Forney ISD AFJROTC Cadets Earn Top Honors at Leadership Courses at Howard Payne University

Sixteen Forney ISD Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) cadets recently attended and graduated from two separate leadership courses held at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas during the week of June 4. One of the courses that the cadets attended was the Cadet Staff Leadership Course (CSLC) and the second course was the Cadet Leadership Course (CLC).

The Forney ISD AFJROTC cadets that attended the Cadet Staff Leadership Course (CSLC) were Benjamin Barberiz, Zakary Clark, Chilton Conner, Savannah Delaney, Daniel Fisher, Dustin Hicks, Jacob Rodriguez and Kenneth Smith. A total of 29 schools and 204 cadets across the State of Texas participated in the CSLC.

Jacob Rodriguez was awarded the Drill Master Award at the Cadet Staff Leadership Course.

The cadets that attended the Cadet Leadership Course (CLC) were Jacob Bolles, Reina Cisneros, Morgan Clark, Mahalia Copeland, Jansen Cowart, Jerottia Devello, Rachael Passe and Whitney Smith. A total of 33 schools and 260 cadets participated in the CLC.

Mahalia Copeland was awarded the Raul Lopez Service Before Self Award and Jerottia Devello was recognized with the Distinguished Graduate Award at the Cadet Leadership Course.

The purpose of both courses is to provide leadership training for AFJROTC cadets that will be in the 10th through 12th grades for the upcoming school year. The emphasis of the courses is to develop the attending cadets into leaders capable of running their respective Corps (Unit) or programs at their respective schools. The courses are an extensive, week-long program of seminar-based course of instruction, guided discussion on leadership, corps management, corps operations and communication. Daily activities included physical training (PT), room inspections, personal inspection, drill and ceremonies with an emphasis geared toward developing personal attributes that are key to every leader. In addition, each course includes team building activities to include parade practice, team sports, team challenges and other flight-based activities that help develop and encourage cooperative attitudes and problem-solving skills.