Our Albany High School Sgt. Henry Johnson Battalion Junior ROTC held its annual promotion and leadership awards ceremony on Monday, June 2 at the Albany High auditorium.
The ceremony opened with a presentation of the colors by the Albany High Color Guard, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hutchinson, SAI shared a moving message prior to the promotions and presentation of leadership awards.
This year's award winners were:
- Army ROTC Scholarship – Georgina Asante, Sean Keefe, Lin Nway
- Cadet of the Year – Debbie Meh
- Cadre Award – Jedriel Comas-Bertran
- Daughters of the American Revolution – Lin Nway, Ashley Castillo
- Sons of the American Revolution – Thierry Nkurunziza
- United States Daughters of 1812 Award – Susie Hai
- Daughters of the American Colonist – Pee Eh Shee
- Daughters of Colonial Wars – Deborah Juma
- Order of the Purple Heart – Bekim Spellen
- AMVET Award – Carol Meh
- American Legion Military Excellence Award – Ywa Hai Blut
- American Legion Scholastic Excellence Award – Amisi Juma
- Veterans of Foreign Wars – Francis Christopher Raguindin, Sean Keefe, Daisy Yunga-Lema
- Association of the United States Army – Dan Cotanda
- Military Officers Association of America – Delee Ford
- Reserve Officers Association – Josh Alpas
- Retired Enlisted Association – Mi’Kaylah Sturgis-Jones
- Superior Cadet – Saleem Ismail, Junior Say, Nicholas Hartman, Flora Ayoo
- Sons of Union Veterans - Xavier Suarez-Wright
- Military Order of the World Wars – Elma Mujic
- Non-Commissioned Officers Association – Claudia Corradino
- General David Traub Award – Henry Hypnarowski
- Sergeant Henry Johnson Award – Terrique Francis
- Albany High Memorial Award – Sean Dwyer
- Gold Star Mother’s Memorial Award – Mohammad Al Melhim
- Moshier Memorial Scholarship – Eh Shar Blu Say, Adamarys Viveros
- Thies Family Scholarship – Sean Dwyer
After the awards presentation, Sean Keefe passed along the chain of command to junior Henry Hypnarowski. Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter closed the ceremony with words of encouragement and edification for our cadets.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude for the support extended to our cadets by friends, family members and various veterans groups in attendance, as well as Albany High Principal Jodi Commerford, Albany Board of Education President Sridar Chittur, Ph.D., Albany Board of Education member Vickie Smith and JROTC advisers Lieutenant Colonel Michael Hutchinson, SAI and 1st Sgt. Allen Reome, AI.
Congratulations to our cadets!