Nease cadets complete summer leadership training

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Nease NJROTC, the No. 1 program in northern Florida and the state of Georgia, and the No. 2-ranked program in the nation, strengthened its high-performing cadet leadership ranks as cadets completed significant training programs held across the country.

From June 9-17, Kaitlyn Boggs, Gabrielle Espedido, Olivia Kerrick, Bernadine Olivier, Isabella Rivera and Harley Shuster successfully completed Florida Girls State in Tallahassee.

From June 20-26, Juan Cervantes, Donovan Chapman, Christopher Debus, Nate Fagen, Khush Gandhi, Daniel Mahoney, Brodie Mongon and Ben Prohofsky successfully completed the Florida Boys State program in Tallahassee. Cadet Fagen was elected as attorney general and Cadet Gandhi was elected as agriculture commissioner.

From June 21-26, Cadets John Alves, Nicholas Gallego, Braden Holmes, Peter Lemos, Emmelie Neff, Anthony Tucker and Lauren Villareal completed the week-long intensive academic, physical fitness, drill and leadership training at Duluth High School in north Georgia. Cadets Alves, Gallego and Holmes received medals for outstanding personnel inspection; Gallego also received the outstanding Physical Fitness medal and Holmes received the top Academic medal. Senior cadets Kaitlyn Boggs, Isabella Rivera and Hallie Spell provided weeklong leadership as cadre providing hands on training to the 26 trainees from six different schools.

From June 28 to July 2, Cadet Braden Holmes attended the U.S. Air Force Academy Advanced Cyber Camp in Huntsville, Alabama.  Holmes serves as the captain for Nease’s CyberPatriot competition team.

From July 11-16, Cadets Kaitlyn Boggs and Isabella Rivera participated and graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Introduction Mission program in New London, Connecticut. Cadet Rivera received the award for top female athlete among the 250 trainees from around the nation.