Every year the Navy sponsors the Joseph C. Gilliam Academic Achievement Award. The award is based on overall academic achievement as exemplified by one's grades, class standing, faculty recommendation, and an original 500 to 750 word essay written on an assigned topic. This year the topic is "Describe how the Navy Junior ROTC has provided a foundation that has allowed you to more fully develop as a citizen and a future leader in your community." The essay should highlight examples of positive reinforcement, leadership challenges and goal attainment that are attributable to the lessons learned and experiences of NJROTC. Provide details and feel free to use personal experiences and examples in the essay.
While it may seem like it, this is not strictly an essay contest. The winner need not have the best essay. The best candidate will be a well-rounded senior, but any cadet may apply. I will select the best overall candidate and nominate him or her to Area Four. The prize is $1,000 (minus taxes) and one winner will be selected from among the approximately fifty schools competing in Area Four. The last winner to be selected from Middletown High School was Cadet Marquis Cabrera in 2006. Marquis received a check for $856 ($1,000 minus taxes) and went on to attend Northeastern University. He served as a White House Intern between his junior and senior year of college and went on to found FosterSkills, a not-for-profit corporation that seeks to support children in foster care and those who foster them.
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