Cabot High School hosts Military Signing and Recognition Day for students entering the armed forces

Alex Kienlen
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CABOT, Ark. – A high school event was held in Cabot on Monday to recognize students who are entering the military following graduation.

The Cabot High School Military Signing and Recognition Day honored the 15 soon-to-be alumni. The group included students who will attend military academies, others joining the ROTC at various colleges and students enlisting in the service who will soon be leaving for boot camp.

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Principal Henry Hawkins said the group had earned millions of dollars in scholarships, including the four who will attend military academies, for which the scholarship value was $600,000 each.

The school’s senior aerospace sciences instructor and Air Force Junior ROTC program director, retired Maj. Sean Gibson, presented several certificates to the students being honored.

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Parents of the students being honored also attended the event.

The students honored on Monday were:

SERVICE ACADEMY

  • Mason DeLaMater; Army, West Point (undecided)

  • Steven “Charlie” Powell; West Point (Officials said Powell was also accepted to the Naval Academy.)

  • Jon Goddard; Naval Academy

  • Austin Schmidt; U.S. Air Force Academy

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RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORP

  • Skyler Waltrip, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Army, University of Arkansas

  • Gavin Reardon, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Marines, Massachusetts Institute of Technology or the U.S. Naval Academy, still undecided

  • Grace Esteban, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Air Force, Whitworth University

  • Allen Horton, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Air Force, University of Arkansas

  • Grady Porter, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Air Force, University of Oklahoma

  • Joshua Trueman, Reserve Officer Training Corps, Air Force, University of Arkansas (Officials said Trueman turned down an appointment to the U.S Air Force Academy.)

  • Martin Walcott – Reserve Officer Training – Air Force

ENLISTMENT

  • Megan Hynes, Army

  • Zev-Laven Hubbard, Marines

  • Madison Henderson, National Guard, Army

  • Matthew Leonardo, National Guard, Army

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