Shreveport Scottish Rite Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Valley of Shreveport, Orient of Louisiana Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A.

JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAM

THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE IS PROUD TO BE AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT IN THE JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION.  THROUGH THE JUNIOR ROTC PROGRAMS IN OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, YOUNG ADULTS CAN GAIN THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS NECESSARY BENEFIT THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.  OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF ONE CADET ANNUALLY AT EACH QUALIFYING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BY THE PRESENTATION OF AN AWARD.

 THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBES OUR PROGRAM:

 THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY IS A FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION FIRST ESTABLISHED IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, IN 1801.  THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS, CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE DISORDER CLINICS, AND PATRIOTIC PROGRAMS, THE SCOTTISH RITE BENEFITS COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR NATION IN DIRECT AND DYNAMIC WAYS EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR.  ITS MEMBERSHIP REFLECTS THE MANY PROFESSIONS OF AMERICA. 

WE PRESENT AN ANNUAL AWARD WHICH CONSISTS OF A MEDAL, RIBBON, AND A CERTIFICATE ANNUALLY TO ONE OUTSTANDING JUNIOR ROTC CADET IN EACH QUALIFYING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL.  THE CADET MUST BE IN THE SECOND YEAR OF A 3-YEAR PROGRAM OR IN THE THIRD YEAR OF A 4-YEAR PROGRAM.  THE MEDAL DEPICTS THE HERALDIC LOGO OF THE SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, AND BY THE WORDS “JROTC EDUCATION AND AMERICANISM” CALLS ATTENTION TO TWO OF THE MAJOR FOCAL POINTS OF THE SCOTTISH RITE.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME AWARD, A CADET MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

• HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE MOST AMONG CADETS ON CAMPUS       TO ENCOURAGE AND DEMONSTRATE AMERICANISM BY DEEDS OR CONDUCT DURING PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OR COMMUNITY PROJECTS.THE TOP 25% OF HIS OR HER ACADEMIC CLASS.
• HAVE DEMONSTRATED A POTENTIAL FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP BY EXHIBITING QUALITIES SUCH AS DEPENDABILITY, GOOD CHARACTER, SELF-DISCIPLINE, GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND PATRIOTISM.
• THE DAI/SAI OR OTHER SENIOR SERVICE OFFICIAL OR THE HEAD OF THE SCHOOL (OR BOTH) WILL MAKE THE SELECTION.  REQUESTS FOR THE AWARD ARE TO BE SENT TO THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE.  REQUESTS CAN BE MADE AT ANY TIME DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR. 

 WITH 30 DAYS OF PRIOR NOTICE OF THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE WILL SELECT AND PROVIDE A PRESENTER. 

THE SHREVEPORT SCOTTISH RITE IS PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE THE HIGH ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE EXTRAORDINARY CADETS BY PRESENTING THEM WITH THIS SPECIAL AWARD. 

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