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Air Force Junior ROTC - January 2009

Palo Duro High School

The mission of the Air Force JROTC is to "Build better citizens for America." These students strive to accomplish this mission through their academic and leadership education, activities, teams and Life After High School program. Giving back to the community through community service is an important part of the program. During the last school year, the cadets performed 1766 hours of community service, including 31 events supported by their color guard. The cadets also supported the Thomas Creek VA Hospital, State Veterans Nursing Home, Adopt a Highway, Community Prayer Breakfast, Armed Forces Day Banquet, Random Acts of Kindness and the Red Cross. The cadets raised over $2,200 for the Panhandle Red Cross Heroes Campaign and in a recent book drive, collected more than 2,000 books for the Salvation Army and Eveline Rivers Christmas Project.
calendar of events
  • January 11
    Kickoff of 2009 Program
    Find out what Celebrate Education is all about in this special section in your Sunday paper.
  • March 7
    Regional Spelling Bee, West Texas A&M University
    The annual Regional Spelling Bee will feature the top spellers from the Amarillo area. The top five winners will receive scholarship money ranging from $500 to $5,000 and the winner will travel to Washington, D.C., in June to represent the area in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  • Spring and Fall
    Amarillo Reads community-wide reading projects.
    Dates and details TBA
  • April
    Amarillo Education Matching Grants Program. Exact date TBA
  • April 10
    What's a Kid to Do Special Section
  • April 12
    What's a Kid to Do at the Amarillo Civic Center
    This event will focus on activities and camps for children to participate in during the summer..
  • May 8-29
    Beating the Odds
    A series of stories published daily in the Amarillo Globe-News during the graduation season that profiles people who have inspiring stories to tell about the degree they are about to receive.
  • May 12
    Ready for the Real World program at Amarillo Civic Center
    AISD juniors get training on what's going to face them in a little more than a year.
  • May 16
    Best and Brightest Special Section
  • May 16
    Best and Brightest Event at West Texas A&M University
  • Fall
    Discover College Day
    Fifth graders from area schools visit college campuses.
  • October 1
    Great Jobs Special Section
    Focusing on well paying jobs available in the area that people may not know about.
  • November 2
    Career Education Special Section
    Focusing on businesses and others in the community helping young people gain a career vision.
  • November
    Yes You Can Event
    Designed to help people gain information about the next level of education from GED to PhD. Date TBA.
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