MEDIA INFORMATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2011
Career Center Color Guard wins first Varsity trophy
JACKSON, Mich. – Jackson Area Career Center’s Army JROTC color guard team took home the Golden
Knights’ first varsity trophy from the season-ending drill and ceremony championships at Dearborn Heights
Robichaud High School on Saturday, Jan. 15.
“This by far was our cadets’ best competition ever,” said Tom Emond, Army JROTC instructor. “Our cadets
have never won more than one trophy in a single competition before, and on Saturday, our Golden Knights won
three, with one in the varsity category – also something we have never done before.”
The Varsity Color Guard finished in second place and earned the Golden Knights’ first varsity trophy. The
team consisted of cadets Ollie Wilkie (team captain) Keon Aguilar, and Stephen Dulworth from Jackson
High, and Shawn Piper from Northwest.
The LET 1 (first-year cadets) Color Guard team also took second-place honors. The team included Kaela
Ramey (team captain) from Jackson High, Maura Adams from East Jackson, along with Aguilar and
Dulworth.
The LET 1 Squad Drill team finished in third place. The team consisted of team captain Tabitha Sherwood
from Michigan Center, Jordan Little from Grass Lake, Jordan Owens from Napoleon, Brandon Boyers from
Western, as well as Ramey, Dulworth, and Piper.
The Knock-Out (individual drill) competition winners were:
Shawn Piper: 3rd Place LET 1 (Northwest)
Steven Tyler: 4th Place LET 1 (Grass Lake)
Kaela Ramey: 10th Place LET 1 (Jackson)
Andre Kinard: 3rd Place Varsity (Western)
Jaysen Martin: 3rd Place Varsity Armed (Columbia Central)
For further details on this and other Career Center classes, call (517) 768-5211 or visit www.jacc-mi.net.
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Career Center CONTACTS:
Tom Emond, SFC
Army JROTC Instructor
(517) 990-6635
Website: www.jcisd.org/jrotc
Cindy Lyons
Communications/Career Prep Coordinator
(517) 768-5211
cindy.lyons@jcisd.org