LHS Navy Defense Cadets

Members of the Livingston High School National Navy Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) recently presented a program to the Livingston Lions Club. The students shared the successes of their battalion, which include advancing to the National Joint Leadership Academic Bowl Round 1 semi-finals, scoring in the top 30% on the National Academic Exam, Navy Area 10 recommended as “Most Improved School,” 8,042 cadet community service hours, attendance at 35 community events, four cadets contracting with a military branch of service and growth of their unit from 75 students last year to 110 students this year. (l-r) Lion Program Chair Brent Stovall, Jamie Hopson, Samantha Rodriguez, Sonja Wiley, Leah Robeson, Xavier Mindiola, Stacy Weatherspoon, Lion President Kim Jernigan, Keyla Islas and SFC Grady Tinker. Courtesy photo