- Sand Castle Days Continued Despite Unexpected Weather
- Ready for District
- Discussion of Garbage Dumpster Rates, Agreements Between State & City on Highway Regulations, and More
- 31st Annual Shrimp Cook-Off is Right Around the Corner
- LFHS Cross Country
- Local Company is Helping People With a Mission in Mind
- Valley Native Bringing Advanced Oncology Services To UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center
- Los Fresnos Annual Cook-Off Is Right Around The Corner
- Los Fresnos Falcons Hold Meet and Greet for the Community
- Los Fresnos Locals Open Up a New Business in Town
Los Fresnos NJROTC Awards
- Updated: June 4, 2022
On Friday, May 13th, the Los Fresnos NJROTC program hosted its annual Change of Command/Award Ceremony. The event was well attended by school officials and over 200 family and friends supporting their cadets. Local veteran groups provided over 46 organizational awards to well-deserving cadets, who were recognized for their leadership and citizenship qualities. Additionally, over 100 unit awards were presented to cadets for their performance, within the unit, during the school year. Some of the top awards included:
Distinguished Unit w/ Academic Honors (19th consecutive year)
Cadet of the Year: Isabel Bautista
Best Unarmed Team Commander in the State: Emily Godoy
Catholic War Veteran’s $1000 Scholarship: Mark Maldonado
A formal change of command was also held that evening with the following cadets being promoted to their new leadership positions.
Commanding Officer: Emily Godoy
Executive Officer: Genesis Lopez
Operations Officer: Tristan Gonzalez
Administration Officer: Vanessa Ortiz
Weapons Officer: Juan Cavazos
Command Master Chief: Jonathan Antonio
The Los Fresnos NJROTC program is led by LCDR (Ret.) Adan Nieto and NCC(AW) (Ret.) Carlos Marquez.