. (Photo by Commander Burrell Parmer/Post 828)

Texas Boys State Alums presented at the “Mighty” 20th District’s Boys State Orientation held at Alamo Post 2. More than 100 students from throughout Bexar County and surrounding areas will attend Texas Boys State at the University of Texas at Austin in June. (Photo by Commander Burrell Parmer/Post 828)

Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 is sponsoring eight high school juniors to attend Texas Boys State at the University of Texas at Austin in June. (Photo by Tesha Leggett/Auxiliary Unit 828)

Post Commander Burrell Parmer of Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 presents The American Legion Military Excellence medal to Cadet Capt. Davina Carreno during Sam Houston High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony held at the school. (Photo by Tesha Leggett/Auxiliary Unit 828)

Post Commander Burrell Parmer of Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 presents The American Legion Scholastic Excellence medal to Cadet Lt. Col. Zariah Ford during Sam Houston High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony held at the school. (Photo by Tesha Leggett/Auxiliary Unit 828)

Post Commander Burrell Parmer and Legionnaire Armanda Parham of Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 presented The American Legion Military Excellence medal to Cadet Capt. Daniel Perdomo during G.W. Brackenridge High School High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony held at the school. (Photo by Tesha Leggett/Auxiliary Unit 828)

Post Commander Burrell Parmer and Legionnaire Armanda Parham of Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 presented The American Legion Scholastic Excellence medal to Cadet 1st Lt. Jackelyn Hernandez-Rangel during G.W. Brackenridge High School High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony held at the school. (Photo by Tesha Leggett/Auxiliary Unit 828)

Post Commander Burrell Parmer of Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 presented The American Legion Military Excellence medal to Cadet Cpl. Noah Martinez during Highlands High School’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Awards Ceremony held at the school. (Photo by Tesha Leggett/Auxiliary Unit 828)

Submitted by:
Fred Brock Post 828 Public Affairs

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