Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Navy Ball was held on December 14^th.  The event included an awards ceremony with organizations throughout the United States recognizing the outstanding performance of several cadets.  The U.S. Navy League awarded Navesha Osby with Cadet of the Year.  In addition, the William C. Corum Chapter of Sons of the American Revolution awarded the bronze star to Cadet Brandon Groover and Navesha Osby.  The Scottish Rite recognized Cadet Zachery Cowee for outstanding citizenship and Cadet Terry Bronson with The National Sojourners award for outstanding leadership.  Other organizations providing cadet awards and recognition for the ceremony included the Military Officers Association, Noncommissioned Officers Association, Military Orders of World Wars, and Order of the Purple Heart.

l-r NJROTC Senior Instructor Bill Allen, NJROTC Cadet of the Year  Navesha Osby, and Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center Director Willie Smith

NJROTC Cadet Brandon Groover and NJROTC Cadet Navesha Osby receiving the Sons of the American Revolution Bronze Star.

NJROTC Senior Instructor Bill Allen, ESJCC Center Director Willie Smith, and NJROTC Instructor Steve Shepard along with the Sons of the American Revolution.